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January 10th
276 Notable deaths
Ensio Siilasvuo
Finnish general.
Born January 1st, 1922 in Helsinki.
Died January 10th, 2003 at 81 years old in Kauniala Hospital.
Nell Hall Hopman
Australian female tennis player (1909–1968).
Born March 9th, 1909 in Sydney.
Died January 10th, 1968 at 58 years old in Hawthorn.
Sergey Platonov
Russian historian (1860–1933).
Born June 28th, 1860 in Chernihiv.
Died January 10th, 1933 at 72 years old in Samara.
Fred Raymond
Austrian composer (1900–1954).
Born April 20th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died January 10th, 1954 at 53 years old in Überlingen.
Émile Prisse d'Avennes
French egyptologist (1807-1879).
Born January 27th, 1807 in Avesnes-sur-Helpe. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1879 at 71 years old in rue Dutot. [ref]
August Allebé
19th-century painter from the northern netherlands (1838-1927).
Born April 19th, 1838 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1927 at 88 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Thelma Hopkins
British athlete (1936–2025).
Born March 16th, 1936 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died January 10th, 2025 at 88 years old in Edmonton. [ref]
Petko Petkov
Bulgarian footballer (1946-2020).
Born August 3rd, 1946 in Sinitovo.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 73 years old in Stara Zagora. [ref]
Andrei Toshev
Prime minister of bulgaria (1867-1944).
Born April 16th, 1867 in Stara Zagora.
Died January 10th, 1944 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Liana Alexandra
Romanian composer (1947–2011).
Born May 27th, 1947 in Bucharest.
Died January 10th, 2011 at 63 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Longin Pastusiak
Polish politician.
Born August 22nd, 1935 in Łódź.
Died January 10th, 2025 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Viktor Madarász
Hungarian artist (c.1828-1917).
Born December 14th, 1830 in Štítnik. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1917 at 86 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Momčilo Tapavica
Serbian sportsman (1872–1949).
Born October 14th, 1872 in Nadalj.
Died January 10th, 1949 at 76 years old in Pula.
August Blom
Danish filmmaker (1869–1947).
Born December 26th, 1869 in Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 77 years old in Rigshospitalet.
Gertrude Bambrick
Silent film actress (1893-1974).
Born August 24th, 1893 in United States.
Died January 10th, 1974 at 80 years old in Boynton Beach.
Guido Messina
Italian cyclist (1931–2020).
Born January 4th, 1931 in Monreale.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 89 years old in Turin, Caselette. [ref]
Jaroslav Kvapil
Czech politician, poet, theatre director, playwright, librettist and translator (1868-1950).
Born September 25th, 1868 in Chudenice. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1950 at 81 years old in Prague. [ref]
Mona May Karff
American chess player (1914–1998).
Born October 20th, 1908 in Bessarabia.
Died January 10th, 1998 at 89 years old in Manhattan.
Jean Taris
French swimmer (1909-1977).
Born July 6th, 1909 in Versailles.
Died January 10th, 1977 at 67 years old in Grasse.
Gilbert Ford
American basketball player and business executive (1931–2017).
Born September 14th, 1931 in Tulia.
Died January 10th, 2017 at 85 years old in Naples. [ref]
August Vermeylen
Belgian writer, man of letters, art historian, professor and politician (1872-1945).
Born May 12th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died January 10th, 1945 at 72 years old in Uccle.
Frederik Vermehren
Danish painter and university teacher (1823-1910).
Born May 12th, 1823 in Ringsted.
Died January 10th, 1910 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
Takao Sakurai
Japanese boxer (1941-2012).
Born September 25th, 1941 in Sawara.
Died January 10th, 2012 at 70 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Theo Mackeben
German composer and conductor (1897-1953).
Born January 5th, 1897 in Starogard Gdański.
Died January 10th, 1953 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Antonín Bečvář
Czech astronomer (1901-1965).
Born June 10th, 1901 in Stará Boleslav, Brandýs nad Labem. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1965 at 63 years old in Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Brandýs nad Labem. [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson