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Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe was a British painter and musician, best known as the original bass guitarist of the Beatles.
Notable Deaths on April 10
1962 — Stuart Sutcliffe
Scottish artist and musician (born 1940)
April 10 has 114 recorded notable deaths across history, from 879 to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
114 source records
879 – 2026
Today in history
Major events on April 10
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- 2009 President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis. Source
- 1972 Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are discovered by construction workers in Shandong. Source
- 1941 World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia. Source
- 1821 Greek War of Independence: the island of Psara joins the Greek struggle for independence. Source
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Kevin Peter Hall was the original title monster in the science fiction Predator franchise, appearing in the first 1987 film and its 1990 sequel.
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At the encouragement of her mother, she made her first film in 1939, and appeared in both lead and supporting roles in big-budget films for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s.
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During the American Revolutionary War, he led the Continental Army to victory at the 1777 Battles of Saratoga.
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Main started her career in vaudeville and theatre, and appeared in film classics, such as Dead End (1937), The Women (1939), Dark Command (1940), The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), Meet Me in St.
More major people who died on April 10
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1991
Kevin Peter Hall
American actor (born 1955)
Kevin Peter Hall was an American actor. Hall stood 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, and frequently played monster characters.
1965
Linda Darnell
American actress (born 1923)
Linda Darnell was an American actress. Darnell progressed from modelling as a child to acting in theatre and film.
1806
Horatio Gates
English-American general (born 1727)
Horatio Lloyd Gates was a British-born American army officer and politician who served in the British and Continental armies.
1975
Marjorie Main
American actress (born 1890)
Mary Tomlinson, professionally known as Marjorie Main, was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, notable as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1950s, and for her…
2013
Robert Edwards
English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1925)
Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards was a British physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular.
1950
Fevzi Çakmak
Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1876)
Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak was a Turkish field marshal (Mareşal) and politician. He served as the Chief of General Staff from 1918 and 1919 and later the Minister of War of the Ottoman Empire in 1920.
2010
Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included:
Anna Walentynowicz was a Polish trade unionist and co-founder of Solidarity, the first recognised independent trade union in the Eastern Bloc.
1935
Rosa Campbell Praed
Australian novelist (born 1851)
Rosa Campbell Praed was an Australian author. Born in Bromelton, Queensland, in 1851, she grew up on properties across rural Queensland.
1947
Charles Nordhoff
English-American lieutenant and author (born 1887)
Charles Bernard Nordhoff was an American novelist and traveler, born in England.
2012
Lili Chookasian
Armenian-American operatic singer (born 1921)
Lili Chookasian was an American contralto of Armenian ethnicity, who appeared with many of the world's major symphony orchestras and opera houses.
2013
Gordon Thomas
English cyclist (born 1921)
Gordon W. "Tiny" Thomas was a British cyclist who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. There he won a silver medal in the team road race alongside Bob Maitland and Ian Scott.
948
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.
1969
Harley Earl
American businessman (born 1893)
Harley Jarvis Earl was an American automotive designer and business executive.
2015
Rose Francine Rogombé
Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (born 1942)
Rose Francine Rogombé was a Gabonese politician who was acting president of Gabon from June to October 2009, following the death of long-time President Omar Bongo.
2025
Ted Kotcheff
Canadian film and television director (born 1931)
William Theodore Kotcheff was a Canadian director and producer of film, television, and theatre. He worked at various times in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
1871
Lucio Norberto Mansilla
Argentinian general and politician (born 1789)
Lucio Norberto Mansilla was an Argentine military officer, surveyor and politician who played a prominent role in the Argentine War of Independence, the Cisplatine War and the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la…
1938
King Oliver
American cornet player and bandleader (born 1885)
Joseph Nathan "King" Oliver was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz.
1983
Issam Sartawi
Palestinian activist (born 1935)
Issam Sartawi was a Palestinian cardiologist, guerrilla leader, politician and diplomat.
2010
Casualties in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash included:
Ryszard Kaczorowski, GCMG was a Polish statesman. From 1989 to 1990, he served as the last president of Poland-in-exile.