April 10th
262 Notable deaths
Günter Guillaume
Stasi officer (1927–1995).
Born February 1st, 1927 in Berlin.
Died April 10th, 1995 at 68 years old in Petershagen-Eggersdorf (kidney cancer).
Michael Dorris
American fiction writer, essayist, memoirist (1945–1997).
Born January 30th, 1945 in Louisville.
Died April 10th, 1997 at 52 years old in Concord (intoxication).
Richard Evans Schultes
American ethnobotanist (1915-2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Boston.
Died April 10th, 2001 at 86 years old in Boston.
Kay Medford
American actress (1919–1980).
Born September 14th, 1919 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 1980 at 60 years old in New York City (cervix uterine cancer).
Jakub Berman
Polish politician (1901-1984).
Born December 23rd, 1901 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1984 at 82 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Trina Robbins
American comic artist and comics historian (1938–2024).
Born August 17th, 1938 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 2024 at 85 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Richard Hoggart
British sociologist (1918-2014).
Born September 24th, 1918 in Leeds.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 95 years old in London.
Ewelina Hańska
Polish noblewoman, honoré de balzac's wife (c. 1805 – 1882).
Born January 6th, 1805 in Pohrebyshche.
Died April 10th, 1882 at 77 years old in Paris.
Henry van Dyke
American diplomat (1852–1933).
Born November 10th, 1852 in Germantown.
Died April 10th, 1933 at 80 years old in Princeton.
John Drew
American basketball player (1954–2022).
Born September 30th, 1954 in Vredenburgh.
Died April 10th, 2022 at 67 years old in Houston. [ref]
Hugo Stinnes
German politician (1870–1924).
Born February 12th, 1870 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died April 10th, 1924 at 54 years old in Berlin (kidney disease).
Peter D. Mitchell
British biochemist (1920-1992).
Born September 29th, 1920 in Surrey.
Died April 10th, 1992 at 71 years old in Bodmin.
Phillip Burton
American politician (1926-1983).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Cincinnati.
Died April 10th, 1983 at 56 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction).
Titiek Puspa
Indonesian singer and songwriter.
Born November 1st, 1937 in Tanjung.
Died April 10th, 2025 at 87 years old in Medistra Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Patricia Collinge
American actress (1892-1974).
Born September 20th, 1892 in Dublin.
Died April 10th, 1974 at 81 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Manuel González Flores
President of mexico (1833–1893).
Born June 18th, 1833 in Heroica Matamoros.
Died April 10th, 1893 at 59 years old in Chapingo.
Maria Kaczyńska
First lady of poland (1942-2010).
Born August 21st, 1942 in Machowo.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 67 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Rabah Bitat
Algerian politician (1925-2000).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Aïn Kerma.
Died April 10th, 2000 at 74 years old in Paris.
Mehtab
Hindi film actress.
Born April 28th, 1918 in Sachin.
Died April 10th, 1997 at 78 years old in Mumbai.
Chuck Willis
American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter (1926-1958).
Born January 31st, 1928 in Atlanta.
Died April 10th, 1958 at 30 years old in Chicago (peritonitis).
Anna Walentynowicz
Polish trade union activist, co-founder of the "solidarity" (1929-2010).
Born August 15th, 1929 in Sadove. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2010 at 80 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Gloria Dickson
American actress (1917–1945).
Born August 13th, 1917 in Pocatello.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 27 years old in Los Angeles (smoke inhalation injury).
Peter Lovesey
British writer.
Born September 10th, 1936 in Whitton. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2025 at 88 years old in Shrewsbury (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Junior Pope
Nigerian actor.
Born May 7th, 1984 in Bamenda.
Died April 10th, 2024 at 39 years old in Asaba.
Dick Purcell
American actor, best known for playing marvel comics' captain america in the 1943 film serial.
Born August 6th, 1908 in Greenwich.
Died April 10th, 1944 at 35 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci