27 notable people died on October 10, including Ermentrude of Orléans, János Thurzó, Francis of Assisi.
21st Century
6 deaths
Leszek Moczulski
dissidentgeopolitical analyst
Polish politician
Nail Çakırhan
architectjournalist
Turkish journalist and poet (1910–2008)
GS
Gleb Skorokhodov
film criticfilm scholar
Soviet writer and journalist (1930-2012)
SG
Sophie El Goulli
academicart historian
Tunisian writer
EH
Emilio Molinero Hurtado
ceramicistpainter
Mexican ceramist and painter (1920-2013)
Stoyan Ormandzhiev
association football coachassociation football player
Bulgarian football player and manager (1920–2006)
20th Century
7 deaths
Elijah McCoy
engineerfirefighter
American engineer (1844–1929)
Robert Winters
engineerpolitician
Canadian politician (1910–1969)
Numa Pompilio Llona
diplomatpoet
Ecuadorian poet
Sándor Hunyady
writer
Hungarian writer (1890–1942)
SM
Samuel Haywood Mirams
architectengineer
Engineer, architect
James Mackay
explorerfarmer
New Zealand politician and land surveyor (1831–1912)
AB
Arthur Beer
astronomer
German astronomer
19th Century
6 deaths
Pierre-Dominique Bazaine
civil engineerengineer
Russian mathematician
Thomas Say
biologistbotanical collector
American naturalist (1787-1834)
Uragami Gyokudō
calligraphermusician
Japanese painter, musician and poet (1745-1820)
Vicente López y Planes
lawyerpolitician
Argentine writer and politician (1785-1856)
Goswin de Stassart
officialpoet
Belgian politician (1780–1854)
Witold Pruszkowski
painter
Polish artist (1846-1896)
18th Century
2 deathsFM
Francesco Ottavio Magnocavalli
architectwriter
Italian architect
DM
David Franco Mendes
playwrightpoet
Dutch poet
16th Century
4 deaths
János Thurzó
mining engineertrader
Hungarian businessman (1437-1508)
Michael Helding
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
German bishop, writer and humanist
Nicolás Monardes
botanistphysician
Spanish botanist (1508-1588)
Melchor Cano
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Spanish theologian (1509-1560)
13th Century
1 death
Francis of Assisi
Catholic deaconfounder
Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
9th Century
1 death
Frankish queen
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