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January 10th
214 Notable deaths
Sinclair Lewis
American writer and playwright (1885–1951).
Born February 7th, 1885 in Sauk Centre. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1951 at 65 years old in Rome.
Dashiell Hammett
American writer.
Born June 25th, 1894 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Carlo Ponti
Italian film producer (1912-2007).
Born December 11th, 1912 in Magenta.
Died January 10th, 2007 at 94 years old in Geneva.
Erich von Däniken
Swiss pseudoscientific writer and ufologist (1935–2026).
Born April 14th, 1935 in Zofingen.
Died January 10th, 2026 at 90 years old in Unterseen. [ref]
Maila Nurmi
Finnish american actress (1922–2008).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Gloucester. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Taylor Negron
American actor (1957–2015).
Born August 1st, 1957 in Glendale.
Died January 10th, 2015 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer).
Sam Berns
American activist.
Born October 23rd, 1996 in Providence.
Died January 10th, 2014 at 17 years old in Foxboro (progeria).
John Dye
American film and television actor (1963–2011).
Born January 31st, 1963 in Amory.
Died January 10th, 2011 at 47 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Qaboos bin Said Al Said
Sultan of oman from 1970 to 2020 (1940–2020).
Born November 18th, 1940 in Salalah.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 79 years old in Seeb (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Julie Strain
American actress and model (1962–2021).
Born February 18th, 1962 in Concord.
Died January 10th, 2021 at 58 years old in Corona (dementia). [ref]
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard