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{{About|the day of the year|the song by Garbage|April Tenth}} {{pp-pc1}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{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== <!-- Please do not add yourself or anyone else without a biography in Wikipedia to this list.--> ===Pre-1600=== * [[401]] – [[Theodosius II]], Roman emperor (d. 450) *[[1018]] – [[Nizam al-Mulk]], Persian scholar and vizier (d. 1092) *[[1472]] – [[Margaret of York (1472)|Margaret of York]], English princess (d. 1472) *[[1480]] – [[Philibert II, Duke of Savoy|Philibert II]], duke of Savoy (d. 1504) *[[1487]] – [[William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen|William I]], count of Nassau-Siegen (d. 1559) *[[1512]] – [[James V of Scotland|James V]], king of Scotland (d. 1542) *[[1579]] – [[Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg|Augustus II]], duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1666) *[[1583]] – [[Hugo Grotius]], Dutch philosopher and jurist (d. 1645)<ref name=Chase2017 /> ===1601–1900=== *[[1603]] – [[Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark|Christian]], Prince-Elect of Denmark (d. 1647) *[[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) *[[1769]] – [[Jean Lannes]], French marshal (d. 1809) *[[1778]] – [[William Hazlitt]], English essayist and critic (d. 1830) *[[1794]] – [[Matthew C. Perry]], English-Scottish American commander (d. 1858) *[[1806]] – [[Juliette Drouet]], French actress (d. 1883) * 1806 – [[Leonidas Polk]], Scottish-American general and bishop (d. 1884) *[[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)<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[1847]] – [[Joseph Pulitzer]], Hungarian-American journalist, publisher, and politician, founded [[Pulitzer, Inc.]] (d. 1911)<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[1864]] – [[Eugen d'Albert]], Scottish-German pianist and composer (d. 1932) *[[1865]] – [[Jack Miner]], American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist (d. 1944) *[[1867]] – [[George William Russell]], Irish author, poet, and painter (d. 1935) *[[1868]] – [[George Arliss]], English actor and playwright (d. 1946) * 1868 – [[Asriel Günzig]], Moravian rabbi (d. 1931) *[[1873]] – [[Kyösti Kallio]], Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th [[President of Finland]] (d. 1940) *[[1875]] – [[George Clawley]], English footballer (d. 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 (d. 1959) *[[1879]] – [[Coenraad Hiebendaal]], Dutch rower and physician (d. 1921) *[[1880]] – [[Frances Perkins]], American sociologist, academic, and politician, [[United States Secretary of Labor]] (d. 1965)<ref name=Chase2017 /> * 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 in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1971) *[[1889]] – [[Louis Rougier]], French philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1982) *[[1891]] – [[Frank Barson]], English footballer and coach (d. 1968) *[[1893]] – [[Otto Steinböck]], Austrian zoologist (d. 1969) *[[1894]] – [[Ben Nicholson]], British painter (d. 1982) *[[1897]] – [[Prafulla Chandra Sen]], Indian accountant and politician, 3rd [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] (d. 1990) *[[1900]] – [[Arnold Orville Beckman]], American chemist, inventor, and philanthropist (d. 2004) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil]], Indian economist (d. 1971) *[[1903]] – [[Patroklos Karantinos]], Greek architect (d. 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 (d. 1970) *[[1906]] – [[Steve Anderson (athlete)|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, [[Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France)|Minister of Foreign and European Affairs]] 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) *[[1914]] – [[Jack Badcock]], Australian cricketer (d. 1982) *[[1915]] – [[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 in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 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 (d. 2014) *[[1921]] – [[Chuck Connors]], American baseball player and actor (d. 1992)<ref name=Chase2017 /> * 1921 – [[Jake Warren]], Canadian soldier and diplomat, [[Canadian Ambassador to the United States]] (d. 2008) * 1921 – [[Sheb Wooley]], American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003) *[[1923]] – [[Roger Gaillard (historian)|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) * 1923 – [[Sid Tickridge]], English footballer (d. 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 (d. 2021) *[[1924]] – [[Kenneth Noland]], American soldier and painter (d. 2010) *[[1925]] – [[Angelo Poffo]], American wrestler and promoter (d. 2010) *[[1926]] – [[Jacques Castérède]], French pianist and composer (d. 2014) * 1926 – [[Junior Samples]], American comedian (d. 1983) *[[1927]] – [[Norma Candal]], Puerto Rican actress (d. 2006) * 1927 – [[Marshall Warren Nirenberg]], American biochemist and geneticist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2010) *[[1929]] – [[Mike Hawthorn]], English race car driver (d. 1959) * 1929 – [[Liz Sheridan]], American actress (d. 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 (d. 2020) *[[1930]] – [[Claude Bolling]], French pianist, composer, and actor (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 2017) *[[1932]] – [[Delphine Seyrig]], [[Swiss people|Swiss]]/[[List of Alsatians and Lotharingians|Alsatian]] French actress (d. 1990) * 1932 – [[Omar Sharif]], Egyptian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015) *[[1933]] – [[Rokusuke Ei]], Japanese composer and author (d. 2016) * 1933 – [[Helen McElhone]], Scottish politician (d. 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 (d. 2007) *[[1935]] – [[Patrick Garland]], English actor and director (d. 2013) * 1935 – [[Peter Hollingworth]], Australian bishop, 23rd [[Governor General of Australia]] * 1935 – [[Christos Yannaras]], Greek philosopher, theologian and author (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 2013) *[[1937]] – [[Bella Akhmadulina]], Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (d. 2010) *[[1938]] – [[Don Meredith]], American football player and sportscaster (d. 2010) *[[1939]] – [[Claudio Magris]], Italian scholar, author, and translator *[[1940]] – [[Gloria Hunniford]], British radio and television host *[[1941]] – [[Chrysostomos II of Cyprus]], (d. 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 (d. 2013) * 1941 – [[Paul Theroux]], American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer<ref name=Chase2017 /> *[[1942]] – [[Nick Auf der Maur]], Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1998) * 1942 – [[Ian Callaghan]], English footballer * 1942 – [[Stuart Dybek]], American novelist, short story writer, and poet *[[1943]] – [[Andrzej Badeński]], Polish-German sprinter (d. 2008) * 1943 – [[Margaret Pemberton]], English author *[[1945]] – [[Kevin Berry]], Australian swimmer (d. 2006) *[[1946]] – [[David Angell]], American screenwriter and producer (d. 2001) * 1946 – [[Bob Watson]], American baseball player and manager (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 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 (d. 2017) *[[1979]] – [[Iván Alonso]], Uruguayan footballer * 1979 – [[Kenyon Coleman]], American football player * 1979 – [[Rachel Corrie]], American author and activist (d. 2003) * 1979 – [[Tsuyoshi Domoto]], Japanese singer-songwriter and actor * 1979 – [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], English singer-songwriter * 1979 – [[Pavlos Fyssas]], Greek rapper (d. 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 (d. 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> <!--No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. If there are multiple people in the same birth year, put them in alphabetical order. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[879]] – [[Louis the Stammerer]], king of West Francia (b. 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 (b. 940) *[[1216]] – [[Eric X of Sweden|Eric X]], king of Sweden (b. 1180) *[[1282]] – [[Ahmad Fanakati]], chief minister under [[Kublai Khan]] *[[1309]] – [[Elisabeth von Rapperswil]], Swiss countess (b. 1261) *[[1362]] – [[Maud, Countess of Leicester|Maud]], English noblewoman (b. 1339) *[[1500]] – [[Michael Tarchaniota Marullus]], Greek scholar and poet *[[1533]] – [[Frederick I of Denmark|Frederick I]], king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1471) *[[1545]] – [[Costanzo Festa]], Italian composer *[[1585]] – [[Pope Gregory XIII|Gregory XIII]], pope of the Catholic Church (b. 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 (b. 1548) *[[1599]] – [[Gabrielle d'Estrées]], French mistress of [[Henry IV of France]] (b. 1571) ===1601–1900=== *[[1601]] – [[Mark Alexander Boyd]], Scottish soldier and poet (b. 1562) *[[1619]] – [[Thomas Jones (bishop)|Thomas Jones]], English-Irish archbishop and politician, [[Lord Chancellor of Ireland]] (b. 1550) *[[1640]] – [[Agostino Agazzari]], Italian composer and theorist (b. 1578) *[[1644]] – [[William Brewster (Mayflower passenger)|William Brewster]], English official and pilgrim leader (b. 1566) *[[1646]] – [[Santino Solari]], Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576) *[[1667]] – [[Jan Marek Marci]], Czech physician and author (b. 1595) *[[1704]] – [[Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg]], German cardinal (b. 1629) *[[1756]] – [[Giacomo Antonio Perti]], Italian composer (b. 1661) *[[1760]] – [[Jean Lebeuf]], French historian and author (b. 1687) *[[1786]] – [[John Byron]], English admiral and politician, 24th [[List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador|Commodore Governor of Newfoundland]] (b. 1723) *[[1806]] – [[Horatio Gates]], English-American general (b. 1727) *[[1813]] – [[Joseph-Louis Lagrange]], Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1736) *[[1821]] – [[Gregory V of Constantinople]], Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 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 (b. 1757) *[[1871]] – [[Lucio Norberto Mansilla]], Argentinian general and politician (b. 1789) *[[1889]] – [[William Crichton (engineer)|William Crichton]], Scottish engineer and shipbuilder (b. 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 (b. 1837) *[[1919]] – [[Emiliano Zapata]], Mexican general (b. 1879) *[[1920]] – [[Moritz Cantor]], German mathematician and historian (b. 1829) *[[1931]] – [[Kahlil Gibran]], Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (b. 1883) *[[1935]] – [[Rosa Campbell Praed]], Australian novelist (b. 1851) *[[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 [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1876) *[[1954]] – [[Auguste and Louis Lumière|Auguste Lumière]], French director and producer (b. 1862) * 1954 – [[Oscar Mathisen]], Norwegian speed skater (b. 1888) *[[1955]] – [[Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]], French priest, theologian, 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 artist and musician (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) *[[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 (b. 1890) *[[1978]] – [[Hjalmar Mäe]], Estonian politician (b. 1901) *[[1979]] – [[Nino Rota]], Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 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 (b. 1919) *[[1981]] – [[Howard Thurman]], American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (b. 1899) *[[1983]] – [[Issam Sartawi]], Palestinian activist (b. 1935) *[[1985]] – [[Zisis Verros]], Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle (b. 1880) *[[1986]] – [[Linda Creed]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1948) *[[1988]] – [[Ezekias Papaioannou]], Greek Cypriot politician (b. 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 (b. 1955) * 1991 – [[Martin Hannett]], English guitarist and producer (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) * 1999 – [[Jean Vander Pyl]], American actress and voice artist (b. 1919) *[[2000]] – [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]], English actor and screenwriter (b. 1920) * 2000 – [[Larry Linville]], American actor (b. 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 (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 (b. 1923) * 2005 – [[Scott Gottlieb (musician)|Scott Gottlieb]], American drummer (b. 1970) * 2005 – [[Archbishop Iakovos of America]] (b. 1911) * 2005 – [[Al Lucas (American football)|Al Lucas]], American football player (b. 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 (b. 1948) *[[2006]] – [[Kleitos Kyrou]], Greek poet and translator (b. 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 (b. 1910) * 2007 – [[Dakota Staton]], American singer (b. 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 (b. 1950) * 2009 – [[Ioannis Patakis]], Greek politician (b. 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]] (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) * 2010 – [[Dixie Carter]], American actress and singer (b. 1939) *[[2012]] – [[Raymond Aubrac]], French engineer and activist (b. 1914) * 2012 – [[Barbara Buchholz]], German [[theremin]] player and composer (b. 1959) * 2012 – [[Lili Chookasian]], Armenian-American operatic singer (b. 1921) * 2012 – [[Luis Aponte Martínez]], Puerto Rican cardinal (b. 1922) * 2012 – [[Akin Omoboriowo]], Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1932) *[[2013]] – [[Lorenzo Antonetti]], Italian cardinal (b. 1922) * 2013 – [[Raymond Boudon]], French sociologist and academic (b. 1934) * 2013 – [[Binod Bihari Chowdhury]], Bangladeshi activist (b. 1911) * 2013 – [[Robert Edwards (physiologist)|Robert Edwards]], English physiologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1925) * 2013 – [[Olive Lewin]], Jamaican anthropologist, musicologist, and author (b. 1927) * 2013 – [[Gordon Thomas (cyclist)|Gordon Thomas]], English cyclist (b. 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 (b. 1951) *[[2014]] – [[Dominique Baudis]], French journalist and politician (b. 1947) * 2014 – [[Jim Flaherty]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Finance]] (b. 1949) * 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 – [[Judith Malina]], German-American actress and director, co-founded [[The Living Theatre]] (b. 1926) * 2015 – [[Rose Francine Rogombé]], Gabonese lawyer and politician, [[List of heads of state of Gabon|President of Gabon]] (b. 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]] (b. 1935) *[[2016]] – [[Howard Marks]], Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (b. 1945) *[[2023]] – [[Al Jaffee]], American cartoonist (b. 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 (b. 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 (b. 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 (b. 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 (b. 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> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==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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