Famous Deaths In August - 10

1915  Death of Henry Moseley, English physicist (b. 1887) on this day in history.   

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

1920  On this day in history death of Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (b. 1835)   

1921  On this day in history john M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies   

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

1929  On August - 10 aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75   

1930  On August - 10 william H Taft, US president (1909-13), dies   

1932  Slang, writer, dies on August - 10.   

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

1938  Joseph Moorat, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1943  C Bergsma, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies on August - 10.   

1944  Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies on August - 10.   

1945  On this day in history robert H Goddard, US, rocket pioneer, dies at 62   

1948  On this day in history e Ball-Hennings, writer, dies at 63   

1958  Death of Frank Demaree, baseball player (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1960  On August - 10 emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies   

1962  On August - 10 ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60   

1963  Estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn), dies at 60 on August - 10.   

1965  Rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies on August - 10.   

1966  On August - 10 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 August - 10 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  Ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1976  Bert Oldfield, cricketer (54 Tests, 52 stumpings), dies on this day in history.   

1977  Vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75 on August - 10.   

1979  On this day in history dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69   

1985  On August - 10 kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72   

1987  Calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies on this day in history.   

1988  Adela Rogers St John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94 on August - 10.   

1990  Richard Haines, director (Splatter University), dies on this day in history.   

1991  Josef Lipski, Polish politician, dies on this day in history.   

1993  Ken England, US screenwriter (Good Girls Go to Paris), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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1267  On August - 10 birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)   

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 August - 10 birth of albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)   

1489  Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on August - 10.   

1520  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537)   

1556  On this day in history birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer   

1560  Hieronymus Praetorius, composer was born on this day in history.