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October 10th
154 Notable deaths
Ludwig von Mises
Austrian-american economist.
Born September 29th, 1881 in Lviv.
Died October 10th, 1973 at 92 years old in New York City.
Scott Carpenter
American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013).
Born May 1st, 1925 in Boulder.
Died October 10th, 2013 at 88 years old in Denver (stroke). [ref]
Juan Pujol García
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.
Ralph Richardson
English actor (1902-1983).
Born December 19th, 1902 in Cheltenham. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1983 at 80 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Gretl Braun
Sister of eva braun, sister-in-law to adolf hitler (1915-1987).
Born August 31st, 1915 in Munich.
Died October 10th, 1987 at 72 years old in Steingaden.
Jack Daniel
American distiller and founder of jack daniel's tennessee whiskey distillery..
Born September 5th, 1850 in Lynchburg.
Died October 10th, 1911 at 61 years old in Lynchburg (sepsis).
Apollo Milton Obote
President of uganda (1966–1971; 1980–1985).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Apac. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2005 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (kidney failure). [ref]
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime minister of ceylon (later sri lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, and 1994–2000.
Born April 17th, 1916 in Balangoda.
Died October 10th, 2000 at 84 years old in Colombo (myocardial infarction).
Eddie Cantor
American actor, singer, dancer and comedian (1892-1964).
Born January 31st, 1892 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1964 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Solomon Burke
American singer.
Born March 21st, 1940 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Haarlemmermeer. [ref]
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