People who died on October 10 120
✝
Paulinus of York
d. 644
Paulinus of York, English bishop and missionary
Abbas ibn Ali
d. 680
Abbas ibn Ali, son of Imam Ali
✝
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn
d. 680
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, son of Al-Husayn
✝
Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn
d. 680
Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn, son of Al-Husayn
Habib ibn Madhahir
d. 680
Habib ibn Madhahir
Husayn ibn Ali
d. 680 (b. 626)
Husayn ibn Ali, third Shia Imam and grandson of Muhammad (b. 626)
✝
Pope Valentine
d. 827 (b. 800)
Pope Valentine (b. 800)
✝
Wang Lingmou
d. 937
Wang Lingmou, chancellor of Wu
✝
Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1213
Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
✝
Patrick Dunbar, 8th Earl of Dunbar
d. 1308
Patrick Dunbar, 8th Earl of Dunbar
Hugh IV of Cyprus
d. 1359 (b. 1295)
Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
d. 1503 (b. 1438)
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1438)
Abel Tasman
d. 1659 (b. 1603)
Abel Tasman, Dutch merchant and explorer (b. 1603)
Thomas Traherne
d. 1674
Thomas Traherne, English poet (b. c. 1637)
Isaac de Benserade
d. 1691 (b. 1613)
Isaac de Benserade, French author and poet (b. 1613)
David Gregory (mathematician)
d. 1708 (b. 1659)
David Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1659)
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert
d. 1714 (b. 1646)
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist and academic (b. 1646)
Antoine Coysevox
d. 1720 (b. 1640)
Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (b. 1640)
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper
d. 1723 (b. 1665)
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1665)
Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil
d. 1725 (b. 1643)
Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, French politician, Governor of New France (b. 1643)
John Potter (bishop)
d. 1747 (b. 1674)
John Potter, English archbishop and academic (b. 1674)
Granville Elliott
d. 1759 (b. 1713)
Granville Elliott, English general (b. 1713)
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
d. 1765 (b. 1688)
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1688)
Francesco Antonio Zaccaria
d. 1795 (b. 1714)
Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian historian and theologian (b. 1714)
Gabriel Prosser
d. 1800 (b. 1776)
Gabriel Prosser, American rebel leader (b. 1776)
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772-1806)
d. 1806 (b. 1772)
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (b. 1772)
Ugo Foscolo
d. 1827 (b. 1778)
Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet (b. 1778)
Charles Fourier
d. 1837 (b. 1772)
Charles Fourier, French philosopher and academic (b. 1772)
George Washington Parke Custis
d. 1857 (b. 1781)
George Washington Parke Custis, American author and playwright (b. 1781)
William H. Seward
d. 1872 (b. 1801)
William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State (b. 1801)
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
d. 1875 (b. 1817)
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1817)
Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville
d. 1876 (b. 1814)
Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist and meteorologist (b. 1814)
Lip Pike
d. 1893 (b. 1845)
Lip Pike, American baseball player and manager (b. 1845)
Lorenzo Snow
d. 1901 (b. 1814)
Lorenzo Snow, American religious leader, 5th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1814)
Jack Daniel
d. 1911 (b. 1849)
Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (b. 1849)
Adolphus Busch
d. 1913 (b. 1839)
Adolphus Busch, German-American brewer and businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1839)
Katsura Tarō
d. 1913 (b. 1848)
Katsura Tarō, Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1848)
Carol I of Romania
d. 1914 (b. 1839)
Carol I of Romania (b. 1839)
Henry Dobson
d. 1918 (b. 1841)
Henry Dobson, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1841)
Andreas Karkavitsas
d. 1922 (b. 1866)
Andreas Karkavitsas, Greek physician and author (b. 1866)
August Kitzberg
d. 1927 (b. 1855)
August Kitzberg, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1855)
Gustave Whitehead
d. 1927 (b. 1874)
Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer (b. 1874)
Adolf Engler
d. 1930 (b. 1844)
Adolf Engler, German botanist and academic (b. 1844)
Gustave Loiseau
d. 1935 (b. 1865)
Gustave Loiseau, French painter (b. 1865)
Berton Churchill
d. 1940 (b. 1876)
Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1876)
Ted Horn
d. 1948 (b. 1910)
Ted Horn, American race car driver (b. 1910)
Chikuhei Nakajima
d. 1949 (b. 1884)
Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese engineer, businessman, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (b. 1884)
Erima Harvey Northcroft
d. 1953 (b. 1884)
Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand general, lawyer, and judge (b. 1884)
Karl Genzken
d. 1957 (b. 1885)
Karl Genzken, German physician (b. 1885)
Stancho Belkovski
d. 1962 (b. 1891)
Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian-Polish architect (b. 1891)
Roy Cazaly
d. 1963 (b. 1893)
Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1893)
Édith Piaf
d. 1963 (b. 1915)
Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1915)
Eddie Cantor
d. 1964 (b. 1892)
Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (b. 1892)
Heinrich Neuhaus
d. 1964 (b. 1888)
Heinrich Neuhaus, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and educator (b. 1888)
Charlotte Cooper (tennis)
d. 1966 (b. 1870)
Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (b. 1870)
Édouard Daladier
d. 1970 (b. 1884)
Édouard Daladier, French captain and politician, 105th Prime Minister of France (b. 1884)
John Cawte Beaglehole
d. 1971 (b. 1901)
John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian and scholar (b. 1901)
Ludwig von Mises
d. 1973 (b. 1881)
Ludwig von Mises, Ukrainian-American economist and sociologist (b. 1881)
✝
Werner Heyking
d. 1974 (b. 1913)
Werner Heyking, Danish actor (b. 1913)
Silvana Armenulić
d. 1976 (b. 1939)
Silvana Armenulić, Bosnian singer and actress (b. 1939)
✝
Mirsada Mirjana Bajraktarević
d. 1976 (b. 1951)
Mirsada Mirjana Bajraktarević, Bosnian singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
Angelo Muscat
d. 1977 (b. 1930)
Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor (b. 1930)
✝
Ralph Marterie
d. 1978 (b. 1914)
Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1914)
Ralph Metcalfe
d. 1978 (b. 1910)
Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (b. 1910)
✝
Christopher Evans (computer scientist)
d. 1979 (b. 1931)
Christopher Evans, English psychologist, computer scientist, and author (b. 1931)
Paul Paray
d. 1979 (b. 1886)
Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1886)
Jean Effel
d. 1982 (b. 1908)
Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (b. 1908)
Ralph Richardson
d. 1983 (b. 1902)
Ralph Richardson, English actor (b. 1902)
Yul Brynner
d. 1985 (b. 1920)
Yul Brynner, Russian actor (b. 1920)
Orson Welles
d. 1985 (b. 1915)
Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
Gleb Wataghin
d. 1986 (b. 1899)
Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (b. 1899)
✝
Behice Boran
d. 1987 (b. 1910)
Behice Boran, Turkish Marxist politician, author and sociologist (b. 1910)
✝
Tom Murton
d. 1990 (b. 1928)
Tom Murton, American penologist and activist (b. 1928)
✝
Nikolaos Pavlopoulos
d. 1990 (b. 1909)
Nikolaos Pavlopoulos, Greek sculptor and academic (b. 1909)
Nickolaus Hirschl
d. 1991 (b. 1906)
Nickolaus Hirschl, Austrian wrestler, discus thrower, and shot putter (b. 1906)
Michael J. S. Dewar
d. 1997 (b. 1918)
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model (b. 1918)
Clark Clifford
d. 1998 (b. 1906)
Clark Clifford, American captain, lawyer, and politician 9th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1906)
Marvin Gay, Sr.
d. 1998 (b. 1914)
Marvin Gay, Sr., American minister (b. 1914)
✝
Tommy Quaid
d. 1998 (b. 1957)
Tommy Quaid, Irish hurler and manager (b. 1957)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
d. 2000 (b. 1915)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1916)
✝
Eddie Futch
d. 2001 (b. 1911)
Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (b. 1911)
Vasily Mishin
d. 2001 (b. 1917)
Vasily Mishin, Russian engineer (b. 1917)
Eila Hiltunen
d. 2003 (b. 1922)
Eila Hiltunen, Finnish sculptor (b. 1922)
Eugene Istomin
d. 2003 (b. 1925)
Eugene Istomin, American pianist (b. 1925)
Ken Caminiti
d. 2004 (b. 1963)
Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (b. 1963)
Christopher Reeve
d. 2004 (b. 1952)
Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (b. 1952)
Arthur H. Robinson
d. 2004 (b. 1915)
Arthur H. Robinson, American geographer and cartographer (b. 1915)
Maurice Shadbolt
d. 2004 (b. 1932)
Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand author and playwright (b. 1932)
Wayne C. Booth
d. 2005 (b. 1921)
Wayne C. Booth, American educator and critic (b. 1921)
Milton Obote
d. 2005 (b. 1925)
Milton Obote, Ugandan politician, 2nd President of Uganda (b. 1925)
✝
Michael John Rogers
d. 2006 (b. 1932)
Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and academic (b. 1932)
Ian Scott (Ontario politician)
d. 2006 (b. 1934)
Ian Scott, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
✝
Kazuyoshi Miura (businessman)
d. 2008 (b. 1947)
Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese businessman (b. 1947)
Stephen Gately
d. 2009 (b. 1976)
Stephen Gately, Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (b. 1976)
Solomon Burke
d. 2010 (b. 1940)
Solomon Burke, American singer-songwriter and preacher (b. 1940)
Joan Sutherland
d. 2010 (b. 1926)
Joan Sutherland, Australian-Swiss soprano and actress (b. 1926)
Jagjit Singh
d. 2011 (b. 1941)
Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
Sam Gibbons
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Sam Gibbons, American captain and politician (b. 1920)
Alex Karras
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor (b. 1935)
Piotr Lenartowicz
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Piotr Lenartowicz, Polish philosopher and educator (b. 1934)
Basil L. Plumley
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Basil L. Plumley, American sergeant (b. 1920)
Mark Poster
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Mark Poster, American philosopher and educator (b. 1941)
Kyaw Zaw
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Kyaw Zaw, Burmese commander and politician (b. 1919)
Scott Carpenter
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1925)
Jay Conrad Levinson
d. 2013 (b. 1933)
Jay Conrad Levinson, American author and educator (b. 1933)
Sohei Miyashita
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Sohei Miyashita, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (b. 1927)
Cal Smith
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
Cal Smith, American singer and guitarist (b. 1932)
Olav Dale
d. 2014 (b. 1958)
Olav Dale, Norwegian saxophonist and composer (b. 1958)
✝
Damiana Eugenio
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Damiana Eugenio, Filipino author and academic (b. 1921)
✝
Valeri Karpov
d. 2014 (b. 1971)
Valeri Karpov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1971)
✝
Lari Ketner
d. 2014 (b. 1977)
Lari Ketner, American football and basketball player (b. 1977)
Pavel Landovský
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Pavel Landovský, Czech actor, director, and playwright (b. 1936)
✝
Ed Nimmervoll
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Ed Nimmervoll, Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (b. 1947)
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha
d. 2015 (b. 1952)
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Nigerian politician, Governor of Bayelsa State (b. 1952)
Hilla Becher
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Hilla Becher, German photographer and educator (b. 1934)
Richard F. Heck
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1931)
Steve Mackay
d. 2015 (b. 1949)
Steve Mackay, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
Sybil Stockdale
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Sybil Stockdale, American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (b. 1924)
Donn Fendler
d. 2016 (b. 1926)
Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (b. 1926)
Germanicus
d. ?
Germanicus, Roman general (b. 15 BC)