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History Deaths on August 10


Ernst Wetter
Ernst Wetter, Swiss lawyer and jurist (b. 1877)

#Ernst_Wetter

Pierre Fatou
Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1878)

#Pierre_Fatou

Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein, American financier (b. 1953)

#Jeffrey_Epstein

Yahya Khan
Yahya Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 3rd President of Pakistan (b. 1917)

#Yahya_Khan

Ippolito de' Medici
Ippolito de' Medici, Italian cardinal (b. 1509)

#Ippolito_de'_Medici

Louis II, Duke of Bourbon
Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1337)

#Louis_II,_Duke_of_Bourbon

John Boyle O'Reilly
John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer (b. 1844)

#John_Boyle_O'Reilly

Lou Boudreau
Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)

#Lou_Boudreau

Arthur Böttcher
Arthur Böttcher, German pathologist and anatomist (b. 1831)

#Arthur_Böttcher

Carlo Rambaldi
Carlo Rambaldi, Italian special effects artist (b. 1925)

#Carlo_Rambaldi

Adam Stansfield
Adam Stansfield, English footballer (b. 1978)

#Adam_Stansfield

Michael Haydn
Michael Haydn, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1737)

#Michael_Haydn

James E. Faust
James E. Faust, American lawyer and religious leader (b. 1920)

#James_E._Faust

Michael Houser
Michael Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962)

#Michael_Houser

Julia Peterkin
Julia Peterkin, American author (b. 1880)

#Julia_Peterkin

Henry Moseley
Henry Moseley, English physicist and engineer (b. 1887)

#Henry_Moseley

John J. Loud
John J. Loud, American inventor (b. 1844)

#John_J._Loud

Alf Morgans
Alf Morgans, Welsh-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1850)

#Alf_Morgans

David C. Jones
David C. Jones, American general (b. 1921)

#David_C._Jones

Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar
Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar, Spanish cardinal and diplomat (b. 1572)

#Alfonso_de_la_Cueva,_1st_Marquis_of_Bedmar

Dick Foran
Dick Foran, American actor and singer (b. 1910)

#Dick_Foran

Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (b. 1848)

#Otto_Lilienthal

Kan'ichi Asakawa
Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1873)

#Kan'ichi_Asakawa

Ioan Dicezare
Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (b. 1916)

#Ioan_Dicezare

Frank Demaree
Frank Demaree, American baseball player and manager (b. 1910)

#Frank_Demaree

William P. Clark Jr.
William P. Clark Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1931)

#William_P._Clark_Jr.

Endre Czeizel
Endre Czeizel, Hungarian physician, geneticist, and academic (b. 1935)

#Endre_Czeizel

Karl Andree
Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist (b. 1808)

#Karl_Andree

Guillaume Dubois
Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and politician, French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1656)

#Guillaume_Dubois

William W. Momyer
William W. Momyer, American general and pilot (b. 1916)

#William_W._Momyer

Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (b. 1184)

#Eleanor,_Fair_Maid_of_Brittany

Kathleen Ollerenshaw
Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (b. 1912)

#Kathleen_Ollerenshaw

Maarten Tromp
Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1598)

#Maarten_Tromp

Estes Kefauver
Estes Kefauver, American lawyer and politician (b. 1903)

#Estes_Kefauver

Eric IV of Denmark
Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216)

#Eric_IV_of_Denmark

Al-Wathiq
Al-Wathiq, Abbasid caliph (b. 816)

#Al-Wathiq

Eydie Gormé
Eydie Gormé, American singer and actress (b. 1928)

#Eydie_Gormé

Homer Burton Adkins
Homer Burton Adkins, American chemist (b. 1892)

#Homer_Burton_Adkins

Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (b. 1846)

#Pierre_Waldeck-Rousseau

Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (b. 1942)

#Isaac_Hayes

Bulcsú
Bulcsú, Hungarian tribal chieftain (horka)

#Bulcsú

Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain (b. 1713)

#Ferdinand_VI_of_Spain

Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson, English journalist, producer, and manager, co-founded Factory Records (b. 1950)

#Tony_Wilson

Robert H. Goddard
Robert H. Goddard, American physicist and engineer (b. 1882)

#Robert_H._Goddard

Montague Summers
Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (b. 1880)

#Montague_Summers

Conlon Nancarrow
Conlon Nancarrow, American-Mexican pianist and composer (b. 1912)

#Conlon_Nancarrow

Ádám Politzer
Ádám Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician and academic (b. 1835)

#Ádám_Politzer

Bert Oldfield
Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer (b. 1894)

#Bert_Oldfield

János Kodolányi
János Kodolányi, Hungarian author (b. 1899)

#János_Kodolányi

Aletta Jacobs
Aletta Jacobs, Dutch physician (b. 1854)

#Aletta_Jacobs

Dotty Lynch
Dotty Lynch, American journalist and academic (b. 1945)

#Dotty_Lynch

Rin Tin Tin
Rin Tin Tin, American acting dog (b. 1918)

#Rin_Tin_Tin

Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet
Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English lawyer and politician (b. 1758)

#Sir_John_St_Aubyn,_5th_Baronet

Hon'inb? Sh?saku
Hon'inb? Sh?saku, Japanese Go player (b. 1829)

#Hon'inb?_Sh?saku

Esmé Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond
Esmé Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond (b. 1649)

#Esmé_Stewart,_2nd_Duke_of_Richmond

Allan Ramsay (artist)
Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (b. 1713)

#Allan_Ramsay_(artist)

Tekuder
Tekuder, Khan of the Mongol Ilkhanate

#Tekuder

Eriek Verpale
Eriek Verpale, Belgian author and poet (b. 1952)

#Eriek_Verpale

Kristen Nygaard
Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and politician (b. 1926)

#Kristen_Nygaard

Ruth Pfau, German-Pakistani doctor and nun (b. 1929)
Knut Osnes, Norwegian footballer and coach (b. 1922)
Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1941)
Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (b. 1930)
Jim Command, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)
Amy Wallace, American author (b. 1955)
Jody Payne, American singer and guitarist (b. 1936)
Jonathan Dawson, Australian historian and academic (b. 1941)
Irving Fein, American producer and manager (b. 1911)
Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (b. 1963)
Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
David L. Wolper, American director and producer (b. 1928)
Markus Liebherr, German-Swiss businessman (b. 1948)
Jean Rédélé, French race car driver and pilot, founded Alpine (b. 1922)
Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1925)
Gilbert Parkhouse, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1925)
Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya, Indian historian, scholar, and critic (b. 1899)
Jennifer Paterson, English chef and television presenter (b. 1928)
Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian director and screenwriter (b. 1953)
Euronymous, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (b. 1968)
L?u Tr?ng L?, Vietnamese poet and playwright (b. 1912)
Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer and politician, 163rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1893)
Nate Barragar, American football player and sergeant (b. 1906)
Anderson Bigode Herzer, Brazilian author and poet (b. 1962)
Walter Gerlach, German physicist and academic (b. 1889)
Hamide Ay?e Sultan, Ottoman princess (b. 1887)
Robert Adair, American-born British actor (b. 1900)
Andrew Brown, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1870)
Erich Löwenhardt, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
Franz Aepinus, German-Russian philosopher and academic (b. 1724)
Ignaz Anton von Indermauer, Austrian nobleman and government official (b. 1759)
Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France, Brother of Henry II (b. 1518)

#Francis_III,_Duke_of_Brittany

John of La Verna, Italian ascetic (b. 1259)
Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht
Conrad ('the Red'), duke of Lorraine
Eanbald, archbishop of York
Fastrada, Frankish noblewoman (b. 765)
Lawrence of Rome, Spanish-Italian deacon and saint (b. 225)