Famous Deaths In April - 10

1927  On this day in history ivo Bligh, cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, 4 Tests 1882-83), dies  

1929  Edmond Thieffry, Belgium, WW I pilot, dies at 36 on April - 10.  

1931  Death of Khalil Gibran, Lebanese poet and painter (b. 1883) on April - 10.  

1932  Andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56 on April - 10.  

1937  On April - 10 algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77  

1938  On this day in history nana Annor Adjaye, Pan-Africanist, dies in W Nzima Ghana  

1939  On April - 10 alfredo Panzini, Ital author (Il Bacio de Lesba), dies at 75  

1945  On April - 10 death of hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63  

1954  Auguste Lumière, French photograph/movie pioneer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1955  Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1956  Bozidar Sirola, composer, dies at 66 on April - 10.  

1958  On April - 10 chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30  

1960  On this day in history arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66  

1961  Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 on April - 10.  

1962  Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21 on April - 10.  

1965  On this day in history linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41  

1966  On this day in history christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71  

1968  Death of Gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (b. 1899) on this day in history.  

1969  Death of Harley J. Earl, American automobile designer (b. 1893) on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history charles Paton, dies at 96  

1974  On April - 10 patricia Collinge, dies at 81  

1975  On April - 10 marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85  

1979  On April - 10 henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91  

1980  On this day in history kay Medford, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love), dies at 65  

1983  Death of Issam Sartawi, PLO ambassador to Portugal, murdered on this day in history.  

1984  Nate Nelson, R&B-singer (Flamingos-I'll Be Home), dies on 52 birthday on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history joseph P Addabbo, US defence specialist/(Sen-D), dies at 61  

1988  On this day in history cliff Gladwin, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49), dies  

1989  Joan Barry, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1991  On April - 10 kevin Peter Hall, actor (Harry & Hendersons), dies of AIDS at 35  

1992  Ken Ward, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1993  On April - 10 death of chris Hani, sec-gen South Africian Communist Party, assassinated at 50  

1994  James L Lyons, jazz promoter, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history chen Yun, VPM of China (1949-75, 79-80), dies  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1389  Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464) was born on this day in history.  

1512  On this day in history birth of james V, king of Scotland (1513-42)  

1569  On April - 10 birth of emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon  

1583  On April - 10 birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law  

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on April - 10.  

1651  On April - 10 birth of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)  

1656  On April - 10 birth of rené Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718)  

1695  On April - 10 birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian