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October 10th
154 Notable deaths
Christopher Reeve
American actor, director, and activist (1952-2004).
Born September 25th, 1952 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2004 at 52 years old in Mount Kisco (myocardial infarction, sepsis). [ref]
Orson Welles
American actor, director, writer, and producer (1915–1985).
Born May 6th, 1915 in Kenosha. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1985 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yul Brynner
Russian-born actor (1920–1985).
Born July 11th, 1920 in Vladivostok. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1985 at 65 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Stephen Gately
Irish singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, musician, author.
Born March 17th, 1976 in Dublin.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 33 years old in Andratx (edema). [ref]
Manorama
Indian actress (1937-2015).
Born May 26th, 1937 in Mannargudi.
Died October 10th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chennai.
Mulayam Singh Yadav
15th chief minister of uttar pradesh and 10th defence minister of india.
Born November 21st, 1939 in Saifai.
Died October 10th, 2022 at 82 years old in Gurugram. [ref]
Alex Karras
American football player, sportscaster and actor (1935–2012).
Died October 10th, 2012 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Jagjit Singh
Indian ghazal singer.
Born February 8th, 1941 in Sri Ganganagar. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mumbai (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Guru Dutt
Indian film director, producer, choreographer and actor.
Born July 9th, 1925 in Bengaluru.
Died October 10th, 1964 at 39 years old in Mumbai (drug overdose).
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Pakistani nuclear scientist (1936-2021).
Born April 1st, 1936 in Bhopal. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2021 at 85 years old in Islamabad (COVID-19). [ref]
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