April 10

This article is about the day of the year. For the song by Garbage, see April Tenth.

April 10 in recent years

2024 (Wednesday)

2023 (Monday)

2022 (Sunday)

2021 (Saturday)

2020 (Friday)

2019 (Wednesday)

2018 (Tuesday)

2017 (Monday)

2016 (Sunday)

2015 (Friday)

April 10 is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 265 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

• 428 – Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.
• 837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
• 1407 – Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".
• 1500 – Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
• 1606 – The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
• 1710 – The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
• 1741 – War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
• 1809 – Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.
• 1815 – The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.
• 1816 – The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
• 1821 – Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
• 1826 – The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
• 1858 – After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
• 1864 – Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.
• 1865 – American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
• 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
• 1868 – At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
• 1872 – The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
• 1887 – On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
• 1912 – RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
• 1916 – The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
• 1919 – Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
• 1925 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
• 1941 – World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
• 1944 – Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
• 1957 – The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
• 1963 – One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
• 1968 – The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm- the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
• 1970 – Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
• 1971 – Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
• 1972 – Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are accidentally discovered by construction workers in Shandong.
• 1972 – Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
• 1973 – Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland killing 108 people.
• 1979 – Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
• 1988 – The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
• 1991 – Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.
• 1991 – A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
• 1998 – The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
• 2009 – President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.
• 2010 – Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.
• 2016 – The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship.
• 2016 – An earthquake, of 6.6 magnitude, strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.

Births

• 401 – Theodosius II, Roman emperor (d. 450)
• 1018 – Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and vizier (d. 1092)
• 1389 – Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)
• 1472 – Margaret of York, English princess (d. 1472)
• 1480 – Philibert II, duke of Savoy (d. 1504)
• 1487 – William I, count of Nassau-Dillenburg (d. 1559)
• 1512 – James V, king of Scotland (d. 1542)
• 1579 – Augustus II, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1666)
• 1583 – Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist (d. 1645)
• 1603 – Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (d. 1647)
• 1651 – Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1708)
• 1656 – René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian settler, founded Rimouski (d. 1718)
• 1704 – Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (d. 1766)
• 1707 – Michel Corrette, French organist, composer, and author (d. 1795)
• 1713 – John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (d. 1788)
• 1755 – Samuel Hahnemann, German-French physician and academic (d. 1843)
• 1762 – Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic (d. 1834)
• 1769 – Jean Lannes, French marshal (d. 1809)
• 1778 – William Hazlitt, English essayist and critic (d. 1830)
• 1794 – Matthew C. Perry, English-Scottish American commander (d. 1858)
• 1806 – Juliette Drouet, French actress (d. 1883)
• 1806 – Leonidas Polk, Scottish-American general and bishop (d. 1884)
• 1827 – Lew Wallace, American general, lawyer, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (d. 1905)
• 1829 – William Booth, English minister, founded The Salvation Army (d. 1912)
• 1847 – Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (d. 1911)
• 1864 – Eugen d'Albert, Scottish-German pianist and composer (d. 1932)
• 1865 – Jack Miner, American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist (d. 1944)
• 1867 – George William Russell, Irish author, poet, and painter (d. 1935)
• 1868 – George Arliss, English actor and playwright (d. 1946)
• 1868 – Asriel Günzig, Moravian rabbi (d. 1931)
• 1873 – Kyösti Kallio, Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th President of Finland (d. 1940)
• 1877 – Alfred Kubin, Austrian author and illustrator (d. 1959)
• 1879 – Bernhard Gregory, Estonian-German chess player (d. 1939)
• 1879 – Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (d. 1921)
• 1880 – Frances Perkins, American sociologist, academic, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 1965)
• 1880 – Montague Summers, English clergyman and author (d. 1948)
• 1886 – Johnny Hayes, American runner and trainer (d. 1965)
• 1887 – Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
• 1889 – Louis Rougier, French philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1982)
• 1891 – Frank Barson, English footballer and coach (d. 1968)
• 1893 – Otto Steinböck, Austrian zoologist (d. 1969)
• 1894 – Ben Nicholson, British painter (d. 1982)
• 1897 – Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 1990)
• 1900 – Arnold Orville Beckman, American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (d. 2004)
• 1901 – Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil, Indian economist (d. 1971)
• 1903 – Clare Turlay Newberry, American author and illustrator (d. 1970)
• 1906 – Steve Anderson, American hurdler (d. 1988)
• 1910 – Margaret Clapp, American scholar and academic (d. 1974)
• 1910 – Helenio Herrera, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1997)
• 1910 – Paul Sweezy, American economist and publisher, founded the Monthly Review (d. 2004)
• 1911 – Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
• 1911 – Maurice Schumann, French journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs for France (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovenia (d. 1953)
• 1913 – Stefan Heym, German-American soldier and author (d. 2001)
• 1914 – Jack Badcock, Australian cricketer (d. 1982)
• 1915 – Harry Morgan, American actor and director (d. 2011)
• 1915 – Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (d. 2014)
• 1916 – Lee Jung-seob, Korean painter (d. 1956)
• 1917 – Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (d. 2013)
• 1917 – Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
• 1919 – John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (d. 2014)
• 1921 – Chuck Connors, American baseball player and actor (d. 1992)
• 1921 – Jake Warren, Canadian soldier and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (d. 2008)
• 1921 – Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003)
• 1923 – Roger Gaillard, Haitian historian and author (d. 2000)
• 1923 – Jane Kean, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 1923 – Floyd Simmons, American decathlete and actor (d. 2008)
• 1923 – John Watkins, South African cricketer
• 1924 – Kenneth Noland, American soldier and painter (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Linda Goodman, American astrologer and author (d. 1995)
• 1925 – Angelo Poffo, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Jacques Castérède, French pianist and composer (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Junior Samples, American comedian (Hee Haw) (d. 1983)
• 1927 – Norma Candal, Puerto Rican-American actress (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
• 1929 – Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (d. 1959)
• 1929 – Liz Sheridan, American actress
• 1929 – Max von Sydow, Swedish-French actor
• 1930 – Claude Bolling, French pianist, composer, and actor
• 1930 – Dolores Huerta, American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers
• 1931 – Kishori Amonkar, Indian classical vocalist (d. 2017)
• 1932 – Delphine Seyrig, Swiss/Alsatian French actress (d. 1990)
• 1932 – Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
• 1933 – Rokusuke Ei, Japanese composer and author (d. 2016)
• 1933 – Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (d. 2013)
• 1934 – David Halberstam, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
• 1935 – John A. Bennett, American soldier (d. 1961)
• 1935 – Patrick Garland, English actor and director (d. 2013)
• 1935 – Peter Hollingworth, Australian bishop, 23rd Governor General of Australia
• 1936 – John Howell, English long jumper
• 1936 – John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1936 – Bobbie Smith, American singer (d. 2013)
• 1937 – Bella Akhmadulina, Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (d. 2010)
• 1938 – Don Meredith, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator
• 1940 – Gloria Hunniford, British radio and television host
• 1941 – Harold Long, Canadian politician (d. 2013)
• 1941 – Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer
• 1942 – Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)
• 1942 – Ian Callaghan, English footballer
• 1942 – Stuart Dybek, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
• 1943 – Andrzej Badeński, Polish-German sprinter (d. 2008)
• 1943 – Margaret Pemberton, English author
• 1945 – Kevin Berry, Australian swimmer (d. 2006)
• 1946 – David Angell, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2001)
• 1946 – Bob Watson, American baseball player and manager
• 1946 – Adolf Winkelmann, German director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 – David A. Adler, American author and educator
• 1947 – Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer
• 1948 – Mel Blount, American football player
• 1949 – Daniel Mangeas, French banker and sportscaster
• 1950 – Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player and manager
• 1950 – Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (d. 1992)
• 1951 – David Helvarg, American journalist and activist
• 1952 – Narayan Rane, Indian politician, 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• 1952 – Masashi Sada, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and producer
• 1952 – Steven Seagal, American actor, producer, and martial artist
• 1953 – David Moorcroft, English runner and businessman
• 1953 – Pamela Wallin, Swedish-Canadian journalist, academic, and politician
• 1954 – Paul Bearer, American wrestler and manager (d. 2013)
• 1954 – Anne Lamott, American author and educator
• 1954 – Peter MacNicol, American actor
• 1954 – Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author
• 1955 – Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress
• 1956 – Carol V. Robinson, English chemist and academic
• 1957 – Aliko Dangote, Nigerian businessman, founded Dangote Group
• 1957 – John M. Ford, American author and poet (d. 2006)
• 1957 – Steve Gustafson, Spanish-American bass player
• 1957 – Rosemary Hill, English historian and author
• 1958 – Bob Bell, Northern Irish engineer
• 1958 – Yefim Bronfman, Uzbek-American pianist
• 1958 – Brigitte Holzapfel, German high jumper
• 1959 – Babyface, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1959 – Yvan Loubier, Canadian economist and politician
• 1959 – Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1960 – Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group
• 1960 – Katrina Leskanich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1960 – Terry Teagle, American basketball player
• 1961 – Nicky Campbell, Scottish broadcaster and journalist
• 1961 – Joe Cole, American roadie and author (d. 1991)
• 1961 – Carole Goble, English computer scientist and academic
• 1961 – Mark Jones, American basketball player
• 1962 – Steve Tasker, American football player and sportscaster
• 1963 – Warren DeMartini, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1963 – Jeff Gray, American baseball player and coach
• 1963 – Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1965 – Tim Alexander, American drummer and songwriter
• 1966 – Steve Claridge, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
• 1967 – Donald Dufresne, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1967 – David Rovics, American singer-songwriter
• 1968 – Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (d. 1996)
• 1968 – Orlando Jones, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1969 – Steve Glasson, Australian lawn bowler
• 1969 – Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
• 1970 – Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Leonard Doroftei, Romanian-Canadian boxer
• 1970 – Kenny Lattimore, American singer-songwriter
• 1970 – Q-Tip, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1971 – Brad William Henke, American football player and actor
• 1971 – Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer and coach
• 1971 – Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1972 – Ian Harvey, Australian cricketer
• 1972 – Priit Kasesalu, Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype
• 1972 – Gordon Buchanan, Scottish film maker
• 1973 – Guillaume Canet, French actor and director
• 1973 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1973 – Aidan Moffat, Scottish singer-songwriter
• 1973 – Christopher Simmons, Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic
• 1974 – Eric Greitens, American soldier, author and politician
• 1974 – Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
• 1975 – Chris Carrabba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1975 – Terrence Lewis, Indian dancer and choreographer
• 1975 – Matthew Phillips, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
• 1975 – David Harbour, American actor
• 1976 – Clare Buckfield, English actress
• 1976 – Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer
• 1976 – Sara Renner, Canadian skier
• 1977 – Stephanie Sheh, Taiwanese-American voice actress, director, and producer
• 1978 – Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist
• 1979 – Iván Alonso, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 – Kenyon Coleman, American football player
• 1979 – Rachel Corrie, American author and activist (d. 2003)
• 1979 – Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
• 1979 – Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer-songwriter
• 1979 – Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
• 1980 – Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player and model
• 1980 – Charlie Hunnam, English actor
• 1980 – Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer
• 1980 – Kasey Kahne, American race car driver
• 1980 – Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1981 – Laura Bell Bundy, American actress and singer
• 1981 – Liz McClarnon, English singer and dancer
• 1981 – Michael Pitt, American actor, model and musician
• 1981 – Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Andre Ethier, American baseball player
• 1982 – Chyler Leigh, American actress and singer
• 1983 – Jamie Chung, American actress
• 1983 – Andrew Dost, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1983 – Ryan Merriman, American actor
• 1983 – Hannes Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1984 – Faustina Agolley, Ghanaian/Chinese Malaysian English-Australian television host and producer
• 1984 – Jeremy Barrett, American figure skater
• 1984 – Mandy Moore, English/Irish/Russian-American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1984 – David Obua, Ugandan footballer
• 1984 – Damien Perquis, French-Polish footballer
• 1984 – Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
• 1985 – Barkhad Abdi, Somali-American actor and director
• 1985 – Willo Flood, Irish footballer
• 1985 – Jesús Gámez, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Olivia Borlée, Belgian sprinter
• 1986 – Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer
• 1986 – Corey Kluber, American baseball pitcher
• 1986 – Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
• 1986 – Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer
• 1986 – Andrei Strelnikov, Russian footballer
• 1987 – Shay Mitchell, Canadian actress and model
• 1987 – Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano
• 1988 – Chris Heston, American baseball pitcher
• 1988 – Haley Joel Osment, American actor
• 1990 – Ben Amos, English footballer
• 1990 – Andile Jali, South African footballer
• 1990 – Ricky Leutele, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
• 1990 – Maren Morris, American singer
• 1990 – Alex Pettyfer, English actor
• 1991 – AJ Michalka, American actress and singer
• 1992 – Jack Buchanan, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – Sadio Mané, Senegalese footballer
• 1992 – Daisy Ridley, English actress
• 1993 – Sofia Carson, American singer and actress
• 1995 – Ian Nelson, American actor
• 1996 – Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australian tennis player
• 1996 – Audrey Whitby, American actress
• 1998 – Anna Pogorilaya, Russian figure skater
• 2001 – Ky Baldwin, Australian singer and actor

Deaths

• 879 – Louis the Stammerer, king of West Francia (b. 846)
• 943 – Landulf I, prince of Benevento and Capua
• 948 – Hugh of Arles, king of Italy
• 1008 – Notker of Liège, French bishop (b. 940)
• 1216 – Eric X, king of Sweden (b. 1180)
• 1282 – Ahmad Fanakati, chief minister under Kublai Khan
• 1309 – Elisabeth von Rapperswil, Swiss countess (b. 1261)
• 1362 – Maud, English noblewoman (b. 1339)
• 1500 – Michael Tarchaniota Marullus, Greek scholar and poet
• 1533 – Frederick I, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1471)
• 1545 – Costanzo Festa, Italian composer
• 1585 – Gregory XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1502)
• 1598 – Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (b. 1548)
• 1599 – Gabrielle d'Estrées, French mistress of Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
• 1601 – Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish soldier and poet (b. 1562)
• 1619 – Thomas Jones, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1550)
• 1640 – Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1578)
• 1644 – William Brewster, English official and pilgrim leader (b. 1566)
• 1646 – Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576)
• 1667 – Jan Marek Marci, Czech physician and author (b. 1595)
• 1704 – William Egon of Fürstenberg, German cardinal (b. 1629)
• 1756 – Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (b. 1661)
• 1760 – Jean Lebeuf, French historian and author (b. 1687)
• 1786 – John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1723)
• 1806 – Horatio Gates, English-American general (b. 1727)
• 1813 – Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1736)
• 1823 – Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (b. 1757)
• 1871 – Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1789)
• 1904 – Isabella II, Spanish queen (b. 1830)
• 1909 – Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (b. 1837)
• 1919 – Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (b. 1879)
• 1920 – Moritz Cantor, German mathematician and historian (b. 1829)
• 1931 – Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (b. 1883)
• 1935 – Rosa Campbell Praed, Australian novelist (b. 1851)
• 1938 – King Oliver, American cornet player and bandleader (b. 1885)
• 1942 – Carl Schenstrøm, Danish actor and director (b. 1881)
• 1943 – Andreas Faehlmann, Estonian-German sailor and engineer (b. 1898)
• 1945 – Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer and typographer (b. 1882)
• 1947 – Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant and author (b. 1887)
• 1950 – Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1876)
• 1954 – Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (b. 1862)
• 1954 – Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888)
• 1955 – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1881)
• 1958 – Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
• 1960 – André Berthomieu, French director and screenwriter (b. 1903)
• 1962 – Michael Curtiz, Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1886)
• 1962 – Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish artist and musician (b. 1940)
• 1965 – Lloyd Casner, American race car driver, founded Casner Motor Racing Division (b. 1928)
• 1965 – Linda Darnell, American actress (b. 1923)
• 1966 – Evelyn Waugh, English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (b. 1903)
• 1968 – Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian lieutenant and politician (b. 1899)
• 1969 – Harley Earl, American businessman (b. 1893)
• 1975 – Walker Evans, American photographer (b. 1903)
• 1975 – Marjorie Main, American actress (b. 1890)
• 1978 – Hjalmar Mäe, Estonian politician (b. 1901)
• 1979 – Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1911)
• 1980 – Kay Medford, American actress and singer (b. 1919)
• 1981 – Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (b. 1899)
• 1983 – Issam Sartawi, Palestinian activist (b. 1935)
• 1986 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
• 1991 – Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (b. 1955)
• 1991 – Martin Hannett, English guitarist and producer (b. 1948)
• 1991 – Natalie Schafer, American actress (b. 1900)
• 1992 – Sam Kinison, American comedian and actor (b. 1953)
• 1993 – Chris Hani, South African activist and politician (b. 1942)
• 1994 – Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1924)
• 1995 – Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (b. 1896)
• 1997 – Michael Dorris, American author and academic (b. 1945)
• 1998 – Seraphim of Athens, Greek archbishop (b. 1913)
• 1999 – Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat, German-American biochemist and physician (b. 1910)
• 1999 – Jean Vander Pyl, American actress and voice artist (b. 1919)
• 2000 – Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 2000 – Larry Linville, American actor (b. 1939)
• 2003 – Little Eva, American singer (b. 1943)
• 2004 – Jacek Kaczmarski, Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (b. 1957)
• 2004 – Sakıp Sabancı, Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded Sabancı Holding (b. 1933)
• 2005 – Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (b. 1923)
• 2005 – Scott Gottlieb, American drummer (b. 1970)
• 2005 – Archbishop Iakovos of America (b. 1911)
• 2005 – Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)
• 2005 – Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
• 2007 – Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (b. 1910)
• 2007 – Dakota Staton, American singer (b. 1930)
• 2009 – Deborah Digges, American poet and educator (b. 1950)
• 2010 – 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 Kaczyńska, Polish economist, First Lady of Poland (b. 1942)
  • Lech Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 4th President of Poland (b. 1949)
  • Anna Walentynowicz, Ukrainian-Polish journalist and activist (b. 1929)
• 2010 – Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1939)
• 2012 – Raymond Aubrac, French engineer and activist (b. 1914)
• 2012 – Barbara Buchholz, German theremin player and composer (b. 1959)
• 2012 – Lili Chookasian, Armenian-American operatic singer (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Akin Omoboriowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Lorenzo Antonetti, Italian cardinal (b. 1922)
• 2013 – Raymond Boudon, French sociologist and academic (b. 1934)
• 2013 – Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Bangladeshi activist (b. 1911)
• 2013 – Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Olive Lewin, Jamaican anthropologist, musicologist, and author (b. 1927)
• 2013 – Gordon Thomas, English cyclist (b. 1921)
• 2013 – Angela Voigt, German long jumper (b. 1951)
• 2014 – Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (b. 1947)
• 2014 – Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1949)
• 2014 – Richard Hoggart, English author and academic (b. 1918)
• 2014 – Sue Townsend, English author and playwright (b. 1946)
• 2015 – Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1930)
• 2015 – Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (b. 1916)
• 2015 – Judith Malina, German-American actress and director, co-founded The Living Theatre (b. 1926)
• 2015 – Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (b. 1942)
• 2015 – Peter Walsh, Australian farmer and politician, 6th Australian Minister for Finance (b. 1935)
• 2016 – Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (b. 1945)

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  • Fulbert of Chartres
  • James, Azadanus and Abdicius
  • Mikael Agricola (Lutheran)
  • Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Episcopal Church)
  • William of Ockham (Anglicanism)
  • William Law (Anglicanism)
  • April 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Day of the Builder (Azerbaijan)
• Feast of the Third Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)
• Siblings Day (International observance)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada