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April 10th
262 Notable deaths
Aurelio Saffi
Italian politician (1819-1890).
Born August 13th, 1819 in Forlì.
Died April 10th, 1890 at 70 years old in Forlì.
Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman
Dutch artist (1882-1945).
Born April 29th, 1882 in Leens.
Died April 10th, 1945 at 62 years old in Bakkeveen (gunshot wound).
Charles Bally
Swiss linguist (1865-1947).
Born February 4th, 1865 in Geneva. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1947 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Maciej Płażyński
Polish politician (1958–2010).
Born February 10th, 1958 in Młynary.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 52 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat
Biochemist (1910-1999).
Born July 29th, 1910 in Wrocław.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 88 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Berta Drews
Actress (1901-1987).
Born November 19th, 1901 in Tempelhof.
Died April 10th, 1987 at 85 years old in West Berlin.
Philippe Boesmans
Belgian composer and organist (1936–2022).
Born May 17th, 1936 in Tongeren.
Died April 10th, 2022 at 85 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Luis Aponte Martínez
Puerto rican catholic cardinal (1922–2012).
Born August 4th, 1922 in Lajas.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 89 years old in San Juan. [ref]
Dominique Baudis
French political figure and journalist (1947-2014).
Born April 14th, 1947 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 10th, 2014 at 66 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Tu'i Pelehake
Prime minister of tonga (1922-1999).
Born January 7th, 1922 in Nukuʻalofa.
Died April 10th, 1999 at 77 years old in Auckland.
John Adams Whipple
American photographer (1822–1891).
Born September 10th, 1822 in Grafton. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1891 at 68 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
John Ince
American actor and film director (1878-1947).
Born August 29th, 1878 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 1947 at 68 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Nathaniel Shaler
American paleontologist and geologist (1841–1906).
Born February 20th, 1841 in Newport.
Died April 10th, 1906 at 65 years old in Cambridge.
Horacio Casarín
Mexican footballer (1918–2005).
Born May 25th, 1918 in Mexico City.
Died April 10th, 2005 at 86 years old in Mexico City (Alzheimer's disease).
Chaim Cohn
Israeli judge (1911–2002).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Lübeck.
Died April 10th, 2002 at 91 years old in Jerusalem.
Fernando Sánchez Dragó
Spanish journalist and writer (1936–2023).
Born October 2nd, 1936 in Madrid.
Died April 10th, 2023 at 86 years old in Castilfrío de la Sierra (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hjalmar Mäe
Estonian politician (1901-1978).
Born October 24th, 1901 in Tuhala.
Died April 10th, 1978 at 76 years old in Graz (disease).
Zezé Moreira
Brazilian footballer (1907-1998).
Born October 16th, 1907 in Miracema. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1998 at 90 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Giuseppe Pitrè
Italian ethnologist (1841-1916).
Born December 22nd, 1841 in Palermo.
Died April 10th, 1916 at 74 years old in Palermo.
Walter Hendl
American conductor (1917–2007).
Born January 12th, 1917 in West New York.
Died April 10th, 2007 at 90 years old in Harborcreek Township (lung disease). [ref]
Oscar Mathisen
Norwegian speed skater (1888-1954).
Born October 4th, 1888 in Christiania.
Died April 10th, 1954 at 65 years old in Oslo (gunshot wound).
Roger Bastide
French anthropologist and sociologist (1898–1974).
Born April 1st, 1898 in Nîmes.
Died April 10th, 1974 at 76 years old in Maisons-Laffitte.
Yuji Hyakutake
Amateur astronomer, discovered comet hyakutake (1950–2002).
Born July 7th, 1950 in Shimabara.
Died April 10th, 2002 at 51 years old in Kokubu (cardiovascular disease).
Jerzy Szmajdziński
Polish politician (1952-2010).
Born April 9th, 1952 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2010 at 58 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster). [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris