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 April - 10.   

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

1937  Algernon Ashton, composer, dies at 77 on April - 10.   

1938  Nana Annor Adjaye, Pan-Africanist, dies in W Nzima Ghana on this day in history.   

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

1945  Death of Hendrik N Werkman, resistance/painter (Blue Boat), executed at 63 on April - 10.   

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

1955  Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer, dies at 68 on April - 10.   

1956  On this day in history bozidar Sirola, composer, dies at 66   

1958  On this day in history chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30   

1960  On April - 10 arthur Benjamin, Austral composer/pianist (Devil Take Her), dies at 66   

1961  On April - 10 irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at 65   

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

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

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

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 April - 10.   

1988  Cliff Gladwin, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49), dies on this day in history.   

1989  Joan Barry, dies at 85 on April - 10.   

1991  On this day in history 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 April - 10 chen Yun, VPM of China (1949-75, 79-80), dies   

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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  Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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