October 10th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 10th
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2010![Solomon Burke]()
American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
Australian operatic soprano (Born 1926)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009Irish singer-songwriter dancer and actor (Boyzone) (d. 2009)
contemporary Kurdish writer and novelist (Born 1953)
American musician, best known as the guitarist, lyricist, backing vocalist, and the only remaining original founding member for the thrash metal band, Anthrax. Ian is the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. He has hosted 'The Rock Show' on VH1 and has appeared on VH1's 'I Love the...' series, 'Heavy: The Story of …
American literary critic (Born 1921)
New Zealand author and playwright (d. 2004)
American cartographer (Born 1915)
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American actress and singer (Born 1948)
American boxer and trainer (d. 2001)
Soviet rocket designer (Born 1917)
Ceylon politician, the first female Prime Minister of Ceylon. She was elected to the post in 1960, following her husband's assassination, and served until 1977. Born to a wealthy and aristocratic family, she married Bandaranaike and had three kids. When her husband was killed on 9/25/1959, she entered the political ring, working with the Party until 1964. The following year, …
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1998United States Secretary of Defense (Born 1906)
Irish hurler (Born 1957)
Lead singer (Sweet), dies of heart failure at 52
Submariner, dies at 83
Trade unionist, dies at 54
Actor / disc jockey, dies at 72
Writer / traveller, dies at 79
Ceramicist, dies at 65
Italian noted family, the grandson of Guccio Gucci, founder of a fashion empire. He was the son of Aldo and nephew of Rodolfo, the two sons of the founder of the family fortune. When the old man died in 1953, the two sons took over the business. Aldo had three sons, Paolo, Roberto and Georgio. When Aldo died in 1983 …
Baseball player, dies at 100
Wheelchair-race world record holder, hit by truck at 31
Campaigner, dies at 30
Record company owner, dies at 47
Writer, dies at 86
Wife of Lindbergh baby kidnapper Bruno, dies at 95
Composer, dies at 64
Archaeologist, dies at 74
US guitarist, commits suicide at 48
French pianist (Debussy, Haydn), dies at 46
Algerian doctor, murdered at 52
Actor (Amazing Colossal Man), dies at 78
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American actor and comedian. Foxx was known for taking raucous black comedy and bringing it into the mainstream of American culture on the television sitcom "Sanford and Son." Foxx was deserted by his father when he was age four. His dad left him, his older brother and his mother penniless. A mischievous child, Foxx was once expelled from school for …
Dies after long illness at 34
Greek sculptor and writer (Born 1909)
American penologist (Born 1928)
Dies at 39
Actor (Mistress of the World), dies at 67
NFL referee, dies at age 56.
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1986Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (d. 1986)
American actor, director, producer and writer who presented his sensational drama, "War Of The Worlds," by radio on 10/31/1938. The presentation of the show was so convincing that some people around the country thought that aliens had truly invaded, creating a public panic. A brilliant talent, Welles appeared in many films, including "Citizen Kane," 1941, a film which earned him …
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Russian-American actor who was dynamic, slightly mysterious and famous for his shaven head and piercing gaze. The son of a Mongolian mining engineer and a gypsy mother who died at his birth, he spent his first eight years in China. He was then sent to live with his maternal grandmother in Paris, but she died soon after. He attended school …
England, United Kingdom -- Actor (Anna Karenina, Dr Zhivago)
English actor (Richard III), dies at 80
American academic and politician
Actor (Little Rascal), dies at 49
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979French conductor, organist and composer.
British psychologist and computer scientist (Born 1931)
Dutch WWII resistance fighter / lawyer, dies at 86
American politician (Representative-Democrat-Illinois), dies at age 68.
Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1978)
American sprinter and politician (d. 1978)
Maltese-English actor (d. 1977)
Yugoslavian folk singer (Born 1939)
Dies at 88
Writer, dies at 73
Flemish writer (Paradise Bird), dies at 71
New Zealand historian (Born 1901)
Premier of France (1933..40), dies at 86
Polish Minister of Maritime (1956-68), dies at 60
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1968Dutch actress (Abandoned Child), dies at 71
Composer, dies at 66
Composer, dies at 63
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American entertainer who, as a star of stage, radio, TV and movies, was a singer and comedian known for tears-and-laughter comedy and popping eyeballs. After doing vaudeville and burlesque, he starred in musical comedy in the '20s. Cantor was among the investors who suffered from a fiscal loss in the crash of 1929.
Ukrainian-Russian pianist and educator (d. 1964)
Composer, dies at 71
Writer
Orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at 52
Australian footballer and coach (d. 1963)
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959German nobility, the Prince of Lüneburg from 1636 to 1648. Frederick was the tenth child of William the Younger (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark. He became bishop's adjutor in the Bishopric of Ratzeburg and was elected propst (provost) of the Archdiocese of Bremen. Frederick belonged to the New House of Lüneburg. He died on 10 December 1648.
German physician (d. 1957)
New Zealand judge (Born 1884)
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1948American race car driver, he won National Championship titles in 1946, 1947 and 1948. He was killed in a racing accident on a DuQuoin, IL raceway on October 10, 1948. He was inducted into the Motor sports Hall of Fame in 1993.
Austria Poet / writer (Schlemihle), dies at 68
Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1940)
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1935Arthur Henderson was the first UK cabinet minister from the Labour Party, the 1934 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and served three terms as the Leader of the Labour Party. He was popular among his colleagues, who called him "Uncle Arthur" in acknowledgement of his integrity, devotion to the cause and unperturbability. He was a transition figure whose policies were closer …
German engineer (Maschinenelemente), dies at 84
German botanist (Born 1844)
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1927German-born aviation pioneer who emigrated to the United States in 1893. He designed and built gliders, flying machines and engines in the USA between 1897 and 1915. Controversy surrounds published accounts and Whitehead's own claims that he flew a powered machine successfully several times in 1901 and 1902, predating the first flights by the Wright Brothers in 1903. He died …
Greek writer (Born 1866)
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1914I of Romania (Born 1839)
Mayor (Amsterdam) / foreign minister, dies at 73
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania (1881-1914)
German-American entrepreneur and executive at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis, MO. After completing his education in Germany and trying various jobs, he moved to the U.S. in 1857. Two years later, with his brother, he opened a brewery supply store. In 1861, Busch's brother married one of the Anheuser daughters and Adolphus became a partner in the Anheuser Brewery. …
Prime Minister of Japan (Born 1848)
American Distiller and the founder of 's Tennessee whiskey distillery (Born 1846 or 1850)
Dutch artist, impressionistic landscape painter of the Hague School and third of three brothers who were all noted painters.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on October 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1901American religious leader 5th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1901)