April 10th
194 Notable deaths
Natalie Schafer
American actress (1900-1991).
Born November 5th, 1900 in Red Bank.
Died April 10th, 1991 at 90 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Linda Darnell
American actress (1923–1965).
Born October 16th, 1923 in Dallas.
Died April 10th, 1965 at 41 years old in Glenview.
Anne Perry
English author (1938–2023).
Born October 28th, 1938 in London.
Died April 10th, 2023 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Howard Marks
Welsh author and drug smuggler (1945-2016).
Born August 13th, 1945 in Kenfig Hill.
Died April 10th, 2016 at 70 years old in Leeds (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French philosopher, jesuit priest, paleontologist.
Born May 1st, 1881 in Orcines. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1955 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lech Kaczyński
Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of poland (1949-2010).
Born June 18th, 1949 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2010 at 60 years old in Smolensk (aviation accident). [ref]
Michael Curtiz
American director (1886-1962).
Born December 24th, 1886 in Budapest.
Died April 10th, 1962 at 75 years old in Sherman Oaks (cancer). [ref]
Marjorie Main
Actress (1890-1975).
Born February 24th, 1890 in Acton. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1975 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Chris Hani
Anti-apartheid activist (1942-1993).
Born June 28th, 1942 in Transkei, Eastern Cape. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1993 at 50 years old in Boksburg (deliberate murder). [ref]
Nino Rota
Italian composer.
Born December 3rd, 1911 in Milan. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Rome (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde