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January 10th
276 Notable deaths
Basil Sydney
English actor (1894-1968).
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Essex.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 73 years old in London (respiratory disease).
John Newland
American director, actor, television producer, and screenwriter (1917–2000).
Born November 23rd, 1917 in Cincinnati.
Died January 10th, 2000 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Claude Nobs
Swiss businessman (1936-2013).
Born February 4th, 1936 in Montreux, Territet. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2013 at 76 years old in Lausanne.
Neda Arnerić
Serbian actress (1953–2020).
Born July 15th, 1953 in Knjaževac.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
María Elena Walsh
Argentine author and composer.
Born February 1st, 1930 in Villa Sarmiento. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2011 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires (bone cancer). [ref]
Jaroslav Seifert
Czechoslovak poet, nobel prize laureate (1901–1986).
Born September 23rd, 1901 in Žižkov. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1986 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Isabel Paterson
Author and editor (1886–1961).
Born January 22nd, 1886 in Manitoulin Island.
Died January 10th, 1961 at 74 years old in Montclair.
Edwin Flack
Australian middle distance runner and tennis player (1873-1935).
Born November 5th, 1873 in London.
Died January 10th, 1935 at 61 years old in Berwick.
Christopher Bowman
Figure skater (1967-2008).
Born March 30th, 1967 in Hollywood.
Died January 10th, 2008 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
Oliver Smithies
Biochemistry, genetics, nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2007.
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Halifax.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 91 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Jacques Marin
French actor (1919–2001).
Born September 9th, 1919 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 10th, 2001 at 81 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
Terry Bisson
American science fiction and fantasy author (1942–2024).
Born February 12th, 1942 in Madisonville.
Died January 10th, 2024 at 81 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Issai Schur
German mathematician (1875–1941).
Born January 10th, 1876 in Mogilev.
Died January 10th, 1941 at 65 years old in Jaffa.
Elspeth Huxley
English author, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser.
Born July 23rd, 1907 in London.
Died January 10th, 1997 at 89 years old in Tetbury.
Stith Thompson
American folklorist (1885-1976).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Bloomfield.
Died January 10th, 1976 at 90 years old in Columbus.
Herbert Morrison
American radio reporter (1905-1989).
Born May 14th, 1905 in Connellsville.
Died January 10th, 1989 at 83 years old in Morgantown.
Aura Herzog
Israeli social and environmental activist (1924–2022).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Ismailia.
Died January 10th, 2022 at 97 years old in Herzliya. [ref]
Yoshio Nishina
Japanese physicist (1890–1951).
Born December 6th, 1890 in Satosho.
Died January 10th, 1951 at 60 years old (liver cancer).
Arthur Batanides
American actor (1923-2000).
Born April 9th, 1923 in Tacoma.
Died January 10th, 2000 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
László Bárdossy
Hungarian politician, prime minister of hungary from april 1941 to march 1942..
Born December 10th, 1890 in Szombathely.
Died January 10th, 1946 at 55 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Turkish military officer and statesperson (1882–1968).
Born September 23rd, 1882 in Istanbul.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 85 years old in Istanbul.
Bradford Washburn
American explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer (1910–2007).
Born June 7th, 1910 in Cambridge.
Died January 10th, 2007 at 96 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Mano Solo
French singer (1963-2010).
Born April 24th, 1963 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died January 10th, 2010 at 46 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (aneurysm, death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
William Rainey Harper
American academic administrator (1856-1906).
Born July 26th, 1856 in New Concord.
Died January 10th, 1906 at 49 years old in Chicago.
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal
Nicaraguan journalist (1924-1978).
Born September 23rd, 1924 in Granada.
Died January 10th, 1978 at 53 years old in Managua.
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