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In 2008, he was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution, and was indicted in 2019 for sex trafficking minors in the 2000s.
Notable Deaths on August 10
2019 — Jeffrey Epstein
American financier and child sex trafficker (born 1953)
August 10 has 104 recorded notable deaths across history, from 258 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
104 source records
258 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on August 10
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- 1920 World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies. Source
- 1913 Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war. Source
- 1905 Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Source
- 1835 P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African slave whom he claims was George Washington's nursemaid. Source
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Isaac Hayes was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, serving as an in-house songwriter with his partner David Porter, as well as a session musician and record producer.
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Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin was a male German Shepherd born in Flirey, France, that became an international star in motion pictures.
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Some historians have commented that her imprisonment was "the most unjustifiable act of King John".
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Carlo Rambaldi is most famous for his work in those two last mentioned films, that is for the mechanical head-effects for the creature in Alien and the design of the title character of E.
More major people who died on August 10
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2008
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (born 1942)
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor.
1932
Rin Tin Tin
American acting dog (born 1918)
Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin was a male German Shepherd born in Flirey, France, that became an international star in motion pictures.
1241
Eleanor
Fair Maid of Brittany (born 1184)
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany, also known as Damsel of Brittany, Pearl of Brittany, or Beauty of Brittany, was the eldest daughter of Duke Geoffrey II and Duchess Constance of Brittany.
2012
Carlo Rambaldi
Italian special effects artist (born 1925)
Carlo Rambaldi was an Italian special effects and makeup effects artist.
2010
David L. Wolper
American director and producer (born 1928)
David Lloyd Wolper was an American television and film producer, responsible for shows such as Roots, The Thorn Birds, and North and South, and the theatrically-released films Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)…
1918
Erich Löwenhardt
German lieutenant and pilot (born 1897)
Oberleutnant Erich Loewenhardt was a German soldier and military aviator who fought in the First World War and became a fighter ace credited with 54 confirmed aerial victories.
1316
Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair
King of Connacht
Felim McHugh O'Connor was king of Connacht in Ireland from January 1310 to 10 August 1316.
1922
Joseph O'Sullivan
Irish Republican, executed for the killing of Sir Henry Wilson
Joseph O'Sullivan, along with fellow Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer Reginald Dunne, shot dead Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson outside Wilson's home at 36 Eaton Place, Belgravia, London on 22 June 1922.
2015
Endre Czeizel
Hungarian physician, geneticist, and academic (born 1935)
Endre Czeizel was a Hungarian physician, geneticist, public health administrator, and professor. He was a physician who graduated from Semmelweis University.
2012
William W. Momyer
American general and pilot (born 1916)
William Wallace Momyer was a general officer and fighter pilot in the United States Air Force (USAF).
1961
Julia Peterkin
American author (born 1880)
Julia Peterkin was an American author from South Carolina, who advocated for African Americans and wrote about the portrayals of the southern life. In 1929 she won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel Scarlet Sister Mary.
1997
Jean-Claude Lauzon
Canadian director and screenwriter (born 1953)
Jean-Claude Lauzon was a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter. Born to a working class family in Montreal, Quebec, Lauzon dropped out of high school and worked various jobs before studying film at the Université du…
2014
Jim Command
American baseball player and scout (born 1928)
James Dalton Command was an American professional baseball player and scout.
2001
Lou Boudreau
American baseball player and manager (born 1917)
Louis Boudreau, nicknamed "Old Shufflefoot", "Handsome Lou", and "the Good Kid", was an American professional baseball player and manager.
2015
Buddy Baker
American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1941)
Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. was an American professional stock car racing driver and commentator. Over the course of his 33-year racing career, he won 19 races in the NASCAR Cup Series, including the 1980 Daytona 500.
1945
Robert H. Goddard
American physicist and engineer (born 1882)
Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American physicist, inventor, and engineer credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926.
1862
Hon'inbō Shūsaku
Japanese Go player (born 1829)
Shusaku was a Japanese professional Go player during the 19th century.
1993
Euronymous
Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (born 1968)
Øystein Aarseth, better known by his stage name Euronymous, was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene.
2021
Tony Esposito
Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1943)
Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito was a Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender, who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 15 of those for the Chicago Blackhawks.