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April 10th
191 Notable deaths
Fevzi Çakmak
Turkish field marshal and politician (1876-1950).
Born January 12th, 1876 in Rumelikavağı.
Died April 10th, 1950 at 74 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Richard Evans Schultes
American ethnobotanist (1915-2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Boston.
Died April 10th, 2001 at 86 years old in Boston.
Günter Guillaume
Stasi officer.
Born February 1st, 1927 in Berlin.
Died April 10th, 1995 at 68 years old in Petershagen-Eggersdorf (kidney cancer).
Ryszard Kaczorowski
Polish statesman, last president of poland in exile (1919-2010).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Białystok.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 90 years old in Smolensk (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash).
Kay Medford
American actress and comedienne (1919-1980).
Born September 14th, 1919 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1980 at 60 years old in New York City (cervical cancer). [ref]
Liam Lynch
Irish general (1893-1923).
Born November 9th, 1893 in County Limerick.
Died April 10th, 1923 at 29 years old in County Tipperary.
Jakub Berman
Polish politician (1901-1984).
Born December 26th, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died April 10th, 1984 at 82 years old in Warsaw.
Richard Hoggart
British sociologist (1918-2014).
Born September 24th, 1918 in Leeds.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Robert Edwards
English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation.
Born September 27th, 1925 in Batley. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2013 at 87 years old in Cambridge (disease). [ref]
Rabah Bitat
Algerian politician (1925-2000).
Born December 19th, 1925 in Aïn Kerma.
Died April 10th, 2000 at 74 years old in Paris.
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