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September 10th
194 Notable deaths
Jatindranath Mukherjee
Bengali revolutionary (1879-1915).
Born December 7th, 1879 in Kushtia District, Bengal Presidency.
Died September 10th, 1915 at 35 years old in Odisha, Balasore, British Raj (shootout).
Agostinho Neto
President of angola (1975-1979).
Born September 17th, 1922 in Ícolo e Bengo.
Died September 10th, 1979 at 56 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Len Wein
American comic book writer and editor (1948–2017).
Born June 12th, 1948 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Charles Drake
American actor (1917-1994).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in New York City.
Died September 10th, 1994 at 76 years old in East Lyme.
Paula Shaw
American actress.
Born July 17th, 1941 in The Bronx.
Died September 10th, 2025 at 84 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Virginia Satir
American psychotherapist & non-fiction author.
Born June 26th, 1916 in Neillsville.
Died September 10th, 1988 at 72 years old in Menlo Park.
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV of Tonga
King of tonga (1918–2006).
Born July 4th, 1918 in Royal Palace of Nukuʻalofa.
Died September 10th, 2006 at 88 years old in Auckland (heart failure).
Wolfgang von Trips
German racing driver (1928-1961).
Born May 4th, 1928 in Cologne.
Died September 10th, 1961 at 33 years old in Monza Circuit.
Leo Carrillo
American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist (1881–1961).
Born August 6th, 1881 in Los Angeles.
Died September 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Lance LeGault
Actor (1935-2012).
Born May 2nd, 1935 in Chicago. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2012 at 77 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
B. J. Vorster
Prime minister of south africa from 1966 to 1978.
Born December 13th, 1915 in Uitenhage.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 67 years old in Cape Town (pneumonia).
Felix Bloch
Swiss physicist (1905-1983).
Born October 23rd, 1905 in Zurich.
Died September 10th, 1983 at 77 years old in Zurich.
Harold Gillies
New zealand plastic surgeon (1882–1960).
Born June 17th, 1882 in Dunedin.
Died September 10th, 1960 at 78 years old in London.
Adrian Frutiger
Swiss typeface designer (1928-2015).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Unterseen.
Died September 10th, 2015 at 87 years old in Bremgarten bei Bern. [ref]
George Paget Thomson
English physicist (1892–1975).
Born May 3rd, 1892 in Cambridge.
Died September 10th, 1975 at 83 years old
Hussein al-Houthi
Yemeni zaidi religious leader (1959–2004).
Born August 20th, 1959 in Ar Ruways. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2004 at 45 years old in Saada Governorate. [ref]
Paul Virilio
French philosopher (1932–2018).
Born January 4th, 1932 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2018 at 86 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician (1924-2005).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Vinton.
Died September 10th, 2005 at 81 years old in Orange (lung cancer).
B. V. Radha
Indian film actress (1948-2017).
Born August 15th, 1948 in Bengaluru.
Died September 10th, 2017 at 69 years old in Bengaluru (myocardial infarction).
Charles III, Prince of Monaco
Prince of monaco and duke of valentinois from 1856.
Born December 8th, 1818 in Paris.
Died September 10th, 1889 at 70 years old in Marchais.
Jorge Sampaio
President of portugal from 1996 to 2006.
Born September 18th, 1939 in Lisbon.
Died September 10th, 2021 at 81 years old in Santa Cruz Hospital (respiratory failure). [ref]
Michael Chapman
English musician (1941–2021).
Born January 24th, 1941 in Leeds.
Died September 10th, 2021 at 80 years old [ref]
Antoine Lahad
Lebanese general (1927–2015).
Born August 22nd, 1927 in Kfar Katra.
Died September 10th, 2015 at 88 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Klein
American photographer-filmmaker (1926–2022).
Born April 19th, 1928 in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2022 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ian Wilmut
British embryologist (1944–2023).
Born July 7th, 1944 in Hampton Lucy.
Died September 10th, 2023 at 79 years old (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi