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August 10th
229 Notable deaths
Carlo Campogalliani
Italian actor and film director (1885–1974).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Concordia sulla Secchia.
Died August 10th, 1974 at 78 years old in Rome.
Josseline Gaël
French actress (1917-1995).
Born February 4th, 1917 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 10th, 1995 at 78 years old in Saint-Michel (disease).
Augustin Theiner
German oratorian priest and scholar (1804–1874).
Born April 11th, 1804 in Wrocław.
Died August 10th, 1874 at 70 years old in Civitavecchia.
Sloan Doak
American equestrian (1886-1965).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Taylor. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1965 at 79 years old in Baltimore County.
Oldřich Machač
Czech ice hockey player (1946-2011).
Born April 18th, 1946 in Prostějov. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2011 at 65 years old in Brno, Mostkovice. [ref]
Eduard Grell
German composer, conductor, choir director and music educator.
Born November 6th, 1800 in Berlin.
Died August 10th, 1886 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Ellen Braumüller
Athletics competitor (1910-1991).
Born December 24th, 1910 in Berlin.
Died August 10th, 1991 at 80 years old in Berlin.
László Fábián
Hungarian canoeist (1936-2018).
Born July 10th, 1936 in Budapest.
Died August 10th, 2018 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Carlo Pietro Galimberti
Italian weightlifter (1894-1939).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in Rosario.
Died August 10th, 1939 at 45 years old in Milan.
Hermann Ende
German architect (1829–1907).
Born March 4th, 1829 in Gorzów Wielkopolski. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1907 at 78 years old in Wannsee. [ref]
Francisco León Franco
Acting president of ecuador (1875).
Born October 13th, 1839.
Died August 10th, 1880 at 40 years old
Dieter Krause
East german canoe racer (1936-2020).
Born January 18th, 1936 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died August 10th, 2020 at 84 years old in Bad Saarow. [ref]
Elena Shirman
Soviet writer and poet (1908-1942).
Born February 3rd, 1908 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died August 10th, 1942 at 34 years old in Remontnoe (gunshot wound).
Vladimir Melanin
Soviet biathlete (1933-1994).
Born December 1st, 1933 in Sovetsky District.
Died August 10th, 1994 at 60 years old in Kirov.
Franz Cisar
Austrian footballer (1908–1943).
Born November 28th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died August 10th, 1943 at 34 years old in Lokot. [ref]
Alexander Bekzadyan
Soviet politician of armenian origin, envoy to norway and hungary (1879–1938).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Shusha.
Died August 10th, 1939 at 59 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Federico Callori di Vignale
Italian roman-catholic cardinal (1890–1971).
Born December 15th, 1890 in Vignale Monferrato.
Died August 10th, 1971 at 80 years old in Vatican City.
Pierre Rambur
French physician and entomologist (1801-1870).
Born July 21st, 1801 in Ingrandes-de-Touraine.
Died August 10th, 1870 at 69 years old in Geneva.
Klaus Rost
German wrestler (1940–2023).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Witten.
Died August 10th, 2023 at 83 years old in Witten. [ref]
Urpo Korhonen
Finnish cross-country skier (1923-2009).
Born February 8th, 1923 in Rautalampi.
Died August 10th, 2009 at 86 years old in Lahti. [ref]
Lambert Schaus
Luxembourgian politician (1908-1976).
Born January 18th, 1908 in Luxembourg.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 68 years old in Luxembourg.
Lazare Gianessi
French footballer (1925-2009).
Born November 9th, 1925 in Aniche. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2009 at 83 years old in Concarneau. [ref]
Egon Henninger
East german swimmer.
Born June 22nd, 1940 in Kühlungsborn.
Died August 10th, 2025 at 85 years old in Graal-Müritz. [ref]
Tone Seliškar
Slovenian writer (1900-1969).
Born April 1st, 1900 in Ljubljana.
Died August 10th, 1969 at 69 years old in Ljubljana.
Metakse
Armenian writer (1926-2014).
Born December 23rd, 1926 in Arevshat.
Died August 10th, 2014 at 87 years old in Yerevan.
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