January 10th
276 Notable deaths
Buddy Greco
American singer and pianist (1926–2017).
Born August 14th, 1926 in Philadelphia.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 90 years old in Las Vegas.
Mohammed Helmy
Egyptian doctor and righteous among the nations recipient.
Born July 25th, 1901 in Khartoum.
Died January 10th, 1982 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Ella Ewing
Tallest female of her era (1872–1913).
Born March 9th, 1872 in La Grange.
Died January 10th, 1913 at 40 years old in South Gorin (tuberculosis).
Princess Kira of Prussia
Prussian royal (1943–2004).
Born June 27th, 1943 in Kadyny.
Died January 10th, 2004 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Amir Kabir
Prime minister of iran (1807-1852).
Born January 9th, 1807 in Hazaveh.
Died January 10th, 1852 at 45 years old in Kashan (assassination, exsanguination).
Jeanne Córdova
American writer (1948-2016).
Born July 18th, 1948 in Bremerhaven.
Died January 10th, 2016 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
John Lavery
Irish artist (1856-1941).
Born March 20th, 1856 in Belfast.
Died January 10th, 1941 at 84 years old in Kilkenny (disease).
Gustav Schröder
German righteous among the nations (1885-1959).
Born September 27th, 1885 in Haderslev.
Died January 10th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hamburg.
Larry Speakes
Former white house spokesman.
Born September 13th, 1939 in Cleveland.
Died January 10th, 2014 at 74 years old in Cleveland (Alzheimer's disease).
Valentin Glushko
Soviet rocket engineer (1908-1989).
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Odesa.
Died January 10th, 1989 at 80 years old in Moscow (atherosclerosis).
C. Douglas Dillon
United states navy officer, art collector, metropolitan museum chairman (1909-2003).
Born August 21st, 1909 in Geneva.
Died January 10th, 2003 at 93 years old in New York City.
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Japanese politician (1838-1922).
Born March 11th, 1838 in Saga.
Died January 10th, 1922 at 83 years old in Waseda.
Robert Stone
American novelist (1937–2015).
Born August 21st, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died January 10th, 2015 at 77 years old in Key West (disease).
August Oetker
German food scientist (1862-1918).
Born January 6th, 1862 in Obernkirchen.
Died January 10th, 1918 at 56 years old in Bielefeld.
Sakunosuke Oda
Japanese writer (1913–1947).
Born October 26th, 1913 in Osaka.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 33 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
Francesco Rosi
Italian film director (1922–2015).
Born November 15th, 1922 in Naples. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2015 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
George Meany
American labor leader (1894–1980).
Born August 16th, 1894 in New York City.
Died January 10th, 1980 at 85 years old in George Washington University Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Mary Kenneth Keller
First american woman to receive a phd in computer science (1913-1985); simultaneously with irving tang first american to receive phd in computer science, nun.
Born December 17th, 1913 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1985 at 71 years old in Dubuque.
Charles Olson
American writer (1910–1970).
Born December 27th, 1910 in Worcester. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1970 at 59 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Anton Karas
Austrian musician, composer (1906–1985).
Born July 7th, 1906 in Zwischenbrücken.
Died January 10th, 1985 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Luther Halsey Gulick
American academic (1892–1993).
Born January 17th, 1892 in Osaka.
Died January 10th, 1993 at 100 years old in Walden.
Souvanna Phouma
Prime minister of laos (1901–1984).
Born October 7th, 1901 in Luang Prabang.
Died January 10th, 1984 at 82 years old in Vientiane.
Frank Bridge
English composer and violist (1879–1941).
Born February 26th, 1879 in Brighton.
Died January 10th, 1941 at 61 years old in Eastbourne.
Sergei Shchukin
Russian art collector (1854-1936).
Born July 6th, 1854 in Moscow.
Died January 10th, 1936 at 81 years old in Paris.
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev
Soviet cosmonaut (1925-1970).
Born June 26th, 1925 in Chelishchevo. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1970 at 44 years old in Moscow (peritonitis). [ref]
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We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire