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{{About|the day of the year|the song by Garbage|April Tenth}} {{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[428]] – [[Nestorius]] becomes the [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Jurgens|first=William A.|title=The Faith of the Early Fathers. Volume 3: St. Augustine to the End of the Patristic Age|location=Collegeville, Minn.|publisher=Liturgical Press|date=1979|isbn=9780814604328|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rkvLsueY_DwC|pages=201–202}}</ref> * [[837]] – [[Halley's Comet]] makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 [[Astronomical unit|AU]] (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).<ref>{{cite book|last=Seargent|first=David|title=The Greatest Comets in History: Broom Stars and Celestial Scimitars|location=New York|publisher=Springer Verlag|date=2008|isbn=9780387095127|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFgMAaU3vA8C|pages=44–45}}</ref> *[[1407]] – [[Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama]] visits the [[Ming dynasty]] capital at [[Nanjing]] and is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".<ref>{{cite book|last=Lal|first=Dinesh|title=Indo-Tibet-China Conflict|location=Delhi|publisher=Kalpaz Publications|date=2008|isbn=9788178357140|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kFGhwZxeG5kC|page=46}}</ref> *[[1500]] – [[Ludovico Sforza]] is captured by Swiss troops at [[Novara]] and is handed over to the French.<ref>{{cite book|last=Johnson|first=Arthur Henry|title=Europe in the Sixteenth Century, 1494-1598|location=London|publisher=Rivingtons|date=1902|oclc=796491389|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yaM-AAAAYAAJ|page=111}}</ref> *[[1545]] – The settlement of Villa Imperial de Carlos V (now the city of [[Potosí]]) in [[Bolivia]] is founded after the discovery of [[Cerro Rico|huge silver deposits]] in the area.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lougheed|first=Vivien|title=Understanding Bolivia—A Travellers History|location=Madeira Park, BC|publisher=Harbour Publishing|date=2008|isbn=9781550174441|page=44|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|title=Bolivia: Country Study Guide. Volume 1: Strategic Information and Developments|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=International Business Publications|date=2017|isbn=978-1438773971|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tEqtDwAAQBAJ|page=44}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1606]] – The [[London Company|Virginia Company of London]] is established by royal charter by [[James I of England]] with the purpose of establishing [[British colonization of the Americas|colonial settlements in North America]]. *[[1710]] – The [[Statute of Anne]], the first law regulating [[copyright]], comes into force in [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]]. *[[1717]] – [[Robert Walpole]] resigns from the British government, commencing the [[Whig Split]] which lasts until 1720.<ref>Black, Jeremy. ''Politics and Foreign Policy in the Age of George I, 1714-1727''. p.80</ref> *[[1724]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] leads the first performance of his cantata [[Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66|''Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen'', BWV 66]], his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000082?lang=en | title = Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen BWV 66.2; BWV 66; BC A 56 | publisher = [[Bach Digital]] website | date = 2024 }}</ref> *[[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 [[Year Without a Summer|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 Empire|Ottoman government]] from the main gate of the [[Patriarchate]] and his body is thrown into the [[Bosphorus]]. * 1821 – [[Greek War of Independence]]: the island of [[Psara]] joins the Greek struggle for independence.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aegean-maritime-museum.gr/en/exhibits-history/1821/112-konstantinos-kanaris-2 | title=Constantine Kanaris }}</ref> *[[1826]] – The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of [[Missolonghi]] begin leaving the town after [[Third Siege of Missolonghi|a year's siege]] by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive. *[[1858]] – After the original [[Big Ben]], a {{Convert|14.5|tonne|lb}} bell for the [[Palace of Westminster]], had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current {{convert|13.76|tonne|lb}} bell by [[Whitechapel Bell Foundry]]. *[[1864]] – Archduke [[Maximilian I of Mexico|Maximilian of Habsburg]] is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the [[Second French intervention in Mexico|French intervention in Mexico]]. *[[1865]] – [[American Civil War]]: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee [[Lee's Farewell Address|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]].<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[1868]] – At Arogee in [[Ethiopia|Abyssinia]], British and Indian forces [[British Expedition to Abyssinia|defeat]] an army of Emperor [[Tewodros II]]. While 700 [[Ethiopia]]ns are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die. *[[1872]] – The first [[Arbor Day]] is celebrated in [[Nebraska]]. *[[1875]] – India: [[Arya Samaj]] is founded in [[Mumbai]] by [[Swami Dayananda Saraswati]] to propagate his goal of social reform. *[[1887]] – On [[Easter Sunday]], [[Pope Leo XIII]] authorizes the establishment of the [[Catholic University of America]]. *[[1896]] – [[1896 Summer Olympics]]: The Olympic [[marathon]] is run ending with the victory of Greek athlete [[Spyridon Louis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local hero Spyridon Louis earns cult status in marathon |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/local-hero-louis-earns-cult-status-in-marathon |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=Olympics}}</ref> *[[1900]] – British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of [[Brandfort]]. 600 British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner.<ref>{{cite book|last=Burbank|first=Richard|title=Twentieth Century Music|location=New York City, USA|publisher=Facts on File Publication, New York City, NY|year=1984|isbn=0-87196-464-3|page=13}}|</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[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]]. * 1919 – The [[Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents#Third Congress (April 1919)|Third Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents]] is held by the [[Makhnovshchina]] at [[Huliaipole]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Colin|last=Darch|title=Nestor Makhno and Rural Anarchism in Ukraine, 1917–21|year=2020|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[Pluto Press]]|isbn=978-0745338880|oclc=1225942343|page=49}}</ref> *[[1925]] – ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' by [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] is first published in New York City, by [[Charles Scribner's Sons]]. * 1925 – The Russian city of [[Tsaritsyn]] was renamed [[Stalingrad]] to honor the Soviet leader [[Joseph Stalin]], Soviet Communist Party General Secretary, who had guided the defense of Tsaritsyn during the Russian Civil War in 1920.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mccauley |first=Martin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-W3aAAAAQBAJ&q=stalingrad+10+april+1925 |title=Stalin and Stalinism |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1317863687 |edition=3 |author-link=Martin McCauley (historian)}}</ref> *[[1938]] – The [[1938 German parliamentary election and referendum]] seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria. *[[1939]] – ''[[Alcoholics Anonymous]]'' (AA) publish the first edition of their "[[The Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous)|Big Book]]", which introduced the twelve-step program. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Axis powers]] establish the [[Independent State of Croatia]]. *[[1944]] – [[Rudolf Vrba]] and [[Alfréd Wetzler]] escape from [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Birkenau death camp]]. *[[1963]] – One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the [[submarine]] {{USS|Thresher|SSN-593|6}} sinks at sea. *[[1968]] – The [[TEV Wahine|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.<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[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]] – [[Yinqueshan Han Tombs|Tombs]] containing [[Yinqueshan Han Slips|bamboo slips]], among them [[Sun Tzu]]'s ''[[The Art of War|Art of War]]'' and [[Sun Bin]]'s lost [[Sun Bin's Art of War|military treatise]], are discovered by construction workers in [[Shandong]]. * 1972 – [[Vietnam War]]: For the first time since November [[1967]], American [[B-52 Stratofortress|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]] – [[1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak|Red River Valley tornado outbreak]]: A tornado lands in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] killing 42 people. *[[1981]] – Imprisoned [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] hunger striker [[Bobby Sands]] was [[April 1981 Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election|elected]] to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1981-04-10 |title=1981: Hunger striker elected MP |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/10/newsid_2453000/2453183.stm |access-date=2025-04-19 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[1988]] – The [[Ojhri Camp]] explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in [[Rawalpindi]] and [[Islamabad]], Pakistan. *[[1991]] – Italian ferry {{ship|MS|Moby Prince||6}} collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off [[Livorno]], Italy, killing 140. * 1991 – A [[South Atlantic tropical cyclone|rare]] [[tropical cyclone|tropical storm]] develops in the South [[Atlantic Ocean]] near [[Angola]]; the first to be documented by [[weather satellite|satellites]]. *[[1998]] – The [[Good Friday Agreement]] is signed in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=What is the Good Friday Agreement? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/good-friday-agreement-northern-ireland-protocol-b2100417.html |website=The Independent |access-date=13 August 2022 |language=en |date=14 June 2022}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[President of Fiji]] [[Ratu]] [[Josefa Iloilo]] announces the abrogation of the [[1997 Constitution of Fiji|constitution]] and assumes all governance in the country, creating a [[2009 Fijian constitutional crisis|constitutional crisis]]. *[[2010]] – [[Polish Air Force]] [[Tu-154]]M [[Smolensk air disaster|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 [[2016 Afghanistan earthquake|earthquake of 6.6 magnitude]] strikes 39 km west-southwest of [[Ashkasham]], impacting India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan. *[[2019]] – Scientists from the [[Event Horizon Telescope]] project announce the first ever image of a [[black hole]], which was located in the centre of the [[Messier 87|M87]] galaxy. *[[2023]] – [[2023 Louisville bank shooting|A mass shooting]] occurs at the [[Old National Bank]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] that leaves five victims dead and eight wounded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9612695/louisville-shooting-police-investigation/|title=Louisville shooting: At least 6 dead, including suspect, at downtown bank - National | Globalnews.ca|website=Global News}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[401]] – [[Theodosius II]], Roman emperor (died 450) *[[1018]] – [[Nizam al-Mulk]], Persian scholar and vizier (died 1092) *[[1472]] – [[Margaret of York (1472)|Margaret of York]], English princess (died 1472) *[[1480]] – [[Philibert II, Duke of Savoy|Philibert II]], duke of Savoy (died 1504) *[[1487]] – [[William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen|William I]], count of Nassau-Siegen (died 1559) *[[1512]] – [[James V of Scotland|James V]], king of Scotland (died 1542) *[[1579]] – [[Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg|Augustus II]], duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1666) *[[1583]] – [[Hugo Grotius]], Dutch philosopher and jurist (died 1645)<ref name=Chase2017 /> ===1601–1900=== *[[1603]] – [[Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark|Christian]], Prince-Elect of Denmark (died 1647) *[[1651]] – [[Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus]], German mathematician, physicist, and physician (died 1708) *[[1656]] – [[René Lepage de Sainte-Claire]], French-Canadian settler, founded [[Rimouski]] (died 1718) *[[1704]] – [[Benjamin Heath]], English scholar and author (died 1766) *[[1707]] – [[Michel Corrette]], French organist, composer, and author (died 1795) *[[1713]] – [[John Whitehurst]], English geologist and clockmaker (died 1788) *[[1755]] – [[Samuel Hahnemann]], German-French physician and academic (died 1843) *[[1762]] – [[Giovanni Aldini]], Italian physicist and academic (died 1834) *[[1769]] – [[Jean Lannes]], French marshal (died 1809) *[[1778]] – [[William Hazlitt]], English essayist and critic (died 1830) *[[1794]] – [[Matthew C. Perry]], English-Scottish American commander (died 1858) *[[1806]] – [[Juliette Drouet]], French actress (died 1883) * 1806 – [[Leonidas Polk]], Scottish-American general and bishop (died 1884) *[[1827]] – [[Lew Wallace]], American general, lawyer, and politician, 11th [[Governor of New Mexico Territory]] (died 1905) *[[1829]] – [[William Booth]], English minister, founded [[The Salvation Army]] (died 1912)<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[1847]] – [[Joseph Pulitzer]], Hungarian-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded [[Pulitzer, Inc.]] (died 1911)<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[1864]] – [[Eugen d'Albert]], Scottish-German pianist and composer (died 1932) *[[1865]] – [[Jack Miner]], American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist (died 1944) *[[1867]] – [[George William Russell]], Irish author, poet, and painter (died 1935) *[[1868]] – [[George Arliss]], English actor and playwright (died 1946) * 1868 – [[Asriel Günzig]], Moravian rabbi (died 1931) *[[1873]] – [[Kyösti Kallio]], Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th [[President of Finland]] (died 1940) *[[1875]] – [[George Clawley]], English footballer (died 1920)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/george-clawley-44244/|title=George Clawley|website=11v11.com|access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref> *[[1877]] – [[Alfred Kubin]], Austrian author and illustrator (died 1959) *[[1879]] – [[Coenraad Hiebendaal]], Dutch rower and physician (died 1921) *[[1880]] – [[Frances Perkins]], American sociologist, academic, and politician, [[United States Secretary of Labor]] (died 1965)<ref name=Chase2017 /> * 1880 – [[Montague Summers]], English clergyman and author (died 1948) *[[1886]] – [[Johnny Hayes]], American runner and trainer (died 1965) *[[1887]] – [[Bernardo Houssay]], Argentinian physiologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1971) *[[1889]] – [[Louis Rougier]], French philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1982) *[[1891]] – [[Frank Barson]], English footballer and coach (died 1968) *[[1893]] – [[Otto Steinböck]], Austrian zoologist (died 1969) *[[1894]] – [[Ben Nicholson]], British painter (died 1982) *[[1897]] – [[Prafulla Chandra Sen]], Indian accountant and politician, 3rd [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] (died 1990) *[[1900]] – [[Arnold Orville Beckman]], American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (died 2004) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil]], Indian economist (died 1971) *[[1903]] – [[Patroklos Karantinos]], Greek architect (died 1976)<ref>{{Cite web |title=GRI-2019-23821.pdf |url=http://ikee.lib.auth.gr/record/303506/files/GRI-2019-23821.pdf |access-date=11 October 2022 |website=ikee.lib.auth.gr |language=Greek}}</ref> * 1903 – [[Clare Turlay Newberry]], American author and illustrator (died 1970) *[[1906]] – [[Steve Anderson (athlete)|Steve Anderson]], American hurdler (died 1988) *[[1910]] – [[Margaret Clapp]], American scholar and academic (died 1974) * 1910 – [[Helenio Herrera]], Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1997) * 1910 – [[Paul Sweezy]], American economist and publisher, founded the ''[[Monthly Review]]'' (died 2004) *[[1911]] – [[Martin Denny]], American pianist and composer (died 2005) * 1911 – [[Maurice Schumann]], French journalist and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France)|Minister of Foreign and European Affairs]] for France (died 1998) *[[1912]] – [[Boris Kidrič]], Austrian-Slovenian politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Slovenia]] (died 1953) *[[1913]] – [[Stefan Heym]], German-American soldier and author (died 2001) *[[1914]] – [[Jack Badcock]], Australian cricketer (died 1982) *[[1915]] – [[Harry Morgan]], American actor and director (died 2011) * 1915 – [[Leo Vroman]], Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (died 2014) *[[1916]] – [[Lee Jung-seob]], Korean painter (died 1956) *[[1917]] – [[Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri]], Indian politician (died 2013) * 1917 – [[Robert Burns Woodward]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1979)<ref name=Chase2017>{{cite book |title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2017: The Ultimate Go-To Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months |date=23 September 2016 |publisher=Bernan Press |isbn=978-1-59888-859-1 |pages=217–218 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-xrDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA218 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[John Houbolt]], American engineer and academic (died 2014) *[[1921]] – [[Chuck Connors]], American baseball player and actor (died 1992)<ref name=Chase2017 /> * 1921 – [[Jake Warren]], Canadian soldier and diplomat, [[Canadian Ambassador to the United States]] (died 2008) * 1921 – [[Sheb Wooley]], American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2003) *[[1923]] – [[Roger Gaillard (historian)|Roger Gaillard]], Haitian historian and author (died 2000) * 1923 – [[Jane Kean]], American actress and singer (died 2013) * 1923 – [[Floyd Simmons]], American decathlete and actor (died 2008) * 1923 – [[Sid Tickridge]], English footballer (died 1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=547&surname=Tickridge&firstname=Sid|title=Sid Tickridge|website=stamford-bridge.com|access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref> * 1923 – [[John Watkins (South African cricketer)|John Watkins]], South African cricketer (died 2021) *[[1924]] – [[Kenneth Noland]], American soldier and painter (died 2010) *[[1925]] – [[Angelo Poffo]], American wrestler and promoter (died 2010) *[[1926]] – [[Jacques Castérède]], French pianist and composer (died 2014) * 1926 – [[Junior Samples]], American comedian (died 1983) *[[1927]] – [[Norma Candal]], Puerto Rican actress (died 2006) * 1927 – [[Marshall Warren Nirenberg]], American biochemist and geneticist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2010) *[[1929]] – [[Mike Hawthorn]], English race car driver (died 1959) * 1929 – [[Liz Sheridan]], American actress (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/04/15/jerry-seinfelds-mother-liz-sheridan-dead-dies/|title=Jerry Seinfeld's TV Mom Liz Sheridan Dead at 93|website=TMZ|date=15 April 2022 }}</ref> * 1929 – [[Max von Sydow]], Swedish-French actor (died 2020) *[[1930]] – [[Claude Bolling]], French pianist, composer, and actor (died 2020) * 1930 – [[Dolores Huerta]], American activist, co-founded the [[United Farm Workers]]<ref name=Chase2017 /> * 1930 – [[Spede Pasanen]], Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor (died 2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2016041021392870|title=Spede Pasanen olisi täyttänyt tänään 86 vuotta - näistä rakastettu koomikko muistetaan|first=Olli|last=Martela|work=[[Iltalehti]]|date=April 10, 2016|access-date=February 6, 2022|language=fi}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Kishori Amonkar]], Indian classical vocalist (died 2017) *[[1932]] – [[Delphine Seyrig]], [[Swiss people|Swiss]]/[[List of Alsatians and Lotharingians|Alsatian]] French actress (died 1990) * 1932 – [[Omar Sharif]], Egyptian actor and screenwriter (died 2015) *[[1933]] – [[Rokusuke Ei]], Japanese composer and author (died 2016) * 1933 – [[Helen McElhone]], Scottish politician (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=The ex-MPs who died in 2013 - part two |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25449128 |website=BBC News |access-date=9 March 2022 |date=27 December 2013}}</ref> *[[1934]] – [[David Halberstam]], American journalist and author (died 2007) *[[1935]] – [[Patrick Garland]], English actor and director (died 2013) * 1935 – [[Peter Hollingworth]], Australian bishop, 23rd [[Governor General of Australia]] * 1935 – [[Christos Yannaras]], Greek philosopher, theologian and author (died 2024)<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IEp3DwAAQBAJ&q=Christos+Yannaras&pg=PA60 | title=Versöhnung und Vergöttlichung: Sündenbekenntnis und Mysterium der Sündenvergebung in der rumänisch-orthodoxen Theologie | isbn=9783791771175 | last1=Brandiu | first1=Sorin | date=6 April 2016 | publisher=Verlag Friedrich Pustet }}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[John A. Bennett]], American soldier (died 1961) * 1936 – [[David A. Hardy]], British artist<ref>{{cite web|title=Hardy, David A|website=Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|date=21 August 2023|accessdate=17 February 2024|url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hardy_david_a}}</ref> * 1936 – [[John Howell (athlete)|John Howell]], English long jumper * 1936 – [[John Madden]], American football player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85|url=https://apnews.com/article/john-madden-oakland-raiders-coach-dies-nfl-cd81635dd3aac611af9e9424ec08d24a|author=Dubow, Josh|website=APNews.com|date=December 28, 2021|access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref> * 1936 – [[Bobby Smith (rhythm and blues singer)|Bobby Smith]], American singer (died 2013) *[[1937]] – [[Bella Akhmadulina]], Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (died 2010) *[[1938]] – [[Don Meredith]], American football player and sportscaster (died 2010) *[[1939]] – [[Claudio Magris]], Italian scholar, author, and translator *[[1940]] – [[Gloria Hunniford]], British radio and television host *[[1941]] – [[Chrysostomos II of Cyprus]], (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://orthodoxtimes.com/archbishop-chrysostomos-ii-of-cyprus-celebrates-his-78th-birthday/ | title=Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus celebrates his 78th Birthday | Orthodox Times (En) }}</ref> * 1941 – [[Harold Long (politician)|Harold Long]], Canadian politician (died 2013) * 1941 – [[Paul Theroux]], American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[1942]] – [[Nick Auf der Maur]], Canadian journalist and politician (died 1998) * 1942 – [[Ian Callaghan]], English footballer * 1942 – [[Stuart Dybek]], American novelist, short story writer, and poet *[[1943]] – [[Andrzej Badeński]], Polish-German sprinter (died 2008) * 1943 – [[Margaret Pemberton]], English author *[[1945]] – [[Kevin Berry]], Australian swimmer (died 2006) *[[1946]] – [[David Angell]], American screenwriter and producer (died 2001) * 1946 – [[Bob Watson]], American baseball player and manager (died 2020) * 1946 – [[Adolf Winkelmann (film director)|Adolf Winkelmann]], German director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1947]] – [[David A. Adler]], American author and educator * 1947 – [[Bunny Wailer]], Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2021) *[[1948]] – [[Mel Blount]], American football player * 1948 – [[Jim Burns]], Welsh artist<ref>{{cite web|title=Burns, Jim|website=Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|date=September 12, 2022|accessdate=February 17, 2024|url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/burns_jim}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Daniel Mangeas]], French banker and sportscaster * 1949 – [[Eric Troyer]], American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist *[[1950]] – [[Ken Griffey, Sr.]], American baseball player and manager * 1950 – [[Eddie Hazel]], American guitarist (died 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 (died 2013) * 1954 – [[Anne Lamott]], American author and educator * 1954 – [[Peter MacNicol]], American actor<ref name=Chase2017 /> * 1954 – [[Juan Williams]], Panamanian-American journalist and author *[[1955]] – [[Marit Breivik]], Norwegian handball player and coach<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Marit Breivik |first1=Thomas |last1=Aune |first2=Rolf |last2=Bryhn |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=22 August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Marit_Breivik |language=no|access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> * 1955 – [[Lesley Garrett]], English soprano and actress * 1955 – [[Mike Rinder]], Australian-American former Scientologist, critic (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levenson |first=Michael |date=January 6, 2025 |title=Mike Rinder, Scientology Spokesman Turned Critic, Dies at 69 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/us/mike-rinder-dead-scientology-critic.html |access-date=January 7, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Carol V. Robinson]], English chemist and academic *[[1957]] – [[Aliko Dangote]], Nigerian businessman, founded [[Dangote Group]] * 1957 – [[John M. Ford]], American author and poet (died 2006) * 1957 – [[Steve Gustafson]], Spanish-American bass player * 1957 – [[Rosemary Hill]], English historian and author *[[1958]] – [[Bob Bell (motorsport)|Bob Bell]], Northern Irish engineer * 1958 – [[Yefim Bronfman]], Uzbek-American pianist * 1958 – [[Brigitte Holzapfel]], German high jumper *[[1959]] – [[Babyface (musician)|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<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicky Campbell |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba83f2522 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319125542/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba83f2522 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 19, 2018 |website=BFI |access-date=11 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1961 – [[Carole Goble]], English computer scientist and academic * 1961 – [[Mark Jones (basketball, born 1961)|Mark Jones]], American basketball player *[[1962]] – [[Steve Tasker]], American football player and sportscaster *[[1963]] – [[Warren DeMartini]], American guitarist and songwriter * 1963 – [[Jeff Gray (baseball, born 1963)|Jeff Gray]], American baseball player and coach * 1963 – [[Doris Leuthard]], Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd [[List of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation|President of the Swiss Confederation]] *[[1965]] – [[Tim Alexander]], American drummer and songwriter * 1965 – [[Anna-Leena Härkönen]], Finnish author<ref>{{cite web|url=https://annaleenaharkonen.com/about-the-author.html|title=About the Author|website=annaleenaharkonen.com|access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> * [[1966]] – [[Brad William Henke]], American football player and actor (died 2022) *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 (died 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 (musician)|Q-Tip]], American rapper, producer, 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 – [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terrence Lewis]], Indian dancer and choreographer * 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 (died 2017) *[[1979]] – [[Iván Alonso]], Uruguayan footballer * 1979 – [[Kenyon Coleman]], American football player * 1979 – [[Rachel Corrie]], American author and activist (died 2003) * 1979 – [[Tsuyoshi Domoto]], Japanese singer-songwriter and actor * 1979 – [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], English singer-songwriter * 1979 – [[Pavlos Fyssas]], Greek rapper (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1852688/rap-monsters-festival-sto-xalandri-oi-neoi-to-fonaksan-dunata-paulos-fussas-paron | title=Rap Monsters Festival στο Χαλάνδρι: Οι νέοι το φώναξαν δυνατά "Παύλος Φύσσας, παρών" | date=4 November 2022 }}</ref> * 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 – [[Andy Ram]], Israeli tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-ram/r399/overview|title=Andy Ram | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref> * 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<ref name=Chase2017 /> * 1981 – [[Alexei Semenov (hockey player)|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]], Australian television host * 1984 – [[Jeremy Barrett (figure skater)|Jeremy Barrett]], American figure skater * 1984 – [[Mandy Moore]], 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 and manager * 1986 – [[Corey Kluber]], American baseball pitcher * 1986 – [[Vincent Kompany]], Belgian footballer and manager * 1986 – [[Tore Reginiussen]], Norwegian footballer *[[1987]] – [[Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc2008_2008_squadlists_1205.pdf |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209121359/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/95/12/84/fcwc2008_2008_squadlists_1205.pdf |archive-date=9 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1987 – [[Shay Mitchell]], Canadian actress and model * 1987 – [[Hayley Westenra]], New Zealand soprano *[[1988]] – [[Chris Heston]], American baseball pitcher * 1988 – [[Kareem Jackson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Kareem Jackson|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/kareemjackson/496735/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=11 April 2020|language=en}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Haley Joel Osment]], American actor<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[1989]] – [[Charlie Culberson]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlie Culberson|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/batvspitch?id=29955|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> *[[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 (rugby league)|Jack Buchanan]], Australian rugby league player * 1992 – [[Sadio Mané]], Senegalese footballer * 1992 – [[Chaz Mostert]], Australian racing driver<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chaz Mostert |url=https://www.supercars.com/drivers/chaz-mostert/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Supercars |language=en}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Daisy Ridley]], English actress<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[1993]] – [[Sofia Carson]], American singer and actress *[[1994]] – [[Siobhan Hunter]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Siobhan Hunter - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/siobhan-hunter_prs458956/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Ian Nelson (actor, born 1995)|Ian Nelson]], American actor *[[1996]] – [[Andreas Christensen]], Danish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Andreas Christensen|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4495/Andreas-Christensen/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Thanasi Kokkinakis]], Australian tennis player * 1996 – [[Audrey Whitby]], American actress *[[1997]] – [[Claire Wineland]], American activist and author (died 2018)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-10|title=Happy 21st Birthday To The Inspirational Claire Wineland!|url=https://northstarmoving.com/blog/2018/happy-21st-birthday-to-the-inspirational-claire-wineland/|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Moving Happiness Home|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Anna Pogorilaya]], Russian figure skater *[[2000]] – [[Fidias Panayiotou]], Cypriot internet celebrity and politician<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cebeci |first=Nazlican |title=Chi è Fidias Panayiotou? Età, nazionalità e numero di follower dello youtuber e influencer eletto al Parlamento europeo da indipendente |date=10 June 2024 |url=https://www.tag24.it/1119765-chi-e-fidias-panayiotou/ |language=it |access-date=2024-10-30}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Ky Baldwin]], Australian singer and actor * 2001 – [[Noa Kirel]], Israeli singer *[[2004]] – [[Ismaël Gharbi]], French-Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ismaël Gharbi|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ismael-gharbi/697397/|website=Soccerway|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> * 2004 – [[Savinho]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Savinho|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/126943/S%C3%A1vio/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[879]] – [[Louis the Stammerer]], king of West Francia (born 846) * [[943]] – [[Landulf I of Benevento|Landulf I]], prince of Benevento and Capua * [[948]] – [[Hugh of Italy|Hugh of Arles]], king of Italy *[[1008]] – [[Notker of Liège]], French bishop (born 940) *[[1216]] – [[Eric X of Sweden|Eric X]], king of Sweden (born 1180) *[[1282]] – [[Ahmad Fanakati]], chief minister under [[Kublai Khan]] *[[1309]] – [[Elisabeth von Rapperswil]], Swiss countess (born 1261) *[[1362]] – [[Maud, Countess of Leicester|Maud]], English noblewoman (born 1339) *[[1500]] – [[Michael Tarchaniota Marullus]], Greek scholar and poet *[[1533]] – [[Frederick I of Denmark|Frederick I]], king of Denmark and Norway (born 1471) *[[1545]] – [[Costanzo Festa]], Italian composer *[[1585]] – [[Pope Gregory XIII|Gregory XIII]], pope of the Catholic Church (born 1502)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gregory XIII {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gregory-XIII |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1598]] – [[Jacopo Mazzoni]], Italian philosopher (born 1548) *[[1599]] – [[Gabrielle d'Estrées]], French mistress of [[Henry IV of France]] (born 1571) ===1601–1900=== *[[1601]] – [[Mark Alexander Boyd]], Scottish soldier and poet (born 1562) *[[1619]] – [[Thomas Jones (bishop)|Thomas Jones]], English-Irish archbishop and politician, [[Lord Chancellor of Ireland]] (born 1550) *[[1640]] – [[Agostino Agazzari]], Italian composer and theorist (born 1578) *[[1644]] – [[William Brewster (Mayflower passenger)|William Brewster]], English official and pilgrim leader (born 1566) *[[1646]] – [[Santino Solari]], Swiss architect and sculptor (born 1576) *[[1667]] – [[Jan Marek Marci]], Czech physician and author (born 1595) *[[1704]] – [[Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg]], German cardinal (born 1629) *[[1756]] – [[Giacomo Antonio Perti]], Italian composer (born 1661) *[[1760]] – [[Jean Lebeuf]], French historian and author (born 1687) *[[1786]] – [[John Byron]], English admiral and politician, 24th [[List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador|Commodore Governor of Newfoundland]] (born 1723) *[[1806]] – [[Horatio Gates]], English-American general (born 1727) *[[1813]] – [[Joseph-Louis Lagrange]], Italian mathematician and astronomer (born 1736) *[[1821]] – [[Gregory V of Constantinople]], Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (born 1746)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ec-patr.org/people/grigorios-e-a-10-pr/ | title=Γρηγόριος Ε´ (α) [10 Ἀπρ.] – Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο | date=3 September 2019 }}</ref> *[[1823]] – [[Karl Leonhard Reinhold]], Austrian philosopher and academic (born 1757) *[[1871]] – [[Lucio Norberto Mansilla]], Argentinian general and politician (born 1789) *[[1889]] – [[William Crichton (engineer)|William Crichton]], Scottish engineer and shipbuilder (born 1827)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Crichton|title=William Crichton|website=Grace's Guide|access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blf.fi/artikel.php?id=4253|title=CRICHTON, William (1827–1889)|work=Biogradiskt lexikon för Finland |access-date=January 15, 2022 |language=sv}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1909]] – [[Algernon Charles Swinburne]], English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic (born 1837) *[[1919]] – [[Emiliano Zapata]], Mexican general (born 1879) *[[1920]] – [[Moritz Cantor]], German mathematician and historian (born 1829) *[[1931]] – [[Kahlil Gibran]], Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (born 1883) *[[1935]] – [[Rosa Campbell Praed]], Australian novelist (born 1851) *[[1938]] – [[King Oliver]], American cornet player and bandleader (born 1885) *[[1942]] – [[Carl Schenstrøm]], Danish actor and director (born 1881) *[[1943]] – [[Andreas Faehlmann]], Estonian-German sailor and engineer (born 1898) *[[1945]] – [[Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman]], Dutch printer and typographer (born 1882) *[[1947]] – [[Charles Nordhoff]], English-American lieutenant and author (born 1887) *[[1950]] – [[Fevzi Çakmak]], Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister of Turkey]] (born 1876) *[[1954]] – [[Auguste and Louis Lumière|Auguste Lumière]], French director and producer (born 1862) * 1954 – [[Oscar Mathisen]], Norwegian speed skater (born 1888) *[[1955]] – [[Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]], French priest, theologian, and philosopher (born 1881) *[[1958]] – [[Chuck Willis]], American singer-songwriter (born 1928) *[[1960]] – [[André Berthomieu]], French director and screenwriter (born 1903) *[[1962]] – [[Michael Curtiz]], Hungarian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1886) * 1962 – [[Stuart Sutcliffe]], Scottish artist and musician (born 1940) *[[1965]] – [[Lloyd Casner]], American race car driver, founded [[Casner Motor Racing Division]] (born 1928) * 1965 – [[Linda Darnell]], American actress (born 1923) *[[1966]] – [[Evelyn Waugh]], English soldier, novelist, journalist and critic (born 1903) *[[1968]] – [[Gustavs Celmiņš]], Latvian lieutenant and politician (born 1899) *[[1969]] – [[Harley Earl]], American businessman (born 1893) *[[1975]] – [[Walker Evans]], American photographer (born 1903) * 1975 – [[Marjorie Main]], American actress (born 1890) *[[1978]] – [[Hjalmar Mäe]], Estonian politician (born 1901) *[[1979]] – [[Nino Rota]], Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1911)<ref>{{cite book|author1=F. Maurice Speed|author2=Speed|title=Film Review: 1979-1980|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jeia-Mi28JwC|date=1 November 1979|publisher=Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated|isbn=978-0-8015-2632-9|page=168}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Kay Medford]], American actress and singer (born 1919) *[[1981]] – [[Howard Thurman]], American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (born 1899) *[[1983]] – [[Issam Sartawi]], Palestinian activist (born 1935) *[[1985]] – [[Zisis Verros]], Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle (born 1880) *[[1986]] – [[Linda Creed]], American singer-songwriter (born 1948) *[[1988]] – [[Ezekias Papaioannou]], Greek Cypriot politician (born 1908)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://e-shocknews.com/?p=50828 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805201920/http://e-shocknews.com/?p=50828 | archive-date=2019-08-05 | title=Εζεκίας Παπαϊωάννου :108 χρόνια από τη γέννηση του | e-SHOCKnews }}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Kevin Peter Hall]], American actor (born 1955) * 1991 – [[Martin Hannett]], English guitarist and producer (born 1948) * 1991 – [[Natalie Schafer]], American actress (born 1900) *[[1992]] – [[Sam Kinison]], American comedian and actor (born 1953) *[[1993]] – [[Chris Hani]], South African activist and politician (born 1942) *[[1994]] – [[Sam B. Hall, Jr.]], American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1924) *[[1995]] – [[Morarji Desai]], Indian politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of India]] (born 1896) *[[1997]] – [[Michael Dorris]], American author and academic (born 1945) * [[1998]] – [[Seraphim of Athens]], Greek archbishop (born 1913) *[[1999]] – [[Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat]], German-American biochemist and physician (born 1910) * 1999 – [[Jean Vander Pyl]], American actress and voice artist (born 1919) *[[2000]] – [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]], English actor and screenwriter (born 1920) * 2000 – [[Larry Linville]], American actor (born 1939)<ref>{{cite news |title='M*A*S*H' actor Linville dead at 60 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/11/larry.linville/ |work=[[CNN]] |date=April 11, 2000 |access-date=April 21, 2018}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Little Eva]], American singer (born 1943) *[[2004]] – [[Jacek Kaczmarski]], Polish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (born 1957) * 2004 – [[Sakıp Sabancı]], Turkish businessman and philanthropist, founded [[Sabancı Holding]] (born 1933) *[[2005]] – [[Norbert Brainin]], Austrian violinist (born 1923) * 2005 – [[Scott Gottlieb (musician)|Scott Gottlieb]], American drummer (born 1970) * 2005 – [[Archbishop Iakovos of America]] (born 1911) * 2005 – [[Al Lucas (American football)|Al Lucas]], American football player (born 1978)<ref>{{cite news |last=Foster |first=Chris |title=Arena Football Player Dies After Injury |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-apr-11-sp-arena11-story.html |access-date=June 26, 2012 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 11, 2005}}</ref> * 2005 – [[Wally Tax]], Dutch singer-songwriter (born 1948) *[[2006]] – [[Kleitos Kyrou]], Greek poet and translator (born 1921)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesnews.gr/kleitos-kyroy-otan-stoys-dromoys-vrontoysan-poiisi/ | title=Κλείτος Κύρου: "Όταν στους δρόμους βροντούσαν" | Ποίηση | date=21 February 2022 }}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Charles Philippe Leblond]], French-Canadian biologist and academic (born 1910) * 2007 – [[Dakota Staton]], American singer (born 1930)<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Dakota Staton / Acclaimed vocalist and Pittsburgh native|last=Guidry|first=Nate|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07103/777638-122.stm |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|access-date=June 7, 2011|date=April 12, 2007}}</ref> *[[2009]] – [[Deborah Digges]], American poet and educator (born 1950) * 2009 – [[Ioannis Patakis]], Greek politician (born 1940)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rizospastis.gr/story.do?id=5037615 | title=Rizospastis.gr - "Εφυγε" ο Γιάννης Πατάκης | date=11 April 2009 }}</ref> *[[2010]] – [[List of casualties of the Smolensk air disaster|Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included]]: ** [[Ryszard Kaczorowski]], Polish soldier and politician, 6th [[President of the Republic of Poland]] (born 1919) ** [[Maria Kaczyńska]], Polish economist, [[First Lady of Poland]] (born 1942) ** [[Lech Kaczyński]], Polish lawyer and politician, 4th [[President of Poland]] (born 1949) ** [[Anna Walentynowicz]], Ukrainian-Polish journalist and activist (born 1929) * 2010 – [[Dixie Carter]], American actress and singer (born 1939) *[[2012]] – [[Raymond Aubrac]], French engineer and activist (born 1914) * 2012 – [[Barbara Buchholz]], German [[theremin]] player and composer (born 1959) * 2012 – [[Lili Chookasian]], Armenian-American operatic singer (born 1921) * 2012 – [[Luis Aponte Martínez]], Puerto Rican cardinal (born 1922) * 2012 – [[Akin Omoboriowo]], Nigerian lawyer and politician (born 1932) *[[2013]] – [[Lorenzo Antonetti]], Italian cardinal (born 1922) * 2013 – [[Raymond Boudon]], French sociologist and academic (born 1934) * 2013 – [[Binod Bihari Chowdhury]], Bangladeshi activist (born 1911) * 2013 – [[Robert Edwards (physiologist)|Robert Edwards]], English physiologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1925) * 2013 – [[Olive Lewin]], Jamaican anthropologist, musicologist, and author (born 1927) * 2013 – [[Gordon Thomas (cyclist)|Gordon Thomas]], English cyclist (born 1921)<ref>{{cite news|last = Griffiths|first = Kathie|title = Shipley-born Olympic cyclist Gordon 'Tiny' Thomas dies at age of 91|newspaper = [[Telegraph & Argus]]|publisher = [[Newsquest]]|date = 2013-04-16|url = http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10356542.Shipley_born_Olympic_cyclist_Gordon__Tiny__Thomas_dies_at_age_of_91/|access-date = 2013-04-16}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Angela Voigt]], German long jumper (born 1951) *[[2014]] – [[Dominique Baudis]], French journalist and politician (born 1947) * 2014 – [[Jim Flaherty]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Finance]] (born 1949) * 2014 – [[Richard Hoggart]], English author and academic (born 1918) * 2014 – [[Sue Townsend]], English author and playwright (born 1946) *[[2015]] – [[Richie Benaud]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1930) * 2015 – [[Raúl Héctor Castro]], Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th [[Governor of Arizona]] (born 1916) * 2015 – [[Judith Malina]], German-American actress and director, co-founded [[The Living Theatre]] (born 1926) * 2015 – [[Rose Francine Rogombé]], Gabonese lawyer and politician, [[List of heads of state of Gabon|President of Gabon]] (born 1942)<ref>Jacques Jarele Sika, [http://www.gabonews.com/fr/actus/necrologie/article/france-rose-rogombe-a-tire-sa-reverence-a-paris "France : Rose Rogombé a tiré sa révérence à Paris"], Gabonews, 10 April 2015 {{in lang|fr}}.</ref> * 2015 – [[Peter Walsh (Australian politician)|Peter Walsh]], Australian farmer and politician, 6th [[Minister for Finance (Australia)|Australian Minister for Finance]] (born 1935) *[[2016]] – [[Howard Marks]], Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (born 1945) *[[2023]] – [[Al Jaffee]], American cartoonist (born 1921)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Al Jaffee, King of the Mad Magazine Fold-In, Dies at 102 |work=The New York Times |date=10 April 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/obituaries/al-jaffee-king-of-the-mad-magazine-fold-in-dies-at-102.html |access-date=April 10, 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[O. J. Simpson]], American football player, actor, and broadcaster (born 1947)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Emily |last2=Chile |first2=Patricio |date=April 11, 2024 |title=OJ Simpson, former football star acquitted of murder, dies at 76 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/oj-simpson-former-football-star-acquitted-murder-dies/story?id=16354000 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |language=en}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Leo Beenhakker]], Dutch football manager (born 1942)<ref>[https://nos.nl/artikel/2563112-oud-toptrainer-leo-beenhakker-op-82-jarige-leeftijd-overleden Oud-toptrainer Leo Beenhakker op 82-jarige leeftijd overleden], 10 April 2025 {{in lang|nl}}</ref> *2025 – [[Ted Kotcheff]], Canadian film and television director (born 1931)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pulver |first=Andrew |date=April 12, 2025 |title=Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/12/ted-kotcheff-director-of-first-blood-weekend-at-bernies-and-wake-in-fright-dies-aged-94 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> *2025 – [[Peter Lovesey]], British writer (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 11, 2025 |title=Peter Lovesey, novelist who pioneered the historical whodunnit with his Victorian detective Cribb |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/04/11/peter-lovesey-novelist-cribb-detective-victorian/ |access-date=April 17, 2025 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Fulbert of Chartres]] **[[James, Azadanus and Abdicius]] **[[Mikael Agricola]] ([[Calendar of Saints (Lutheran)|Lutheran]]) **[[Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]]) **[[William of Ockham]] ([[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|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]])<ref name=Chase2017 /> == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/10 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=10}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/10 Historical Events on April 10] {{months}} [[Category:Days of April]]
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