Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Oct-10

Died on This Day (Oct-10)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Ethel Kennedy Ethel Kennedy Ethel Kennedy is an American human rights advocate. Wife of Robert F. Kennedy 96 1
Mark Goddard Mark Goddard Mark Goddard is an American actor who has starred in a number of television programs. American actor 87 2
Anita Kerr Anita Kerr Anita Jean Kerr was an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. American singer 94 3
Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan, NI, HI, FPAS , known as A. Q. Khan, was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer. Pakistani nuclear physicist 85 4
Priscilla Jana Priscilla Jana Devikarani Priscilla Sewpal Jana was a South African human rights lawyer, politician and diplomat of Indian descent. South African human rights lawyer and activist 76 5
Paul Polak Paul Polak Paul Polak was the co-founder and CEO of Windhorse International, a for-profit social venture with the mission of inspiring and leading a revolution in how companies design, price, market and distribute products to benefit the 2. American entrepreneur 88 6
Mary Midgley Mary Midgley Mary Beatrice Midgley was a British philosopher. A senior lecturer in philosophy at Newcastle University, she was known for her work on science, ethics and animal rights. British philosopher 99 7
Joan Sutherland Joan Sutherland Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s. Australian opera singer 83 15
Milton Obote Milton Obote Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence from British colonial rule in 1962. Prime Minister of Uganda 80 20
Bruce Vento Bruce Vento Bruce Frank Vento was an American politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000, representing Minnesota's 4th congressional district. US Representative 60 25
Robert Finch Robert Finch Robert Hutchinson Finch was a Republican politician from La Canada Flintridge, California. Republican politician 70 30
Irene Mayer Selznick Irene Mayer Selznick Irene Gladys Selznick was an American socialite and theatrical producer. American theatre producer 83 35
Orson Welles Orson Welles George Orson Welles was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. American director, actor, screenwriter 70 40
Billie Thomas Billie Thomas William "Billie" Thomas Jr. was an American child actor best remembered for portraying the character of Buckwheat in the Our Gang short films from 1934 until the series' end in 1944. Film actor 49 45
Gustav von Vaerst Gustav von Vaerst Gustav von Vaerst was a German general during World War II. German general 81 50
Tappan Adney Tappan Adney Edwin Tappan Adney , commonly known as Tappan Adney, was an American-Canadian artist, writer, and photographer. Photojournalist 82 75
James Buchanan Duke James Buchanan Duke James Buchanan Duke was an American tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for the introduction of modern cigarette manufacture and marketing, and his involvement with Duke University. American businessman 68 100
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy , often referred to as A. Russian dramatist, poet and novelist 58 150
Louis Nicolas Victor de Félix d Louis Nicolas Victor de Félix d'Ollières Louis Nicolas Victor de Félix d'Ollières , comte du Muy, comte de Grignan, was a French soldier and statesman from a family originating in Provence. Marshal of France 64 250
Francesco del Giudice Francesco del Giudice Francesco del Giudice was a Roman Catholic cardinal from 1690 to 1725 who also held a variety of other ecclesiastical and governmental offices. Italian cardinal 77 300