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History Deaths on April 10


Dixie Carter
Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1939)

#Dixie_Carter

Kay Medford
Kay Medford, American actress and singer (b. 1919)

#Kay_Medford

Eric X of Sweden
Eric X, king of Sweden (b. 1180)

#Eric_X_of_Sweden

Jacopo Mazzoni
Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (b. 1548)

#Jacopo_Mazzoni

Giacomo Antonio Perti
Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (b. 1661)

#Giacomo_Antonio_Perti

Jim Flaherty
Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1949)

#Jim_Flaherty

Jan Marek Marci
Jan Marek Marci, Czech physician and author (b. 1595)

#Jan_Marek_Marci

Dominique Baudis
Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (b. 1947)

#Dominique_Baudis

Notker of Liège
Notker of Liège, French bishop (b. 940)

#Notker_of_Liège

Thomas Jones (bishop)
Thomas Jones, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1550)

#Thomas_Jones_(bishop)

Pope Gregory XIII
Gregory XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1502)

#Pope_Gregory_XIII

Oscar Mathisen
Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)

#Oscar_Mathisen

Seraphim of Athens
Seraphim of Athens, Greek archbishop (b. 1913)

#Seraphim_of_Athens

Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (b. 1879)

#Emiliano_Zapata

Raymond Boudon
Raymond Boudon, French sociologist and academic (b. 1934)

#Raymond_Boudon

Charles Philippe Leblond
Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (b. 1910)

#Charles_Philippe_Leblond

Fevzi Çakmak
Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1876)

#Fevzi_Çakmak

Peter Walsh (Australian politician)
Peter Walsh, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Australian Minister for Finance (b. 1935)

#Peter_Walsh_(Australian_politician)

Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886)

#Michael_Curtiz

Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (b. 1837)

#Algernon_Charles_Swinburne

Hugh of Italy
Hugh of Arles, king of Italy

#Hugh_of_Italy

Larry Linville
Larry Linville, American actor (b. 1939)

#Larry_Linville

Judith Malina
Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (b. 1926)

#Judith_Malina

Walker Evans
Walker Evans, American photographer (b. 1903)

#Walker_Evans

Raymond Aubrac
Raymond Aubrac, French engineer and activist (b. 1914)

#Raymond_Aubrac

Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II, Spanish queen (b. 1830)

#Isabella_II_of_Spain

Louis the Stammerer
Louis the Stammerer, king of West Francia (b. 846)

#Louis_the_Stammerer

Little Eva
Little Eva, American singer (b. 1943)

#Little_Eva

Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates, English-American general (b. 1727)

#Horatio_Gates

Rosa Campbell Praed
Rosa Campbell Praed, Australian novelist (b. 1851)

#Rosa_Campbell_Praed

Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (b. 1883)

#Kahlil_Gibran

Moritz Cantor
Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (b. 1829)

#Moritz_Cantor

Michael Tarchaniota Marullus
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus, Greek scholar and poet

#Michael_Tarchaniota_Marullus

William Brewster (Mayflower passenger)
William Brewster, English official and pilgrim leader (b. 1566)

#William_Brewster_(Mayflower_passenger)

King Oliver
King Oliver, American cornet player and bandleader (b. 1885)

#King_Oliver

Lorenzo Antonetti
Lorenzo Antonetti, Italian cardinal (b. 1922)

#Lorenzo_Antonetti

Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-American biochemist and physician (b. 1910)

#Heinz_Fraenkel-Conrat

Norbert Brainin
Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (b. 1923)

#Norbert_Brainin

Morarji Desai
Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (b. 1896)

#Morarji_Desai

Jacek Kaczmarski
Jacek Kaczmarski, Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (b. 1957)

#Jacek_Kaczmarski

Howard Marks
Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (b. 1945)

#Howard_Marks

Gabrielle d'Estrées
Gabrielle d'Estrées, French mistress of Henry IV of France (b. 1571)

#Gabrielle_d'Estrées

Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman
Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer and typographer (b. 1882)

#Hendrik_Nicolaas_Werkman

Joseph-Louis Lagrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1736)

#Joseph-Louis_Lagrange

Linda Darnell
Linda Darnell, American actress (b. 1923)

#Linda_Darnell

Frederick I of Denmark
Frederick I, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1471)

#Frederick_I_of_Denmark

John Byron
John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1723)

#John_Byron

Carl Schenstrøm
Carl Schenstrøm, Danish actor and director (b. 1881)

#Carl_Schenstrøm

Dakota Staton
Dakota Staton, American singer (b. 1930)

#Dakota_Staton

Issam Sartawi
Issam Sartawi, Palestinian activist (b. 1935)

#Issam_Sartawi

Raúl Héctor Castro
Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (b. 1916)

#Raúl_Héctor_Castro

Costanzo Festa
Costanzo Festa, Italian composer

#Costanzo_Festa

Archbishop Iakovos of America
Archbishop Iakovos of America (b. 1911)

#Archbishop_Iakovos_of_America

Auguste and Louis Lumière
Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (b. 1862)

#Auguste_and_Louis_Lumière

Karl Leonhard Reinhold
Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (b. 1757)

#Karl_Leonhard_Reinhold

Santino Solari
Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576)

#Santino_Solari

Jean Lebeuf
Jean Lebeuf, French historian and author (b. 1687)

#Jean_Lebeuf

Zisis Verros
Zisis Verros, Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle (b. 1880)

#Zisis_Verros

Wally Tax
Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1948)

#Wally_Tax

Nino Rota
Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911)

#Nino_Rota

Angela Voigt
Angela Voigt, German long jumper (b. 1951)

#Angela_Voigt

Gordon Thomas (cyclist)
Gordon Thomas, English cyclist (b. 1921)

#Gordon_Thomas_(cyclist)

Elisabeth von Rapperswil
Elisabeth von Rapperswil, Swiss countess (b. 1261)

#Elisabeth_von_Rapperswil

Lucio Norberto Mansilla
Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1789)

#Lucio_Norberto_Mansilla

Natalie Schafer
Natalie Schafer, American actress (b. 1900)

#Natalie_Schafer

Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh, English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (b. 1903)

#Evelyn_Waugh

Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1930)

#Richie_Benaud

Barbara Buchholz
Barbara Buchholz, German theremin player and composer (b. 1959)

#Barbara_Buchholz

Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (b. 1942)
Sue Townsend, English author and playwright (b. 1946)
Richard Hoggart, English author and academic (b. 1918)
Olive Lewin, Jamaican anthropologist, musicologist, and author (b. 1927)
Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Bangladeshi activist (b. 1911)
Akin Omoboriowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (b. 1922)
Lili Chookasian, Armenian-American operatic singer (b. 1921)
Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included: Ryszard Kaczorowski, Polish soldier and politician, 6th President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1919) Maria Kaczy?ska, Polish economist, First Lady of Poland (b. 1942) Lech Kaczy?ski, Polish lawyer and politician, 4th President of Poland (b. 1949) Anna Walentynowicz, Ukrainian-Polish journalist and activist (b. 1929)
Deborah Digges, American poet and educator (b. 1950)
Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)
Scott Gottlieb, American drummer (b. 1970)
Sak?p Sabanc?, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Sabanc? Holding (b. 1933)
Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
Jean Vander Pyl, American actress and voice artist (b. 1919)
Michael Dorris, American author and academic (b. 1945)
Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1924)
Chris Hani, South African activist and politician (b. 1942)
Sam Kinison, American comedian and actor (b. 1953)
Martin Hannett, English guitarist and producer (b. 1948)
Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955)
Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (b. 1899)
Hjalmar Mäe, Estonian politician (b. 1901)
Marjorie Main, American actress (b. 1890)
Harley Earl, American businessman (b. 1893)
Gustavs Celmi?š, Latvian lieutenant and politician (b. 1899)
Lloyd Casner, American race car driver, founded Casner Motor Racing Division (b. 1928)
Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish artist and musician (b. 1940)
André Berthomieu, French director and screenwriter (b. 1903)
Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1881)
Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant and author (b. 1887)
Andreas Faehlmann, Estonian-German sailor and engineer (b. 1898)
William Egon of Fürstenberg, German cardinal (b. 1629)
Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1578)
Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish soldier and poet (b. 1562)
Maud, English noblewoman (b. 1339)
Ahmad Fanakati, chief minister under Kublai Khan
Landulf I, prince of Benevento and Capua