Notable Deaths on April 10

113 people 879 – 2026

April 10 has seen 113 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 879 – 2026. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.

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Gordon Thomas

2013 — Gordon Thomas

English cyclist (born 1921)

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There he won a silver medal in the team road race alongside Bob Maitland and Ian Scott

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"Tiny" Thomas was a British cyclist who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London

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After his Olympic experience, he went on to win the 1953 Tour of Britain before retiring from cycling to enter the wool business.

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He also competed in the individual event, finishing 8th in a field of 101 participants

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Born in Shipley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he served during World War II with the Royal Artillery in Africa and Italy


Louis the Stammerer
king of West Francia (born 846)
Louis the Stammerer was the king of Aquitaine and later the king of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. Louis the Stammerer was physically weak and outlived his…
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879
Hugh of Arles
king of Italy
Hugh of Italy, known as Hugh of Arles or Hugh of Provence, was the king of Italy from 926 until 947, and regent in Lower Burgundy and Provence from 911 to 933. He belonged to the Bosonid family. During his reign in…
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948
Notker of Liège
French bishop (born 940)
Notker of Liège was a Benedictine monk, bishop (972–1008) and first prince-bishop (980–1008) of the Bishopric of Liège.
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1008
Eric X
king of Sweden (born 1180)
Erik Knutsson, sometimes known as Eric X, was King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as Erik the Survivor, he was, at his accession to the throne, the only remaining son of King Knut Eriksson and his queen,…
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1216
chief minister under Kublai Khan
Ahmad Fanākatī, alternatively rendered as Ahmad Banākatī was a Persian Muslim from the Qara Khitai who served as chancellor and finance minister of the Yuan dynasty during Kublai's reign. He became known as a chief…
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1282
Elisabeth von Rapperswil
Swiss countess (born 1261)
Elisabeth von Rapperswil was the last countess of the House of Rapperswil, and secured by her second marriage the female line of the Counts of Rapperswil and the extensive possessions of Rapperswil in the former…
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1309
English noblewoman (born 1339)
Maud of Lancaster, also known as Matilda, Countess of Hainault, was a 14th-century English noblewoman who married into the Bavarian ducal family.
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1362
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus
Greek scholar and poet
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus was a Greek Renaissance scholar, Neo-Latin poet, humanist and soldier.
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1500
Frederick I
king of Denmark and Norway (born 1471)
Frederick I was King of Denmark and Norway from 1523 and 1524, respectively, until his death in 1533, and earlier co-duke Duke of Schleswig and Holstein.
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1533
Costanzo Festa
Italian composer
Costanzo Festa was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. While he is best known for his madrigals, he also wrote sacred vocal music. He was the first native Italian polyphonist of international renown, and with…
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1545
Gregory XIII
pope of the Catholic Church (born 1502)
Pope Gregory XIII was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian calendar, which…
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1585
Jacopo Mazzoni
Italian philosopher (born 1548)
Jacopo Mazzoni was an Italian philosopher, a professor in Pisa, and friend of Galileo Galilei. His first name is sometimes reported as Giacomo.
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1598
Gabrielle d'Estrées
French mistress of Henry IV of France (born 1571)
Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux was a mistress of Henry IV of France. She is noted for her role in ending the religious civil wars that had plagued France for more than 30…
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1599
Scottish soldier and poet (born 1562)
Mark Alexander Boyd was a Scottish poet and soldier of fortune. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland. His father was from Penkill, Carrick, in Ayrshire. He was educated under the care of his uncle, the Archbishop of…
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1601
Thomas Jones
English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (born 1550)
Thomas Jones was Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was also Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral and Bishop of Meath. He was the patrilineal ancestor of the Viscounts Ranelagh.
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1619
Agostino Agazzari
Italian composer and theorist (born 1578)
Agostino Agazzari was an Italian composer and music theorist.
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1640
William Brewster
English official and pilgrim leader (born 1566)
William Brewster was an English official and Mayflower passenger in 1620. He became senior elder and the leader of Plymouth Colony, by virtue of his education and existing stature with those immigrating from the…
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1644
Santino Solari
Swiss architect and sculptor (born 1576)
Santino Solari, was a Swiss architect and sculptor, who worked mainly in Austria. He was born in the Canton of Tessin, in Switzerland, near Lugano.
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1646
Jan Marek Marci
Czech physician and author (born 1595)
Jan Marek Marci, also known as Johannes Marcus Marci was a Czech physician and scientist. He was the rector of the University of Prague and official physician to the Holy Roman Emperors. The crater Marci on the far side…
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1667
Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg
German cardinal (born 1629)
Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg was a German count and later prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was a clergyman who became bishop of Strasbourg, and was heavily involved in…
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1704
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Who died on April 10?

Gordon Thomas — British cyclist

Death year2013
Known for"Tiny" Thomas was a British cyclist who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Deaths on this date113 (879 – 2026)

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