Famous Deaths In October - 10

1876  Death of Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist (b. 1814) on October - 10.   

1886  David L Yule, 1st Jewish US senator, dies on this day in history.   

1889  Adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1893  On October - 10 death of lip Pike, American baseball player (b. 1845)   

1901  Death of Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

1910  Willem Maris, painter (Hague School), dies at 66 on October - 10.   

1913  On October - 10 death of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1848)   

1914  Gijsbert van Tienhoven, mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1927  Death of Gustave Whitehead, German-born inventor (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1930  Death of Adolf Engler, German botanist (b. 1844) on October - 10.   

1931  On October - 10 karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84   

1935  On this day in history arthur Henderson, British Labour minister (Nobel 1934), dies at 72   

1938  Martin Bladen, cricketer (the 7th Lord Hawke), dies on October - 10.   

1939  Death of Eleanor Rigby, a real person whose name may have suggested the title to The Beatles song (b. 1895) on October - 10.   

1940  On October - 10 death of berton Churchill, Canadian actor (b. 1876)   

1942  On this day in history richard von Schaukal, Austria poet/writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68   

1957  On this day in history death of karl Genzken, Nazi physician (b. 1885)   

1959  Friedrich, Prince of Liechtenstein, dies on October - 10.   

1963  On this day in history death of roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (b. 1893)   

1964  Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72 on October - 10.   

1965  On October - 10 georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer, dies at 63   

1967  On October - 10 ervin Major, composer, dies at 66   

1968  Wilhelmina J "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress (Abandoned Child), dies at 71 on October - 10.   

1970  On October - 10 adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Maritime (1956-68), dies at 60   

1971  Death of John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian (b. 1901) on October - 10.   

1973  On October - 10 albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Paradise Bird), dies at 71   

1974  On October - 10 marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer, dies at 73   

1975  Lillian Walker, dies at 88 on October - 10.   

1976  On October - 10 connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68   

1977  On this day in history death of angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (b. 1930)   

1978  On this day in history gesina Van de Molen, Dutch lawyer, dies at 86   

1979  On this day in history paul Paray, French composer, dies at 93   

1980  On October - 10 bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies   

1982  On this day in history death of jean Effel, French painter and journalist (b. 1908)   

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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on October - 10.   

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on October - 10.   

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on October - 10.   

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on this day in history.   

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on October - 10.   

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on this day in history.   

1700  On October - 10 birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)   

1713  On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer