People who died on August 10 96
Lawrence of Rome
d. 258 (b. 225)
Lawrence of Rome, Spanish-Italian deacon and saint (b. 225)
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Fastrada
d. 794 (b. 765)
Fastrada, Frankish noblewoman (b. 765)
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Eanbald (died 796)
d. 796
Eanbald, archbishop of York
Al-Wathiq
d. 847 (b. 812)
Al-Wathiq, Abbasid caliph (b. 816)
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Bulcsú
d. 955
Bulcsú, Hungarian tribal chieftain (horka)
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Conrad, Duke of Lorraine
d. 955
Conrad ('the Red'), duke of Lorraine
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
d. 1241 (b. 1184)
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (b. 1184)
Eric IV of Denmark
d. 1250 (b. 1216)
Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216)
Tekuder
d. 1284
Tekuder, Khan of the Mongol Ilkhanate
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Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair
d. 1316
Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht
John of La Verna
d. 1322 (b. 1259)
John of La Verna, Italian ascetic (b. 1259)
Louis II, Duke of Bourbon
d. 1410 (b. 1337)
Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1337)
Ippolito de' Medici
d. 1535 (b. 1509)
Ippolito de' Medici, Italian cardinal (b. 1509)
Francis III, Duke of Brittany
d. 1536 (b. 1518)
Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France, Brother of Henry II (b. 1518)
Maarten Tromp
d. 1653 (b. 1598)
Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1598)
Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar
d. 1655 (b. 1572)
Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar, Spanish cardinal and diplomat (b. 1572)
Esmé Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond
d. 1660 (b. 1649)
Esmé Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond (b. 1649)
Guillaume Dubois
d. 1723 (b. 1656)
Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and politician (d. 1723)
Ferdinand VI of Spain
d. 1759 (b. 1713)
Ferdinand VI of Spain (d. 1759)
Allan Ramsay (artist)
d. 1784 (b. 1713)
Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (b. 1713)
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Ignaz Anton von Indermauer
d. 1796 (b. 1759)
Ignaz Anton von Indermauer, Austrian nobleman and government official (b. 1759)
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Franz Aepinus
d. 1802 (b. 1724)
Franz Aepinus, German-Russian philosopher and academic (b. 1724)
Michael Haydn
d. 1806 (b. 1737)
Michael Haydn, Austrian singer and composer (d. 1806)
Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet
d. 1839 (b. 1758)
Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English lawyer and politician (b. 1758)
Honinbo Shusaku
d. 1862 (b. 1829)
Hon'inbō Shūsaku, Japanese Go player (b. 1829)
Karl Andree
d. 1875 (b. 1808)
Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist (b. 1808)
Arthur Böttcher
d. 1889 (b. 1831)
Arthur Böttcher, German pathologist and anatomist (b. 1831)
John Boyle O'Reilly
d. 1890 (b. 1844)
John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer (b. 1844)
Otto Lilienthal
d. 1896 (b. 1848)
Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (b. 1848)
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
d. 1904 (b. 1846)
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (b. 1846)
Henry Moseley
d. 1915 (b. 1887)
Henry Moseley, English physicist and engineer (b. 1887)
John J. Loud
d. 1916 (b. 1844)
John J. Loud, American inventor (b. 1844)
Erich Löwenhardt
d. 1918 (b. 1897)
Erich Löwenhardt, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
Ádám Politzer
d. 1920 (b. 1835)
Ádám Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician and anatomist (d. 1920)
Pierre Fatou
d. 1929 (b. 1878)
Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1878)
Aletta Jacobs
d. 1929 (b. 1854)
Aletta Jacobs, Dutch physician (b. 1854)
Rin Tin Tin
d. 1932 (b. 1918)
Rin Tin Tin, American acting dog (b. 1918)
Alf Morgans
d. 1933 (b. 1850)
Alf Morgans, Welsh-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1850)
Robert H. Goddard
d. 1945 (b. 1882)
Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic (d. 1945)
Kan'ichi Asakawa
d. 1948 (b. 1873)
Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1873)
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Andrew Brown (soccer)
d. 1948 (b. 1870)
Andrew Brown, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1870)
Montague Summers
d. 1948 (b. 1880)
Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (b. 1880)
Homer Burton Adkins
d. 1949 (b. 1892)
Homer Burton Adkins, American chemist (b. 1892)
Robert Adair (actor)
d. 1954 (b. 1900)
Robert Adair, American-born British actor (b. 1900)
Frank Demaree
d. 1958 (b. 1910)
Frank Demaree, American baseball player and manager (b. 1910)
Hamide Ayşe Sultan
d. 1960 (b. 1887)
Hamide Ayşe Sultan, Ottoman princess (b. 1887)
Julia Peterkin
d. 1961 (b. 1880)
Julia Peterkin, American author (b. 1880)
Estes Kefauver
d. 1963 (b. 1903)
Estes Kefauver, American lawyer and politician (b. 1903)
Ernst Wetter
d. 1963 (b. 1877)
Ernst Wetter, Swiss lawyer and politician, 48th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1963)
János Kodolányi
d. 1969 (b. 1899)
János Kodolányi, Hungarian author (b. 1899)
Bert Oldfield
d. 1976 (b. 1894)
Bert Oldfield, Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1976)
Dick Foran
d. 1979 (b. 1910)
Dick Foran, American actor and singer (b. 1910)
Walter Gerlach
d. 1979 (b. 1889)
Walter Gerlach, German physicist and academic (b. 1889)
Yahya Khan
d. 1980 (b. 1917)
Yahya Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 3rd President of Pakistan (b. 1917)
Anderson Bigode Herzer
d. 1982 (b. 1962)
Anderson Bigode Herzer, Brazilian author and poet (b. 1962)
Nate Barragar
d. 1985 (b. 1906)
Nate Barragar, American football player and sergeant (b. 1906)
Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas
d. 1987 (b. 1893)
Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer and politician, 163rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1893)
Lưu Trọng Lư
d. 1991 (b. 1912)
Lưu Trọng Lư Vietnamese poet and playwright (b. 1912)
Euronymous
d. 1993 (b. 1968)
Euronymous, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (b. 1968)
Jean-Claude Lauzon
d. 1997 (b. 1953)
Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 1997)
Conlon Nancarrow
d. 1997 (b. 1912)
Conlon Nancarrow, American-Mexican pianist and composer (b. 1912)
Jennifer Paterson
d. 1999 (b. 1928)
Jennifer Paterson, English chef and television presenter (b. 1928)
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Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya
d. 1999 (b. 1899)
Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya, Indian historian, scholar, and critic (b. 1899)
Gilbert Parkhouse
d. 2000 (b. 1925)
Gilbert Parkhouse, Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1925)
Lou Boudreau
d. 2001 (b. 1917)
Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
Michael Houser
d. 2002 (b. 1962)
Michael Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962)
Kristen Nygaard
d. 2002 (b. 1926)
Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (d. 2002)
Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler
d. 2007 (b. 1925)
Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1925)
James E. Faust
d. 2007 (b. 1920)
James E. Faust, American lawyer and religious leader (b. 1920)
Jean Rédélé
d. 2007 (b. 1922)
Jean Rédélé, French race car driver and pilot, founded Alpine (b. 1922)
Tony Wilson
d. 2007 (b. 1950)
Tony Wilson, English journalist, producer, and manager, co-founded Factory Records (b. 1950)
Isaac Hayes
d. 2008 (b. 1942)
Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 2008)
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Markus Liebherr
d. 2010 (b. 1948)
Markus Liebherr, German-Swiss businessman (b. 1948)
Adam Stansfield
d. 2010 (b. 1978)
Adam Stansfield, English footballer (b. 1978)
David L. Wolper
d. 2010 (b. 1928)
David L. Wolper, American director and producer (b. 1928)
Billy Grammer
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
Philippe Bugalski
d. 2012 (b. 1963)
Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (b. 1963)
Ioan Dicezare
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (d. 2012)
Irving Fein
d. 2012 (b. 1911)
Irving Fein, American producer and manager (b. 1911)
William W. Momyer
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
William W. Momyer, American general and pilot (b. 1916)
Carlo Rambaldi
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Carlo Rambaldi, Italian special effects artist (d. 2012)
William P. Clark Jr.
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
William P. Clark Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1931)
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Jonathan Dawson
d. 2013 (b. 1941)
Jonathan Dawson, Australian historian and academic (b. 1941)
Eydie Gormé
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Eydie Gormé, American singer (d. 2013)
David C. Jones
d. 2013 (b. 1921)
David C. Jones, American general (b. 1921)
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Jody Payne
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Jody Payne, American singer and guitarist (b. 1936)
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Amy Wallace
d. 2013 (b. 1955)
Amy Wallace, American author (b. 1955)
Jim Command
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Jim Command, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)
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Dotty Lynch
d. 2014 (b. 1945)
Dotty Lynch, American journalist and academic (b. 1945)
Kathleen Ollerenshaw
d. 2014 (b. 1912)
Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (d. 2014)
Bob Wiesler
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (d. 2014)
Buddy Baker
d. 2015 (b. 1941)
Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1941)
Endre Czeizel
d. 2015 (b. 1935)
Endre Czeizel, Hungarian physician, geneticist, and academic (b. 1935)
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Knut Osnes
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Knut Osnes, Norwegian footballer and coach (b. 1922)
Eriek Verpale
d. 2015 (b. 1952)
Eriek Verpale, Belgian author and poet (b. 1952)
Ruth Pfau
d. 2017 (b. 1929)
Ruth Pfau, German-Pakistani doctor and nun (b. 1929)