August 10th
160 Notable deaths
Peggy Moffitt
American model, actress.
Born October 2nd, 1937 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2024 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills.
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]
Ruben Rausing
Swedish businessman.
Born June 17th, 1895 in Råå. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1983 at 88 years old in Blentarp. [ref]
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]
Cedric Price
British architect (1934–2003).
Born September 11th, 1934 in Stone.
Died August 10th, 2003 at 68 years old in London.
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).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin