April 10

April 10 is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 265 days remaining 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).
• 879 – Louis III and Carloman II become Kings of the Western Franks.
• 1407 – The lama Deshin Shekpa 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 (10 April 1755 – 2 July 1843): defeat for Austria at Mollwitz on this date.
• 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.
• 1856 – The Theta Chi fraternity is founded at Norwich University in Vermont.
• 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.
• 1904 – British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of The Book of the Law.
• 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 in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustaše fascist insurgents in power.
• 1944 – Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from the Birkenau death camp.
• 1953 – Warner Bros. premieres the first 3-D film from a major American studio, entitled House of Wax.
• 1957 – The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
• 1959 – Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, marries Michiko.
• 1963 – One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
• 1968 – New Zealand inter-island ferry TEV Wahine founders and sinks at the mouth of Wellington Harbour.
• 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, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
• 1972 – Twenty days after he is kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is murdered by communist guerrillas.
• 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.
• 1972 – Seventy-four nations sign the Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of biological weapons.
• 1973 – A British Vickers Vanguard turboprop aircraft crashes in a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104 people.
• 1979 – Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
• 1988 – The Ojhri Camp disaster: Killing more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad as a result of rockets and other munitions expelled by the blast.
• 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 – Northern Ireland peace deal reached (Good Friday Agreement).
• 2009 – President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces he has abrogated the constitution and assume 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 and dozens of other senior officials

Births

• 401 – Theodosius II, Roman emperor (d. 450)
• 1512 – James V of Scotland (d. 1542)
• 1583 – Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist (d. 1645)
• 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)
• 1778 – William Hazlitt, English painter and critic (d. 1830)
• 1783 – Hortense de Beauharnais, French-Dutch wife of Louis Bonaparte (d. 1837)
• 1794 – Matthew C. Perry, American commander (d. 1858)
• 1806 – Juliette Drouet, French actress (d. 1883)
• 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)
• 1837 – Forceythe Willson, American poet (d. 1867)
• 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)
• George William Russell, Irish author, poet, and painter (d. 1935)
• George Arliss, English actor and playwright (d. 1946)
• 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)
• 1891 – Frank Barson, English footballer and coach (d. 1968)
• 1894 – Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian businessman (d. 1983)
• 1897 – Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 1990)
• 1897 – Ross Youngs, American baseball player (d. 1927)
• 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 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)
• 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)
• 1918 – Lee Bergere, American actor (d. 2007)
• 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 actor and singer (d. 2003)
• 1922 – Vesna Parun, Croatian poet (d. 2010)
• 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)
• 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 actor (d. 1983)
• 1927 – Norma Candal, Puerto Rican 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
• 1930 – Spede Pasanen, Finnish actor, director, and producer (d. 2001)
• 1930 – Lee Weaver, American actor
• 1932 – Delphine Seyrig, Lebanese-American actress and director (d. 1990)
• 1932 – Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
• 1933 – Rokusuke Ei, Japanese composer and author
• 1933 – Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (d. 2013)
• 1933 – Poncie Ponce, American actor and singer (d. 2013)
• 1934 – David Halberstam, American journalist and author (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Richard Peck, American author and academic
• 1935 – John A. Bennett, American soldier (d. 1961)
• 1935 – Patrick Garland, English actor and director (d. 2013)
• 1936 – John Howell, English long jumper
• 1936 – Milt Kogan, American actor
• 1936 – John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1936 – Bobbie Smith, American singer (The Spinners) (d. 2013)
• 1937 – Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet and author (d. 2010)
• 1938 – Don Meredith, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Claudio Magris, Italian scholar, author, and translator
• 1940 – Gloria Hunniford, Irish radio and television host
• 1941 – Harold Long, Canadian politician (d. 2013)
• 1941 – Paul Theroux, American scholar and author
• 1942 – Nick Auf der Maur, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998)
• 1942 – Ian Callaghan, English footballer
• 1942 – Stuart Dybek, American author and poet
• 1943 – Andrzej Badeński, Polish-German sprinter (d. 2008)
• 1943 – Margaret Pemberton, English author
• 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 – William Castell, English businessman
• 1947 – Bunny Wailer, Jamaican singer-songwriter and drummer (Bob Marley and the Wailers)
• 1949 – Daniel Mangeas, French banker and sportscaster
• 1950 – Ken Griffey, Sr., American baseball player and manager
• 1950 – Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (Parliament-Funkadelic, and The Parliaments) (d. 1992)
• 1950 – Akiko Wada, Japanese singer and actress
• 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, 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, director, and screenwriter
• 1954 – Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author
• 1955 – Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress
• 1955 – Touta Tarumi, Japanese actor and model
• 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 (10,000 Maniacs)
• 1957 – Rosemary Hill, English historian and author
• 1958 – Bob Bell, Irish engineer
• 1958 – Yefim Bronfman, Uzbek-American pianist
• 1958 – Brigitte Holzapfel, German high jumper
• 1959 – Babyface, American singer-songwriter and producer (After 7, The Deele, and Manchild)
• 1959 – Uwe Behrens, German footballer and manager
• 1959 – Davy Carton, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Saw Doctors and Blaze X)
• 1959 – Yvan Loubier, Canadian economist and politician
• 1959 – Brian Setzer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stray Cats, The Tomcats, and The Brian Setzer Orchestra)
• 1960 – Steve Bisciotti, American businessman, co-founded Allegis Group
• 1960 – Katrina Leskanich, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Katrina and the Waves)
• 1960 – Terry Teagle, American basketball player
• 1961 – Nicky Campbell, Scottish journalist and game show host
• 1961 – Joe Cole, American roadie and author (d. 1991)
• 1961 – Carole Goble, English computer scientist and academic
• 1961 – Mark Jones, American basketball player
• 1961 – Steven Lyon, American actor, model, and photographer
• 1962 – Steve Tasker, American football player and sportscaster
• 1962 – Viktor Zuikov, Estonian fencer
• 1963 – Warren DeMartini, American guitarist and songwriter (Ratt)
• 1963 – Jeff Gray, American baseball player and coach
• 1963 – Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician, 162nd President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1964 – Manon Bollegraf, Dutch tennis player
• 1964 – Felicia Collins, American singer and guitarist (CBS Orchestra)
• 1964 – Gopinath Muthukad, Indian magician and stuntman
• 1965 – Tim Alexander, American drummer and songwriter (Primus and Major Lingo)
• 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 – Billy Jayne, American actor, musician, and director
• 1969 – Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
• 1970 – Q-Tip, American rapper, producer, and actor (A Tribe Called Quest)
• 1970 – Enrico Ciccone, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Leonard Doroftei, Romanian-Canadian boxer
• 1970 – Kenny Lattimore, American singer-songwriter
• 1971 – Brad William Henke, American football player and actor
• 1971 – Indro Olumets, Estonian footballer and coach
• 1971 – Al Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1971 – Nana Smith, American-Japanese tennis player
• 1972 – Ed Byrne, Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1972 – Priit Kasesalu, Estonian computer programmer, co-created Skype
• 1973 – Guillaume Canet, French actor and director
• 1973 – Roberto Carlos, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1973 – Aidan Moffat, Scottish singer-songwriter (Arab Strap and The Reindeer Section)
• 1973 – Christopher Simmons, Canadian-American graphic designer, author, and academic
• 1974 – Eric Greitens, American lieutenant
• 1974 – Petros Passalis, Greek footballer
• 1974 – Henning Wehn, German-English comedian
• 1975 – Chris Carrabba, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever, and Twin Forks)
• 1975 – Terrence Lewis, Indian dancer and choreographer
• 1975 – Matthew Phillips, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
• 1976 – Clare Buckfield, English actress
• 1976 – Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress and singer
• 1976 – Sara Renner, Canadian skier
• 1977 – Stephanie Sheh, American voice actress, director, and producer
• 1978 – Sir Christus, Finnish guitarist (Negative)
• 1979 – Iván Alonso, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 – Kenyon Coleman, American football player
• 1979 – Shemekia Copeland, American singer
• 1979 – Rachel Corrie, American author and activist (d. 2003)
• 1979 – Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (KinKi Kids, J-Friends, and Toraji Haiji)
• 1979 – Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer-songwriter (Theaudience)
• 1979 – Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
• 1980 – Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player and model
• 1980 – Charlie Hunnam, English actor and screenwriter
• 1980 – Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer
• 1980 – Kasey Kahne, American race car driver
• 1980 – Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Lifehouse and AM Radio)
• 1981 – Gretchen Bleiler, American snowboarder
• 1981 – Anis Boussaïdi, Tunisian footballer
• 1981 – Laura Bell Bundy, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1981 – Liz McClarnon, English singer and dancer (Atomic Kitten)
• 1981 – Michael Pitt, American actor, singer, and guitarist (Pagoda)
• 1981 – Alexei Semenov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Andre Ethier, American baseball player
• 1982 – Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1982 – Chyler Leigh, American actress
• 1983 – Jamie Chung, American actress
• 1983 – Andrew Dost, American guitarist and songwriter (Fun and Anathallo)
• 1983 – Ryan Merriman, American actor
• 1983 – Hannes Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1984 – Faustina Agolley, English-Australian television host and producer
• 1984 – Jeremy Barrett, American figure skater
• 1984 – Cara DeLizia, American actress
• 1984 – Billy Kay, American actor
• 1984 – Natasha Melnick, American actress
• 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 – Willo Flood, Irish footballer
• 1985 – Jesús Gámez, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Dion Phaneuf, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Paula Reca, Argentinian actress
• 1986 – Olivia Borlée, Belgian sprinter
• 1986 – Fernando Gago, Argentine footballer
• 1986 – Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
• 1986 – Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer
• 1986 – Andrei Strelnikov, Russian footballer
• 1986 – Ayesha Takia, Indian actress
• 1987 – Vladimir Ivanov, Estonian tennis player
• 1987 – Shay Mitchell, Canadian actress
• 1987 – Jamie Renée Smith, American actress
• 1987 – Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano (Celtic Woman)
• 1988 – Haley Joel Osment, American actor
• 1989 – Michael Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer
• 1990 – Lulinha, Brazilian footballer
• 1990 – Ben Amos, English footballer
• 1990 – Andile Jali, South African footballer
• 1990 – Alex Pettyfer, English actor
• 1991 – AJ Michalka, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (78violet)
• 1991 – Sergiusz Żymełka, Polish actor
• 1994 – Nerlens Noel, American basketball player
• 1995 – Ian Nelson, American actor, singer, and dancer
• 1996 – Audrey Whitby, American actress and screenwriter
• 1996 – Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australian tennis player
• 2005 – Big Brown, American race horse
• 2007 – Princess Ariane of the Netherlands

Deaths

• 879 – Louis the Stammerer, French son of Ermentrude of Orléans (b. 846)
• 948 – Hugh of Italy (b. 885)
• 1533 – Frederick I of Denmark (b. 1471)
• 1545 – Costanzo Festa, Italian composer (b. 1485)
• 1585 – Pope Gregory XIII (b. 1502)
• 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)
• 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)
• 1706 – Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish general and politician (b. 1666)
• 1756 – Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (d. 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 of Spain (b. 1830)
• 1909 – Algernon Charles Swinburne, English author, poet, playwright, 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 and painter (b. 1883)
• 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 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 bass player (The Beatles) (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)
• 1967 – Aage Winther-Jørgensen, Danish actor (b. 1900)
• 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 and singer (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)
• 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 (The Invisible Girls) (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)
• 2000 – Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 2000 – Larry Linville, American actor and singer (b. 1939)
• 2000 – Kirsten Rolffes, Danish actress (b. 1928)
• 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 (Amadeus Quartet) (b. 1923)
• 2005 – Scott Gottlieb, American drummer (Bleed the Dream) (b. 1970)
• 2005 – Archbishop Iakovos of America (b. 1911)
• 2005 – Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)
• 2005 – Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (The Outsiders and Tax Free) (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 – Passengers in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash:
  • 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)
  • Janusz Zakrzeński, Polish actor (b. 1936)
• 2010 – Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1939)
• 2010 – Arthur Mercante, Sr., American boxer and referee (b. 1920)
• 2011 – Mikhail Rusyayev, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1964)
• 2011 – Homer Smith, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
• 2012 – Raymond Aubrac, French engineer and activist (b. 1914)
• 2012 – Barbara Buchholz, German theremin player and composer (b. 1959)
• 2012 – Virginia Spencer Carr, American author and academic (b. 1929)
• 2012 – Lili Chookasian, Armenian-American actress and singer (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (b. 1922)
• 2012 – Akin Omoboriowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
• 2012 – Grant Tilly, Australian-New Zealand actor (b. 1937)
• 2012 – Carlos Truan, American businessman and politician (b. 1935)
• 2012 – John Weaver, American-Canadian sculptor (b. 1920)
• 2013 – Lorenzo Antonetti, Italian cardinal (b. 1922)
• 2013 – Raymond Boudon, French sociologist and academic (b. 1934)
• 2013 – Karol Castillo, Peruvian model, Miss Perú Universo 2008 (b. 1989)
• 2013 – Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Bangladeshi activist (b. 1911)
• 2013 – Jimmy Dawkins, American singer and guitarist (b. 1936)
• 2013 – Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Dick Hart, American golfer (b. 1935)
• 2013 – Olive Lewin, Jamaican anthropologist, musicologist, and author (b. 1927)
• 2013 – Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
• 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 – Joe Dini, American businessman and politician (b. 1929)
• 2014 – Bill Doolittle, American football player and coach (b. 1923)
• 2014 – Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1949)
• 2014 – Phyllis Frelich, American actress (b. 1944)
• 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 – Ray Graves, American football player and coach (b. 1918)
• 2015 – Jin Youzhi, Chinese son of Zaifeng, Prince Chun (b. 1918)
• 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)

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 (Anglican Communion)
  • April 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Day of the Builder (Azerbaijan)

External links

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