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This article is about the day of the year. For the song by Garbage, see
April Tenth .
Day of the year
April 10 is the 100th day of the year (101st in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 265 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1606 – The
Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by
James I of England with the purpose of establishing
colonial settlements in North America .
1710 – The
Statute of Anne , the first law regulating
copyright , comes into force in
Great Britain .
1717 –
Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the
Whig Split which lasts until 1720.
[6]
1724 –
Bach leads the first performance of his cantata
Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen , BWV 66 , his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig.
[7]
1741 –
War of the Austrian Succession : Prussia gains control of
Silesia at the
Battle of Mollwitz .
1809 –
Napoleonic Wars : The
War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the
Austrian Empire invade
Bavaria .
1815 – The
Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until
July 15 . The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and
affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
1816 – The
Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the
Second Bank of the United States .
1821 – Patriarch
Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the
Ottoman government from the main gate of the
Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the
Bosphorus .
1821 –
Greek War of Independence : the island of
Psara joins the Greek struggle for independence.
[8]
1826 – The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of
Missolonghi begin leaving the town after
a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
1858 – After the original
Big Ben , a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the
Palace of Westminster , had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by
Whitechapel Bell Foundry .
1864 – Archduke
Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the
French intervention in Mexico .
1865 –
American Civil War : A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee
addresses his troops for the last time.
1866 – The
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by
Henry Bergh .
[9]
1868 – At Arogee in
Abyssinia , British and Indian forces
defeat an army of Emperor
Tewodros II . While 700
Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
1872 – The first
Arbor Day is celebrated in
Nebraska .
1875 – India:
Arya Samaj is founded in
Mumbai by
Swami Dayananda Saraswati to propagate his goal of social reform.
1887 – On
Easter Sunday ,
Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the
Catholic University of America .
1896 –
1896 Summer Olympics : The Olympic
marathon is run ending with the victory of Greek athlete
Spyridon Louis .
[10]
1900 – British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of
Brandfort . 600 British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner.
[11]
1901–present
1912 –
RMS Titanic sets sail from
Southampton , England on her maiden and only voyage.
1916 – The
Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
1919 –
Mexican Revolution leader
Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in
Morelos .
1919 – The
Third Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the
Makhnovshchina at
Huliaipole .
[12]
1925 –
The Great Gatsby by
F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by
Charles Scribner's Sons .
1938 – The
1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
1939 –
Alcoholics Anonymous , A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
1941 –
World War II : The
Axis powers establish the
Independent State of Croatia .
1944 –
Rudolf Vrba and
Alfréd Wetzler escape from
Birkenau death camp .
1963 – One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the
submarine
USS Thresher sinks at sea.
1968 – The
TEV Wahine , a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
1970 –
Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving
The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
[9]
1971 –
Ping-pong diplomacy : In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S.
table tennis team for a week-long visit.
1972 –
Tombs containing
bamboo slips , among them
Sun Tzu 's
Art of War and
Sun Bin 's lost
military treatise , are discovered by construction workers in
Shandong .
1972 –
Vietnam War : For the first time since November
1967 , American
B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing
North Vietnam .
1973 –
Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to
Basel , Switzerland, killing 108 people.
1979 –
Red River Valley tornado outbreak : A tornado lands in
Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
1988 – The
Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in
Rawalpindi and
Islamabad , Pakistan.
1991 – Italian ferry
MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off
Livorno , Italy, killing 140.
1991 – A
rare
tropical storm develops in the South
Atlantic Ocean near
Angola ; the first to be documented by
satellites .
1998 – The
Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
[13]
2009 –
President of Fiji
Ratu
Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the
constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a
constitutional crisis .
2010 –
Polish Air Force
Tu-154 M
crashes near
Smolensk ,
Russia , killing 96 people, including Polish President
Lech Kaczyński , his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.
2016 – The
Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for
Vishu , kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of
Bhadrakali worship.
2016 – An
earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of
Ashkasham , impacting India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.
2019 – Scientists from the
Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first ever image of a
black hole , which was located in the centre of the
M87 galaxy.
2023 –
A mass shooting occurs at the
Old National Bank in
Louisville, Kentucky that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.
[14]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1603 –
Christian , Prince-Elect of Denmark (d. 1647)
1651 –
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus , German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1708)
1656 –
René Lepage de Sainte-Claire , French-Canadian settler, founded
Rimouski (d. 1718)
1704 –
Benjamin Heath , English scholar and author (d. 1766)
1707 –
Michel Corrette , French organist, composer, and author (d. 1795)
1713 –
John Whitehurst , English geologist and clockmaker (d. 1788)
1755 –
Samuel Hahnemann , German-French physician and academic (d. 1843)
1762 –
Giovanni Aldini , Italian physicist and academic (d. 1834)
1769 –
Jean Lannes , French marshal (d. 1809)
1778 –
William Hazlitt , English essayist and critic (d. 1830)
1794 –
Matthew C. Perry , English-Scottish American commander (d. 1858)
1806 –
Juliette Drouet , French actress (d. 1883)
1806 –
Leonidas Polk , Scottish-American general and bishop (d. 1884)
1827 –
Lew Wallace , American general, lawyer, and politician, 11th
Governor of New Mexico Territory (d. 1905)
1829 –
William Booth , English minister, founded
The Salvation Army (d. 1912)
[9]
1847 –
Joseph Pulitzer , Hungarian-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded
Pulitzer, Inc. (d. 1911)
[9]
1864 –
Eugen d'Albert , Scottish-German pianist and composer (d. 1932)
1865 –
Jack Miner , American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist (d. 1944)
1867 –
George William Russell , Irish author, poet, and painter (d. 1935)
1868 –
George Arliss , English actor and playwright (d. 1946)
1868 –
Asriel Günzig , Moravian rabbi (d. 1931)
1873 –
Kyösti Kallio , Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th
President of Finland (d. 1940)
1875 –
George Clawley , English footballer (d. 1920)
[15]
1877 –
Alfred Kubin , Austrian author and illustrator (d. 1959)
1879 –
Bernhard Gregory , Estonian-German chess player (d. 1939)
1879 –
Coenraad Hiebendaal , Dutch rower and physician (d. 1921)
1880 –
Frances Perkins , American sociologist, academic, and politician,
United States Secretary of Labor (d. 1965)
[9]
1880 –
Montague Summers , English clergyman and author (d. 1948)
1886 –
Johnny Hayes , American runner and trainer (d. 1965)
1887 –
Bernardo Houssay , Argentinian physiologist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1889 –
Louis Rougier , French philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1982)
1891 –
Frank Barson , English footballer and coach (d. 1968)
1893 –
Otto Steinböck , Austrian zoologist (d. 1969)
1894 –
Ben Nicholson , British painter (d. 1982)
1897 –
Prafulla Chandra Sen , Indian accountant and politician, 3rd
Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 1990)
1900 –
Arnold Orville Beckman , American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (d. 2004)
1901–present
1901 –
Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil , Indian economist (d. 1971)
1903 –
Patroklos Karantinos , Greek architect (d. 1976)
[16]
1903 –
Clare Turlay Newberry , American author and illustrator (d. 1970)
1906 –
Steve Anderson , American hurdler (d. 1988)
1910 –
Margaret Clapp , American scholar and academic (d. 1974)
1910 –
Helenio Herrera , Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1997)
1910 –
Paul Sweezy , American economist and publisher, founded the
Monthly Review (d. 2004)
1911 –
Martin Denny , American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
1911 –
Maurice Schumann , French journalist and politician,
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs for France (d. 1998)
1912 –
Boris Kidrič , Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st
Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 1953)
1913 –
Stefan Heym , German-American soldier and author (d. 2001)
1914 –
Jack Badcock , Australian cricketer (d. 1982)
1915 –
Harry Morgan , American actor and director (d. 2011)
1915 –
Leo Vroman , Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (d. 2014)
1916 –
Lee Jung-seob , Korean painter (d. 1956)
1917 –
Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri , Indian politician (d. 2013)
1917 –
Robert Burns Woodward , American chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
[9]
1919 –
John Houbolt , American engineer and academic (d. 2014)
1921 –
Chuck Connors , American baseball player and actor (d. 1992)
[9]
1921 –
Jake Warren , Canadian soldier and diplomat,
Canadian Ambassador to the United States (d. 2008)
1921 –
Sheb Wooley , American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003)
1923 –
Roger Gaillard , Haitian historian and author (d. 2000)
1923 –
Jane Kean , American actress and singer (d. 2013)
1923 –
Floyd Simmons , American decathlete and actor (d. 2008)
1923 –
Sid Tickridge , English footballer (d. 1997)
[17]
1923 –
John Watkins , South African cricketer (d. 2021)
1924 –
Kenneth Noland , American soldier and painter (d. 2010)
1925 –
Angelo Poffo , American wrestler and promoter (d. 2010)
1926 –
Jacques Castérède , French pianist and composer (d. 2014)
1926 –
Junior Samples , American comedian (d. 1983)
1927 –
Norma Candal , Puerto Rican actress (d. 2006)
1927 –
Marshall Warren Nirenberg , American biochemist and geneticist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
1929 –
Mike Hawthorn , English race car driver (d. 1959)
1929 –
Liz Sheridan , American actress (d. 2022)
[18]
1929 –
Max von Sydow , Swedish-French actor (d. 2020)
1930 –
Claude Bolling , French pianist, composer, and actor (d. 2020)
1930 –
Dolores Huerta , American activist, co-founded the
United Farm Workers
[9]
1930 –
Spede Pasanen , Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor (d. 2001)
[19]
1931 –
Kishori Amonkar , Indian classical vocalist (d. 2017)
1932 –
Delphine Seyrig ,
Swiss /
Alsatian French actress (d. 1990)
1932 –
Omar Sharif , Egyptian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1933 –
Rokusuke Ei , Japanese composer and author (d. 2016)
1933 –
Helen McElhone , Scottish politician (d. 2013)
[20]
1934 –
David Halberstam , American journalist and author (d. 2007)
1935 –
Patrick Garland , English actor and director (d. 2013)
1935 –
Peter Hollingworth , Australian bishop, 23rd
Governor General of Australia
1935 –
Christos Yannaras , Greek philosopher, theologian and author
[21]
1936 –
John A. Bennett , American soldier (d. 1961)
1936 –
David A. Hardy , British artist
[22]
1936 –
John Howell , English long jumper
1936 –
John Madden , American football player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2021)
[23]
1936 –
Bobby Smith , American singer (d. 2013)
1937 –
Bella Akhmadulina , Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (d. 2010)
1938 –
Don Meredith , American football player and sportscaster (d. 2010)
1939 –
Claudio Magris , Italian scholar, author, and translator
1940 –
Gloria Hunniford , British radio and television host
1941 –
Chrysostomos II of Cyprus , (d. 2022)
[24]
1941 –
Harold Long , Canadian politician (d. 2013)
1941 –
Paul Theroux , American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer
[9]
1942 –
Nick Auf der Maur , Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)
1942 –
Ian Callaghan , English footballer
1942 –
Stuart Dybek , American novelist, short story writer, and poet
1943 –
Andrzej Badeński , Polish-German sprinter (d. 2008)
1943 –
Margaret Pemberton , English author
1945 –
Kevin Berry , Australian swimmer (d. 2006)
1946 –
David Angell , American screenwriter and producer (d. 2001)
1946 –
Bob Watson , American baseball player and manager (d. 2020)
1946 –
Adolf Winkelmann , German director, producer, and screenwriter
1947 –
David A. Adler , American author and educator
1947 –
Bunny Wailer , Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2021)
1948 –
Mel Blount , American football player
1948 –
Jim Burns , Welsh artist
[25]
1949 –
Daniel Mangeas , French banker and sportscaster
1949 –
Eric Troyer , American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist
1950 –
Ken Griffey, Sr. , American baseball player and manager
1950 –
Eddie Hazel , American guitarist (d. 1992)
1951 –
David Helvarg , American journalist and activist
1952 –
Narayan Rane , Indian politician, 16th
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
1952 –
Masashi Sada , Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer
1952 –
Steven Seagal , American actor, producer, and martial artist
1953 –
David Moorcroft , English runner and businessman
1953 –
Pamela Wallin , Swedish-Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
1954 –
Paul Bearer , American wrestler and manager (d. 2013)
1954 –
Anne Lamott , American author and educator
1954 –
Peter MacNicol , American actor
[9]
1954 –
Juan Williams , Panamanian-American journalist and author
1955 –
Marit Breivik , Norwegian handball player and coach
[26]
1955 –
Lesley Garrett , English soprano and actress
1956 –
Carol V. Robinson , English chemist and academic
1957 –
Aliko Dangote , Nigerian businessman, founded
Dangote Group
1957 –
John M. Ford , American author and poet (d. 2006)
1957 –
Steve Gustafson , Spanish-American bass player
1957 –
Rosemary Hill , English historian and author
1958 –
Bob Bell , Northern Irish engineer
1958 –
Yefim Bronfman , Uzbek-American pianist
1958 –
Brigitte Holzapfel , German high jumper
1959 –
Babyface , American singer-songwriter and producer
1959 –
Yvan Loubier , Canadian economist and politician
1959 –
Brian Setzer , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960 –
Steve Bisciotti , American businessman, co-founded
Allegis Group
1960 –
Katrina Leskanich , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1960 –
Terry Teagle , American basketball player
1961 –
Nicky Campbell , Scottish broadcaster and journalist
[27]
1961 –
Carole Goble , English computer scientist and academic
1961 –
Mark Jones , American basketball player
1962 –
Steve Tasker , American football player and sportscaster
1963 –
Warren DeMartini , American guitarist and songwriter
1963 –
Jeff Gray , American baseball player and coach
1963 –
Doris Leuthard , Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd
President of the Swiss Confederation
1965 –
Tim Alexander , American drummer and songwriter
1965 –
Anna-Leena Härkönen , Finnish author
[28]
1966 –
Brad William Henke , American football player and actor (d. 2022)
1966 –
Steve Claridge , English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
1967 –
Donald Dufresne , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967 –
David Rovics , American singer-songwriter
1968 –
Metin Göktepe , Turkish photographer and journalist (d. 1996)
1968 –
Orlando Jones , American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1969 –
Steve Glasson , Australian lawn bowler
1969 –
Ekaterini Koffa , Greek sprinter
1970 –
Enrico Ciccone , Canadian ice hockey player
1970 –
Leonard Doroftei , Romanian-Canadian boxer
1970 –
Kenny Lattimore , American singer-songwriter
1970 –
Q-Tip , American rapper, producer, and actor
1971 –
Indro Olumets , Estonian footballer and coach
1971 –
Al Reyes , Dominican-American baseball player
1972 –
Ian Harvey , Australian cricketer
1972 –
Priit Kasesalu , Estonian computer programmer, co-created
Skype
1972 –
Gordon Buchanan , Scottish film maker
1973 –
Guillaume Canet , French actor and director
1973 –
Roberto Carlos , Brazilian footballer and manager
1973 –
Aidan Moffat , Scottish singer-songwriter
1973 –
Christopher Simmons , Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic
1974 –
Eric Greitens , American soldier, author and politician
1974 –
Petros Passalis , Greek footballer
1975 –
Chris Carrabba , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975 –
Terrence Lewis , Indian dancer and choreographer
1975 –
David Harbour , American actor
1976 –
Clare Buckfield , English actress
1976 –
Yoshino Kimura , Japanese actress and singer
1976 –
Sara Renner , Canadian skier
1977 –
Stephanie Sheh , Taiwanese-American voice actress, director, and producer
1978 –
Sir Christus , Finnish guitarist (d. 2017)
1979 –
Iván Alonso , Uruguayan footballer
1979 –
Kenyon Coleman , American football player
1979 –
Rachel Corrie , American author and activist (d. 2003)
1979 –
Tsuyoshi Domoto , Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
1979 –
Sophie Ellis-Bextor , English singer-songwriter
1979 –
Pavlos Fyssas , Greek rapper (d. 2013)
[29]
1979 –
Peter Kopteff , Finnish footballer
1980 –
Sean Avery , Canadian ice hockey player and model
1980 –
Charlie Hunnam , English actor
1980 –
Shao Jiayi , Chinese footballer
1980 –
Kasey Kahne , American race car driver
1980 –
Andy Ram , Israeli tennis player
[30]
1980 –
Bryce Soderberg , American singer-songwriter and bass player
1981 –
Laura Bell Bundy , American actress and singer
1981 –
Liz McClarnon , English singer and dancer
1981 –
Michael Pitt , American actor, model and musician
[9]
1981 –
Alexei Semenov , Russian ice hockey player
1982 –
Andre Ethier , American baseball player
1982 –
Chyler Leigh , American actress and singer
1983 –
Jamie Chung , American actress
1983 –
Andrew Dost , American guitarist and songwriter
1983 –
Ryan Merriman , American actor
1983 –
Hannes Sigurðsson , Icelandic footballer
1984 –
Faustina Agolley , Australian television host
1984 –
Jeremy Barrett , American figure skater
1984 –
Mandy Moore , American singer-songwriter and actress
1984 –
David Obua , Ugandan footballer
1984 –
Damien Perquis , French-Polish footballer
1984 –
Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez , Argentinian footballer
1985 –
Barkhad Abdi , Somali-American actor and director
1985 –
Willo Flood , Irish footballer
1985 –
Jesús Gámez , Spanish footballer
1985 –
Dion Phaneuf , Canadian ice hockey player
1986 –
Olivia Borlée , Belgian sprinter
1986 –
Fernando Gago , Argentine footballer
1986 –
Corey Kluber , American baseball pitcher
1986 –
Vincent Kompany , Belgian footballer
1986 –
Tore Reginiussen , Norwegian footballer
1987 –
Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam , Egyptian footballer
[31]
1987 –
Shay Mitchell , Canadian actress and model
1987 –
Hayley Westenra , New Zealand soprano
1988 –
Chris Heston , American baseball pitcher
1988 –
Kareem Jackson , American football player
[32]
1988 –
Haley Joel Osment , American actor
[9]
1989 –
Charlie Culberson , American baseball player
[33]
1990 –
Ben Amos , English footballer
1990 –
Andile Jali , South African footballer
1990 –
Ricky Leutele , Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1990 –
Maren Morris , American singer
1990 –
Alex Pettyfer , English actor
1991 –
AJ Michalka , American actress and singer
1992 –
Jack Buchanan , Australian rugby league player
1992 –
Sadio Mané , Senegalese footballer
1992 –
Chaz Mostert , Australian racing driver
[34]
1992 –
Daisy Ridley , English actress
[9]
1993 –
Sofia Carson , American singer and actress
1994 –
Siobhan Hunter , Scottish footballer
[35]
1995 –
Ian Nelson , American actor
1996 –
Thanasi Kokkinakis , Australian tennis player
1996 –
Audrey Whitby , American actress
1997 –
Claire Wineland , American activist and author (d. 2018)
[36]
1998 –
Anna Pogorilaya , Russian figure skater
2001 –
Ky Baldwin , Australian singer and actor
2001 –
Noa Kirel , Israeli singer
Deaths
Pre-1600
879 –
Louis the Stammerer , king of West Francia (b. 846)
943 –
Landulf I , prince of Benevento and Capua
948 –
Hugh of Arles , king of Italy
1008 –
Notker of Liège , French bishop (b. 940)
1216 –
Eric X , king of Sweden (b. 1180)
1282 –
Ahmad Fanakati , chief minister under
Kublai Khan
1309 –
Elisabeth von Rapperswil , Swiss countess (b. 1261)
1362 –
Maud , English noblewoman (b. 1339)
1500 –
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus , Greek scholar and poet
1533 –
Frederick I , king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1471)
1545 –
Costanzo Festa , Italian composer
1585 –
Gregory XIII , pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1502)
[37]
1598 –
Jacopo Mazzoni , Italian philosopher (b. 1548)
1599 –
Gabrielle d'Estrées , French mistress of
Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
1601–1900
1601 –
Mark Alexander Boyd , Scottish soldier and poet (b. 1562)
1619 –
Thomas Jones , English-Irish archbishop and politician,
Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1550)
1640 –
Agostino Agazzari , Italian composer and theorist (b. 1578)
1644 –
William Brewster , English official and pilgrim leader (b. 1566)
1646 –
Santino Solari , Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576)
1667 –
Jan Marek Marci , Czech physician and author (b. 1595)
1704 –
Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg , German cardinal (b. 1629)
1756 –
Giacomo Antonio Perti , Italian composer (b. 1661)
1760 –
Jean Lebeuf , French historian and author (b. 1687)
1786 –
John Byron , English admiral and politician, 24th
Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1723)
1806 –
Horatio Gates , English-American general (b. 1727)
1813 –
Joseph-Louis Lagrange , Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1736)
1821 –
Gregory V of Constantinople , Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 1746)
[38]
1823 –
Karl Leonhard Reinhold , Austrian philosopher and academic (b. 1757)
1871 –
Lucio Norberto Mansilla , Argentinian general and politician (b. 1789)
1889 –
William Crichton , Scottish engineer and shipbuilder (b. 1827)
[39]
[40]
1901–present
1909 –
Algernon Charles Swinburne , English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (b. 1837)
1919 –
Emiliano Zapata , Mexican general (b. 1879)
1920 –
Moritz Cantor , German mathematician and historian (b. 1829)
1931 –
Kahlil Gibran , Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (b. 1883)
1935 –
Rosa Campbell Praed , Australian novelist (b. 1851)
1938 –
King Oliver , American cornet player and bandleader (b. 1885)
1942 –
Carl Schenstrøm , Danish actor and director (b. 1881)
1943 –
Andreas Faehlmann , Estonian-German sailor and engineer (b. 1898)
1945 –
Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman , Dutch printer and typographer (b. 1882)
1947 –
Charles Nordhoff , English-American lieutenant and author (b. 1887)
1950 –
Fevzi Çakmak , Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd
Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1876)
1954 –
Auguste Lumière , French director and producer (b. 1862)
1954 –
Oscar Mathisen , Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)
1955 –
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin , French priest, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1881)
1958 –
Chuck Willis , American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
1960 –
André Berthomieu , French director and screenwriter (b. 1903)
1962 –
Michael Curtiz , Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886)
1962 –
Stuart Sutcliffe , Scottish artist and musician (b. 1940)
1965 –
Lloyd Casner , American race car driver, founded
Casner Motor Racing Division (b. 1928)
1965 –
Linda Darnell , American actress (b. 1923)
1966 –
Evelyn Waugh , English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (b. 1903)
1968 –
Gustavs Celmiņš , Latvian lieutenant and politician (b. 1899)
1969 –
Harley Earl , American businessman (b. 1893)
1975 –
Walker Evans , American photographer (b. 1903)
1975 –
Marjorie Main , American actress (b. 1890)
1978 –
Hjalmar Mäe , Estonian politician (b. 1901)
1979 –
Nino Rota , Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911)
[41]
1980 –
Kay Medford , American actress and singer (b. 1919)
1981 –
Howard Thurman , American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (b. 1899)
1983 –
Issam Sartawi , Palestinian activist (b. 1935)
1985 –
Zisis Verros , Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle (b. 1880)
1986 –
Linda Creed , American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
1988 –
Ezekias Papaioannou , Greek Cypriot politician (b. 1908)
[42]
1991 –
Kevin Peter Hall , American actor (b. 1955)
1991 –
Martin Hannett , English guitarist and producer (b. 1948)
1991 –
Natalie Schafer , American actress (b. 1900)
1992 –
Sam Kinison , American comedian and actor (b. 1953)
1993 –
Chris Hani , South African activist and politician (b. 1942)
1994 –
Sam B. Hall, Jr. , American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1924)
1995 –
Morarji Desai , Indian politician, 4th
Prime Minister of India (b. 1896)
1997 –
Michael Dorris , American author and academic (b. 1945)
1998 –
Seraphim of Athens , Greek archbishop (b. 1913)
1999 –
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat , German-American biochemist and physician (b. 1910)
1999 –
Jean Vander Pyl , American actress and voice artist (b. 1919)
2000 –
Peter Jones , English actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2000 –
Larry Linville , American actor (b. 1939)
[43]
2003 –
Little Eva , American singer (b. 1943)
2004 –
Jacek Kaczmarski , Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (b. 1957)
2004 –
Sakıp Sabancı , Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded
Sabancı Holding (b. 1933)
2005 –
Norbert Brainin , Austrian violinist (b. 1923)
2005 –
Scott Gottlieb , American drummer (b. 1970)
2005 –
Archbishop Iakovos of America (b. 1911)
2005 –
Al Lucas , American football player (b. 1978)
[44]
2005 –
Wally Tax , Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
2006 –
Kleitos Kyrou , Greek poet and translator (b. 1921)
[45]
2007 –
Charles Philippe Leblond , French-Canadian biologist and academic (b. 1910)
2007 –
Dakota Staton , American singer (b. 1930)
[46]
2009 –
Deborah Digges , American poet and educator (b. 1950)
2009 –
Ioannis Patakis , Greek politician (b. 1940)
[47]
2010 –
Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included :
2010 –
Dixie Carter , American actress and singer (b. 1939)
2012 –
Raymond Aubrac , French engineer and activist (b. 1914)
2012 –
Barbara Buchholz , German
theremin player and composer (b. 1959)
2012 –
Lili Chookasian , Armenian-American operatic singer (b. 1921)
2012 –
Luis Aponte Martínez , Puerto Rican cardinal (b. 1922)
2012 –
Akin Omoboriowo , Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
2013 –
Lorenzo Antonetti , Italian cardinal (b. 1922)
2013 –
Raymond Boudon , French sociologist and academic (b. 1934)
2013 –
Binod Bihari Chowdhury , Bangladeshi activist (b. 1911)
2013 –
Robert Edwards , English physiologist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
2013 –
Olive Lewin , Jamaican anthropologist, musicologist, and author (b. 1927)
2013 –
Gordon Thomas , English cyclist (b. 1921)
[48]
2013 –
Angela Voigt , German long jumper (b. 1951)
2014 –
Dominique Baudis , French journalist and politician (b. 1947)
2014 –
Jim Flaherty , Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th
Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1949)
2014 –
Richard Hoggart , English author and academic (b. 1918)
2014 –
Sue Townsend , English author and playwright (b. 1946)
2015 –
Richie Benaud , Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1930)
2015 –
Raúl Héctor Castro , Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th
Governor of Arizona (b. 1916)
2015 –
Judith Malina , German-American actress and director, co-founded
The Living Theatre (b. 1926)
2015 –
Rose Francine Rogombé , Gabonese lawyer and politician,
President of Gabon (b. 1942)
[49]
2015 –
Peter Walsh , Australian farmer and politician, 6th
Australian Minister for Finance (b. 1935)
2016 –
Howard Marks , Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (b. 1945)
2023 –
Al Jaffee , American cartoonist (b. 1921)
[50]
2024 –
O. J. Simpson , American football player, actor, and broadcaster (b. 1947)
[51]
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