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October 10th
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World Mental Health Day
International observance on October 10, organized by the World Federation for Mental Health, raising awareness of mental health issues worldwide.
242 Notable deaths
Christopher Reeve
American actor (1952β2004).
Born September 25th, 1952 in New York City.
Died October 10th, 2004 at 52 years old in Mount Kisco (myocardial infarction, sepsis). [ref]
Orson Welles
American actor and filmmaker (1915β1985).
Born May 6th, 1915 in Kenosha.
Died October 10th, 1985 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Yul Brynner
Russian-born american actor (1920β1985).
Born July 11th, 1920 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1985 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Ethel Kennedy
American human-rights campaigner and spouse of us senator robert f. kennedy.
Born April 11th, 1928 in Chicago.
Died October 10th, 2024 at 96 years old in Boston. [ref]
Stephen Gately
Irish pop singer (1976β2009).
Born March 17th, 1976 in Dublin.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 33 years old in Andratx (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Mulayam Singh Yadav
15th chief minister of uttar pradesh and 10th defence minister of india (1939β2022).
Born November 21st, 1939 in Saifai.
Died October 10th, 2022 at 82 years old in Gurgaon. [ref]
Alex Karras
American football player, sportscaster and actor (1935β2012).
Died October 10th, 2012 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Paolo Gucci
Italian businessman and fashion designer.
Born March 29th, 1931 in Florence.
Died October 10th, 1995 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Manorama
Indian actress (1937β2015).
Born May 26th, 1937 in Mannargudi.
Died October 10th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Guru Dutt
Indian film director, producer, choreographer and actor (1925β1964).
Born July 9th, 1925 in Bengaluru.
Died October 10th, 1964 at 39 years old in Mumbai (drug overdose).
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Pakistani nuclear engineer (1936β2021).
Born April 1st, 1936 in Bhopal. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2021 at 85 years old in Islamabad (COVID-19). [ref]
William H. Seward
American lawyer and politician (1801-1872).
Born May 16th, 1801 in Florida. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1872 at 71 years old in Auburn (respiratory failure).
Jagjit Singh
Indian ghazal singer (1941β2011).
Born February 8th, 1941 in Sri Ganganagar. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mumbai (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Ludwig von Mises
Austrian-american economist (1881β1973).
Born September 29th, 1881 in Lviv.
Died October 10th, 1973 at 92 years old in New York City.
Ralph Richardson
British actor (1902β1983).
Born December 19th, 1902 in Cheltenham.
Died October 10th, 1983 at 80 years old in London (stroke).
Joan Pujol GarcΓa
Spanish spy, double agent for the british in world war ii.
Born February 14th, 1914 in Barcelona.
Died October 10th, 1988 at 74 years old in Caracas.
Scott Carpenter
American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925β2013).
Born May 1st, 1925 in Boulder.
Died October 10th, 2013 at 88 years old in Denver (stroke). [ref]
Milton Obote
President of uganda (1966β1971; 1980β1985).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Uganda, Apac. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2005 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (kidney failure). [ref]
Gretl Braun
Sister of eva braun (1915-1987); sister-in-law of adolf hitler.
Born August 31st, 1915 in Munich.
Died October 10th, 1987 at 72 years old
Mark Goddard
American actor (1936β2023).
Born July 24th, 1936 in Lowell.
Died October 10th, 2023 at 87 years old in Hingham. [ref]
Jack Daniel
American distiller and founder of jack daniel's tennessee whiskey distillery. (1850β1911).
Born September 5th, 1849 in Lynchburg.
Died October 10th, 1911 at 62 years old in Lynchburg (sepsis).
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime minister of ceylon (later sri lanka) from 1960β65, 1970β77, 1994β2000.
Born April 17th, 1916 in BaαΈ·angoαΈa.
Died October 10th, 2000 at 84 years old in Kadawatha (myocardial infarction).
Eddie Cantor
American comedian and actor (1892β1964).
Born January 31st, 1892 in Manhattan.
Died October 10th, 1964 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Ken Caminiti
American baseball player (1963β2004).
Born April 21st, 1963 in Hanford.
Died October 10th, 2004 at 41 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, Speedball, drug overdose). [ref]
Elijah McCoy
American engineer (1844β1929).
Born May 2nd, 1844 in Colchester.
Died October 10th, 1929 at 85 years old in Detroit.
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