Famous Deaths In October - 10

1876  Death of Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist (b. 1814) on this day in history.   

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

1889  On this day in history adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75   

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

1901  On October - 10 death of lorenzo Snow, fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1814)   

1910  On this day in history willem Maris, painter (Hague School), dies at 66   

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 October - 10.   

1927  Death of Gustave Whitehead, German-born inventor (b. 1874) on October - 10.   

1930  On October - 10 death of adolf Engler, German botanist (b. 1844)   

1931  On this day in history karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84   

1935  On October - 10 arthur Henderson, British Labour minister (Nobel 1934), dies at 72   

1938  On this day in history martin Bladen, cricketer (the 7th Lord Hawke), dies   

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  Death of Berton Churchill, Canadian actor (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

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

1957  On October - 10 death of karl Genzken, Nazi physician (b. 1885)   

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

1963  On October - 10 death of roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer (b. 1893)   

1964  Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1965  Georgy Mikhaylovich Rimsky-Korsakov, composer, dies at 63 on October - 10.   

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

1968  Wilhelmina J "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress (Abandoned Child), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1970  Adam Rapacki, Polish minister of Maritime (1956-68), dies at 60 on October - 10.   

1971  Death of John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian (b. 1901) on this day in history.   

1973  Albe, [Renaut A Joostens], Flemish writer (Paradise Bird), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history marie Luise Kaschnitz, writer, dies at 73   

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

1976  Connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68 on October - 10.   

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  Bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies on this day in history.   

1982  Death of Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

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1344  On this day in history birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)   

1486  On October - 10 birth of charles III, Duke of Savoy   

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

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

1678  On this day in history birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)   

1684  On October - 10 birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)   

1700  On this day in history birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)   

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on this day in history.