August 10th
175 Notable deaths
Carlo Rambaldi
Italian special effects designer (1925-2012).
Born September 15th, 1925 in Vigarano Mainarda.
Died August 10th, 2012 at 86 years old in Lamezia Terme. [ref]
Peggy Moffitt
American model, actress.
Born October 2nd, 1937 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2024 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills.
Conlon Nancarrow
American composer (1912–1997).
Born October 27th, 1912 in Texarkana.
Died August 10th, 1997 at 84 years old in Mexico City.
Ruben Rausing
Swedish businessman.
Born June 17th, 1895 in Råå. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1983 at 88 years old in Blentarp. [ref]
Joe Gans
American boxer (1874-1910).
Born November 25th, 1874 in Baltimore.
Died August 10th, 1910 at 35 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
Antonio Pettigrew
American sprint athlete (1967–2010).
Born November 3rd, 1967 in Macon.
Died August 10th, 2010 at 42 years old in Chatham County. [ref]
Kristen Nygaard
Computer scientist, mathematician (1926-2002).
Born August 27th, 1926 in Oslo.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 75 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).
Yi-Fu Tuan
Chinese-american geographer (1930-2022).
Born December 5th, 1930 in Tianjin.
Died August 10th, 2022 at 91 years old [ref]
Cedric Price
British architect (1934–2003).
Born September 11th, 1934 in Stone.
Died August 10th, 2003 at 68 years old in London.
Charles Dawson
British archaeological forger (1864-1916).
Born July 11th, 1864 in Preston.
Died August 10th, 1916 at 52 years old in Lewes (sepsis).
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius