Famous Deaths In April - 10

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

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 this day in history.  

1932  On April - 10 andre Baillon, Belgian/French author (& sabots), dies at 56  

1937  Algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1938  Nana Annor Adjaye, Pan-Africanist, dies in W Nzima Ghana on April - 10.  

1939  Alfredo Panzini, Ital author (Il Bacio de Lesba), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1945  On this day in history 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  On this day in history oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68  

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1956  On April - 10 bozidar Sirola, composer, dies at 66  

1958  Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30 on April - 10.  

1960  Arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66 on April - 10.  

1961  Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21  

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

1966  Christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71 on April - 10.  

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

1969  On this day in history death of harley J. Earl, American automobile designer (b. 1893)  

1970  On April - 10 charles Paton, dies at 96  

1974  Patricia Collinge, dies at 81 on April - 10.  

1975  Marjorie Main, actress (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1979  Henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91 on April - 10.  

1980  On April - 10 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  Joseph P Addabbo, US defence specialist/(Sen-D), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1988  Cliff Gladwin, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49), dies on April - 10.  

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

1991  Kevin Peter Hall, actor (Harry & Hendersons), dies of AIDS at 35 on this day in history.  

1992  On April - 10 ken Ward, dies at 37  

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

1994  On this day in history james L Lyons, jazz promoter, dies at 77  

1995  Chen Yun, VPM of China (1949-75, 79-80), dies on this day in history.  

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1389  On this day in history birth of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)  

1512  James V, king of Scotland (1513-42) was born on this day in history.  

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

1583  On this day in history birth of hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law  

1633  Werner Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1651  Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708) was born on April - 10.  

1656  René Lepage de Ste-Claire, lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, in New France (d. 1718) was born on this day in history.  

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