Best known
Best known
Louis the Stammerer
King of West Francia from 877 to 879
Hugh of Italy
King of Italy from 926 to 947
Erik Knutsson
King of Sweden from 1208 to 1216
Frederick I of Denmark
King of Denmark (1523–1533) and Norway
Costanzo Festa
Italian composer
Pope Gregory XIII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585
Louis the Stammerer — King of West Francia from 877 to 879, who died on April 10 879.
Hugh of Italy — King of Italy from 926 to 947, who died on April 10 948.
Erik Knutsson — King of Sweden from 1208 to 1216, who died on April 10 1216.
Frederick I of Denmark — King of Denmark (1523–1533) and Norway, who died on April 10 1533.
Costanzo Festa — Italian composer, who died on April 10 1545.
Pope Gregory XIII — Head of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585, who died on April 10 1585.
All entries
- 1008
Notker of LiègeBenedictine monk and first prince-bishop of Liège (d. 1008) - 1282AAhmad FanakatiKublai Khan's finance minister
- 1309
Elisabeth von Rapperswil
- 1362MMaud, Countess of LeicesterEnglish noblewoman
- 1500
Michael Tarchaniota MarullusGreek Renaissance scholar, Neo-Latin poet, humanist and soldier (c. 1458 – 1500) - 1598
Jacopo MazzoniItalian philosopher - 1599
Gabrielle d'EstréesMistress and advisor to Henry IV of France - 1601MMark Alexander BoydScottish poet and soldier of fortune
- 1619
Thomas Jones (bishop)16th and 17th-century bishop from Ireland - 1640
Agostino AgazzariItalian composer and music theorist - 1644
William Brewster (Mayflower passenger)English colonist in North America - 1646
Santino SolariItalian sculptor - 1667
Jan Marek MarciCzech medical doctor and scientist - 1704
Wilhelm Egon von FürstenbergGerman count, prince and clergyman - 1756
Giacomo Antonio PertiItalian Baroque composer - 1760
Jean LebeufFrench historian - 1786
John ByronRoyal Navy officer, explorer, and colonial administrator - 1806
Horatio GatesAmerican army officer and politician - 1813
Joseph-Louis LagrangeItalian-French scientist - 1821
Gregory V of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople - 1823
Karl Leonhard ReinholdAustrian philosopher - 1871
Lucio Norberto MansillaArgentine soldier and politician - 1889
William Crichton (engineer)Scottish engineer and shipbuilder - 1909
Algernon Charles SwinburneEnglish poet, playwright and novelist - 1919
Emiliano ZapataMexican revolutionary - 1920
Moritz CantorGerman historian of mathematics - 1922
Luisa CapetilloPuerto Rican labor organizer - 1923
Liam Lynch (Irish republican)Irish republican - 1931
Kahlil GibranLebanese American artist, poet, and writer - 1935
Rosa Campbell PraedAustralian author - 1938
King OliverAmerican jazz cornet player and bandleader - 1942
Carl SchenstrømDanish actor - 1943AAndreas FaehlmannEstonian sailor and aviation engineer
- 1945
Hendrik Nicolaas WerkmanDutch artist, typographer and printer - 1947
Charles NordhoffAmerican novelist - 1950
Fevzi ÇakmakTurkish field marshal and politician - 1954
Lumière brothersFrench brothers, filmmakers and inventors - 1954
Oscar MathisenNorwegian speed skater - 1955
Pierre Teilhard de ChardinFrench philosopher and Jesuit priest - 1958
Chuck WillisAmerican R&B singer-songwriter - 1960
André BerthomieuFrench screenwriter and film director - 1962
Michael CurtizHungarian and American director - 1962
Stuart SutcliffeBritish painter and musician - 1965LLloyd CasnerAmerican race car driver
- 1965
Linda DarnellAmerican actress
- 1966
Evelyn WaughBritish writer and journalist - 1968GGustavs CelmiņšLatvian politician
- 1969
Harley EarlAmerican designer
- 1975
Walker EvansAmerican photographer and photojournalist - 1975
Marjorie MainAmerican actress - 1978
Hjalmar MäeEstonian politician - 1979
Nino RotaItalian composer - 1980
Kay MedfordAmerican actress
- 1981
Howard ThurmanAmerican theologian - 1983
Issam SartawiPalestinian cardiologist, guerrilla leader, and PLO diplomat - 1985
Zisis VerrosGreek soldier of the Macedonian Struggle - 1986
Linda CreedAmerican songwriter - 1988
Ezekias PapaioannouGreek Cypriot communist politician - 1991
Kevin Peter HallAmerican actor - 1991
Martin HannettMusical artist & record producer - 1991
Natalie SchaferAmerican actress - 1992
Sam KinisonAmerican comedian - 1993
Chris HaniSouth African revolutionary and anti-apartheid activist - 1994
Sam B. Hall Jr.American judge - 1995
Morarji DesaiPrime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979 - 1997MMichael DorrisAmerican writer
- 1998
Seraphim of AthensArchbishop of Athens from 1974 to 1998 - 1999
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat - 1999
Jean Vander PylAmerican voice actress - 2000
Peter Jones (actor)English actor - 2000
Larry LinvilleAmerican actor
- 2003
Little EvaAmerican singer - 2004
Jacek KaczmarskiPolish singer, songwriter, poet and author - 2004SSakıp SabancıTurkish businessman
- 2005
Norbert BraininMusical artist - 2005BBleed the DreamAmerican rock band
- 2005
Archbishop Iakovos of AmericaGreek Orthodox Archbishop - 2005
Al Lucas (American football)American football player - 2005
Wally TaxDutch musician - 2006KKleitos KyrouGreek poet and Translator
- 2007CCharles Philippe LeblondCanadian cell biology researcher, professor
- 2007
Dakota StatonAmerican jazz vocalist - 2009DDeborah DiggesAmerican poet
- 2009
Ioannis PatakisGreek politician - 2010
Ryszard KaczorowskiPolish politician - 2010
Maria KaczyńskaFirst Lady of Poland - 2010
Lech KaczyńskiPresident of Poland from 2005 to 2010 - 2010
Anna WalentynowiczPolish free trade union activist - 2010
Dixie CarterAmerican actress
- 2012
Raymond AubracMember of the French Resistance in World War II - 2012
Barbara BuchholzGerman composer and theremin player - 2012
Lili ChookasianOpera singer - 2012
Luis Aponte MartínezPuerto Rican Catholic cardinal - 2012AAkin OmoboriowoNigerian politician
- 2013
Robert Edwards (physiologist)English physiologist - 2013
Gordon Thomas (cyclist)British cyclist - 2015
Richie BenaudAustralian cricketer and commentator - 2015
Rose Francine RogombéGabonese politician - 2015
Peter Walsh (Australian politician)Australian politician - 2016
Howard MarksWelsh author and drug smuggler
- 2023
Al JaffeeAmerican cartoonist - 2024
O. J. SimpsonAmerican football player and actor
- 2025
Leo BeenhakkerDutch football coach - 2025
Ted KotcheffCanadian film and television director - 2025
Peter LoveseyBritish writer - 2026
Eliot EngelAmerican politician - 2026
Anja HatakkaFinnish actress - 2026
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115 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 10, including Louis the Stammerer, Hugh of Italy, Erik Knutsson. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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