Died on
Who died on October 10
131 figures who shaped history died on October 10.
- 131deaths
- 51events
Best known
Best known
Abbas ibn Ali
Son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (died in 680)
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn
Great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (c. 655–680)
Husayn ibn Ali
Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Imam
Al-Hafiz
Fatimid Dynasty caliph from 1132 to 1149
Patrick IV, Earl of March
13th-century Anglo-Scottish earl and claimant to the throne
Hugh IV of Cyprus
King of Cyprus from 1324 to 1358
Abbas ibn Ali — Son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (died in 680), who died on October 10 680.
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn — Great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (c. 655–680), who died on October 10 680.
Husayn ibn Ali — Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Imam, who died on October 10 680.
Al-Hafiz — Fatimid Dynasty caliph from 1132 to 1149, who died on October 10 1149.
Patrick IV, Earl of March — 13th-century Anglo-Scottish earl and claimant to the throne, who died on October 10 1308.
Hugh IV of Cyprus — King of Cyprus from 1324 to 1358, who died on October 10 1359.
All entries
- 19
10sSecond decade of the first century AD - 644PPaulinus of YorkChristian missionary and saint, first bishop of York (died 644)
- 680HHabib ibn MuzahirCompanion of Ali
- 827PPope ValentineHead of the Catholic Church in 827
- 937WWang Lingmou
- 1174AAdela of Ponthieu, Countess of SurreyFrench noblewoman
- 1213FFrederick II of LorraineDuke of Lorraine from 1206 to 1213
- 1503
Peter II, Duke of BourbonFrench noble - 1581
BayinnaungEmperor of the Toungoo dynasty
- 1659
Abel TasmanDutch seafarer, explorer and merchant - 1691
Isaac de Benserade - 1708
David Gregory (mathematician)Scottish mathematician and astronomer - 1714
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de BoisguilbertFrench law-maker and Jansenist - 1720
Antoine CoysevoxFrench sculptor - 1723
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper17th- and 18-century English politician and first Lord Chancellor of Great Britain - 1725
Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de VaudreuilFrench politician - 1747
John Potter (bishop)Archbishop of Canterbury from 1737 to 1747 - 1759
Granville ElliottBritish military officer - 1765
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of DorsetBritish politician
- 1795
Francesco Antonio ZaccariaItalian theologian, historian and writer - 1800
Gabriel's RebellionSlave rebellion in Virginia, United States - 1806
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772–1806)Prince of Prussia and composer - 1827
Ugo FoscoloItalian writer, revolutionary and poet - 1837
Charles FourierFrench utopian socialist and philosopher - 1857
George Washington Parke CustisStep-grandson of George Washington - 1872
William H. SewardAmerican politician - 1875
Aleksey Konstantinovich TolstoyRussian poet, novelist, and playwright - 1876
Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire DevilleFrench geologist and meteorologist - 1893
Lip PikeAmerican baseball player and manager - 1894
William Robinson (Canadian architect)Irish-born Canadian architect - 1901
Lorenzo SnowAmerican LDS Church leader - 1913
Adolphus BuschGerman-born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch - 1913
Katsura TarōJapanese general and politician - 1914
Carol I of RomaniaMonarch of Romania from 1866 to 1914 - 1918
Henry DobsonAustralian politician - 1922
Andreas KarkavitsasGreek writer
- 1923
Andrés Avelino Cáceres27th and 30th President of Peru - 1927
August KitzbergEstonian writer - 1927
Gustave WhiteheadGerman–American aviator - 1930
Adolf EnglerGerman botanist (1844–1930) noted for taxonomy - 1935
Gustave LoiseauFrench painter - 1936AAbul Kasem (politician, born 1872)Bengali politician
- 1940
Berton ChurchillCanadian actor - 1942
Arnold MajewskiFinnish soldier - 1948
Ted HornAmerican racing driver - 1949
Chikuhei NakajimaJapanese politician - 1953
Erima NorthcroftNew Zealand lawyer, judge and military leader - 1957
Karl GenzkenWW2 SS Doctor & war criminal - 1962
Stancho BelkovskiBulgarian architect - 1963
Roy CazalyAustralian rules footballer - 1963
Édith PiafFrench singer - 1964
Eddie CantorAmerican comedian and actor
- 1964
Heinrich NeuhausSoviet pianist - 1966
Charlotte Cooper (tennis)English tennis player - 1966
Louise ThuliezFrench schoolteacher, resistance fighter and author - 1970
Édouard DaladierFrench radical socialist politician - 1971
John BeagleholeNew Zealand historian - 1973
Ludwig von MisesAustrian–American political economist - 1974
Joseph WulfGerman-Polish Jewish historian - 1976
Silvana ArmenulićYugoslav singer - 1976MMirjana BajraktarevićMusical artist
- 1977
Angelo MuscatMaltese actor - 1978
Ralph MarterieItalian big-band leader - 1978
Ralph MetcalfeAmerican athlete and politician - 1979CChristopher Evans (computer scientist)British computer scientist and author
- 1979
Paul ParayFrench musician - 1982
Jean EffelFrench painter - 1983
Ralph RichardsonEnglish actor
- 1985
Yul BrynnerRussian and American actor - 1985
Orson WellesAmerican actor and filmmaker - 1986
Gleb WataghinItalian physicist - 1987BBehice BoranTurkish politician
- 1990TTom MurtonAmerican activist
- 1990NNikolaos PavlopoulosGreek sculptor and writer
- 1990DDorothy StanleyAmerican educator and activist
- 1991
Nickolaus HirschlAustrian wrestler - 1997
Michael J. S. DewarAmerican chemist - 1998
Clark CliffordAmerican public official - 1998
Marvin Gay Sr.American minister, father of Marvin Gaye - 1998TTommy QuaidIrish hurler
- 2000
Sirimavo BandaranaikePrime Minister of Sri Lanka - 2001EEddie FutchAmerican boxer, boxing trainer
- 2001
Vasily MishinSoviet aerospace engineer - 2003
Eila HiltunenFinnish sculptor - 2003
Eugene IstominAmerican pianist - 2004
Ken CaminitiAmerican baseball player - 2004
Christopher ReeveAmerican actor and activist - 2004
Arthur H. RobinsonAmerican geographer and cartographer - 2004
Maurice ShadboltNew Zealand writer - 2005
Wayne C. BoothAmerican academic - 2005
Milton OboteUgandan politician - 2006MMichael John RogersEnglish ornithologist
- 2006
Ian Scott (Ontario politician)Canadian lawyer and politician - 2008KKazuyoshi Miura (businessman)Japanese businessman
- 2009
Stephen GatelyIrish pop singer - 2010
Solomon BurkeAmerican preacher and singer - 2010
Joan SutherlandAustralian soprano - 2011
Jagjit SinghIndian singer - 2012
Sam GibbonsAmerican politician - 2012
Alex KarrasAmerican football player, sportscaster and actor - 2012
Piotr LenartowiczPolish philosopher - 2012
Basil L. PlumleyUnited States Army soldier
- 2012
Mark PosterAmerican philosopher - 2012
Kyaw ZawBurmese political and military leader - 2013
Scott CarpenterAmerican astronaut and aquanaut - 2013
Jay Conrad LevinsonAmerican business writer - 2013
Sohei MiyashitaJapanese politician - 2013
Cal SmithAmerican country music singer - 2014
Olav DaleNorwegian composer, orchestra leader and saxophonist - 2014DDamiana EugenioFilipino writer
- 2014VValeri KarpovSoviet ice hockey player
- 2014LLari KetnerAmerican basketball player
- 2014
Pavel LandovskýCzech actor, playwright, and director - 2014EEd NimmervollAustralian music journalist
- 2015
Diepreye AlamieyeseighaNigerian politician - 2015
Hilla BecherGerman conceptual photographer - 2015
Manorama (Tamil actress)Indian actress - 2015
Steve MackayMusical artist - 2015
Sybil StockdaleAmerican activist - 2016
Donn FendlerAmerican lost child - 2021
Abdul Qadeer KhanPakistani nuclear physicist - 2022
Mulayam Singh YadavIndian politician - 2024FFleur AdcockNew Zealand poet
- 2024
Ethel KennedyAmerican human rights advocate - 2025
John Lodge (musician)British rock musician
Frequently asked questions
Who died on October 10?
131 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 10, including Abbas ibn Ali, Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, Husayn ibn Ali. 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.
What happened on October 10?
51 documented historical events happened on October 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was killed at the Battle of Karbala (depicted) by the forces of Yazid I, whom Husayn had refused to recognize as caliph. On the same day, in another year: In a treaty with Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname gained territorial autonomy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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