10 April

Events

Pre-1600

* 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).
*1407 – Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing and 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.
* 1545 – The settlement of Villa Imperial de Carlos V (now the city of Potosí) in Bolivia is founded after the discovery of huge silver deposits in the area.

1601–1900

*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.
*1717 – Robert Walpole resigns from the British government, commencing the Whig Split which lasts until 1720.
* 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 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.
* 1821 – Greek War of Independence: the island of Psara joins the Greek struggle for independence.
*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.
* 1858 – After the original Big Ben, a bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 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.
*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.
*1900 – British suffer a sharp defeat by the Boers south of Brandfort. 600 British troops are killed and wounded and 800 taken prisoner.

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.
*1925 – ''The Great Gatsby'' by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
* 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'', A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
*1941 – World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
*1944 – Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.
*1963 – One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine sinks at sea.
*1968 – The 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.
*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 – 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.
*1973 – Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
*1979 – Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
* 1988 – The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
*1991 – Italian ferry 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 – The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
*2009 – President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes 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, 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 earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up 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 M87 galaxy.

Births

Pre-1600

* 401 – Theodosius II, Roman emperor (d. 450)
*1018 – Nizam al-Mulk, Persian scholar and vizier (d. 1092)
* 1472 – Margaret of York, English princess (d. 1472)
* 1480 – Philibert II, duke of Savoy (d. 1504)
* 1487 – William I, count of Nassau-Siegen (d. 1559)
* 1512 – James V, king of Scotland (d. 1542)
* 1579 – Augustus II, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1666)
* 1583 – Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist (d. 1645)

1601–1900

* 1603 – 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)
* 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)
* 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)
*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, 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)
*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)
* 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 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 laureate (d. 1979)
*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 singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003)
*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)
* 1923 – Sid Tickridge, English footballer (d. 1997)
* 1923 – 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, American comedian (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 (d. 2022)
* 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
* 1930 – Spede Pasanen, Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor (d. 2001)
*1931 – Kishori Amonkar, Indian classical vocalist (d. 2017)
* 1932 – Delphine Seyrig, Swiss/ 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)
*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, Greek philosopher, theologian and author
*1936 – John A. Bennett, American soldier (d. 1961)
* 1936 – John Howell, English long jumper
* 1936 – John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2021)
* 1936 – 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)
* 1941 – Harold Long, Canadian politician (d. 2013)
* 1941 – Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer, and travel writer
*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, 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
*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
* 1954 – Juan Williams, Panamanian-American journalist and author
*1955 – Lesley Garrett, English soprano and actress
*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
* 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
*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 – Brad William Henke, American football player 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)
* 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
* 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
* 1981 – 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
* 1986 – Corey Kluber, American baseball pitcher
* 1986 – Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
* 1986 – Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer
*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
* 1988 – Haley Joel Osment, American actor
*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 – Daisy Ridley, English actress
*1993 – Sofia Carson, American singer and actress
*1994 – Siobhan Hunter, Scottish footballer
*1995 – Ian Nelson (actor, born 1995), Ian Nelson, American actor
*1996 – Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australian tennis player
* 1996 – Audrey Whitby, American actress
*1997 – Claire Wineland, American activist and author (d. 2018)
*1998 – Anna Pogorilaya, Russian figure skater
*2001 – Ky Baldwin, Australian singer and actor
* 2001 – Noa Kirel, Israeli singer

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)
*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)
*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)

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)
*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)
*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)
*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)
* 2005 – Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
*2006 – Kleitos Kyrou, Greek poet and translator (b. 1921)
*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)
* 2009 – Ioannis Patakis, Greek politician (b. 1940)
*2010 – List of casualties of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash, 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 laureate (b. 1925)
* 2013 – Olive Lewin, Jamaican anthropologist, musicologist, and author (b. 1927)
* 2013 – Gordon Thomas (cyclist), Gordon Thomas, English cyclist (b. 1921)
* 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)Jacques Jarele Sika
"France : Rose Rogombé a tiré sa révérence à Paris"
Gabonews, 10 April 2015 .
* 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)

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)

References

External links

BBC: On This Day
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Historical Events on April 10

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