July 10th
141 Notable deaths
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic (1910–1987).
Born December 15th, 1910 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1987 at 76 years old in New York City (stroke).
Văn Cao
Vietnamese composer (1923-1995).
Born November 15th, 1923 in Haiphong.
Died July 10th, 1995 at 71 years old in Hanoi.
Mikoláš Aleš
Czech illustrator and painter (1852-1913).
Born November 18th, 1852 in Mirotice. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1913 at 60 years old in Vinohrady (stroke). [ref]
Maria Jeritza
Czech opera singer (1887–1982).
Born October 6th, 1887 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1982 at 94 years old in Orange. [ref]
Masuji Ibuse
Japanese writer.
Born February 15th, 1898 in Fukuyama. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1993 at 95 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald
German paleontologist (1902-1982).
Born November 13th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died July 10th, 1982 at 79 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Arthur Wontner
British actor (1875-1960).
Born January 21st, 1875 in London.
Died July 10th, 1960 at 85 years old in London.
Werner Egk
German composer.
Born May 17th, 1901 in Donauwörth, Auchsesheim. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1983 at 82 years old in Inning am Ammersee. [ref]
Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
German princess (1854-1908).
Born February 28th, 1854 in Weimar.
Died July 10th, 1908 at 54 years old in Schloss Wiligrad.
Jean-Michel Charlier
Belgian comics artist (1924-1989).
Born October 30th, 1924 in Liège.
Died July 10th, 1989 at 64 years old in Paris.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner