Famous Deaths In August - 10

1915  On August - 10 death of henry Moseley, English physicist (b. 1887)  

1918  Death of Erich Lowenhardt, Germany flying ace of World War I (b. 1897) on August - 10.  

1920  Death of Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (b. 1835) on August - 10.  

1921  John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history death of rex Cherryman, American actor (b. 1897)  

1929  Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 on August - 10.  

1930  William H Taft, US president (1909-13), dies on this day in history.  

1932  Slang, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1934  John Kane, Scotish/US miner/painter, dies at 73 on August - 10.  

1938  On this day in history joseph Moorat, composer, dies at 73  

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1943  On this day in history c Bergsma, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies  

1944  On this day in history berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

1945  On August - 10 robert H Goddard, US, rocket pioneer, dies at 62  

1948  On August - 10 e Ball-Hennings, writer, dies at 63  

1958  Death of Frank Demaree, baseball player (b. 1910) on August - 10.  

1960  On this day in history emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies  

1962  On this day in history ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60  

1963  Estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1965  Rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79  

1967  On August - 10 john Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83  

1969  Death of Leno LaBianca, American businessman (murdered) (b. 1925) on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history death of bernd-Alois Zimmermann, Germ composer (Requiem), commits suicide at 52  

1973  On August - 10 douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold), dies at 57  

1974  On this day in history ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64  

1976  On this day in history bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies  

1977  On August - 10 vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75  

1979  On August - 10 dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69  

1985  Kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72 on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies  

1988  On August - 10 adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94  

1990  On this day in history richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies  

1991  Josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies on August - 10.  

1993  Ken England, US screenwriter (Good Girls Go to Paris), dies at 82 on August - 10.  

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1267  King James II of Aragon (d. 1327) was born on this day in history.  

1296  John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg was born on August - 10.  

1360  On August - 10 birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)  

1397  On this day in history birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)  

1489  On this day in history birth of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553)  

1520  On August - 10 birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)  

1556  Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on August - 10.  

1560  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer