August 10th
148 Notable deaths
Doris Wishman
American film director.
Born June 1st, 1912 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 90 years old in Coral Gables (lymphoma).
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).
Joe Gans
American boxer (1874-1910).
Born November 25th, 1874 in Baltimore.
Died August 10th, 1910 at 35 years old in Baltimore (tuberculosis).
Yi-Fu Tuan
Chinese-american geographer (1930-2022).
Born December 5th, 1930 in Tianjin.
Died August 10th, 2022 at 91 years old [ref]
Raquel Torres
American actress.
Born November 11th, 1915 in Hermosillo. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1987 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles Dawson
British archaeological forger (1864-1916).
Born July 11th, 1864 in Preston.
Died August 10th, 1916 at 52 years old in Lewes (sepsis).
Antonio Pettigrew
American sprint athlete.
Born November 3rd, 1967 in Macon.
Died August 10th, 2010 at 42 years old in Chatham County. [ref]
Frank Lloyd
British film director (1886-1960).
Born February 2nd, 1886 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1960 at 74 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Adela Rogers St. Johns
American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter (1894-1988).
Born May 20th, 1894 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1988 at 94 years old in Arroyo Grande. [ref]
Marion Mahony Griffin
American architect and artist.
Born February 14th, 1871 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1961 at 90 years old in Chicago.
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender