Famous Deaths for 10th October 2019

1747 – John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1674)
1877 – Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist, dies at 76
1914 – Karol I, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania (1881-1914), dies
1964 – Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72
1992 – James Seay, actor (Amazing Colossal Man), dies at 78
1993 – Djillali Belkhenchir, Algerian doctor, murdered at 52
1996 – Hugh Stirling Mackenzie, British Royal Navy officer, dies at 83
2000 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960-65, 1970-77 and 1994-2000) and 1st female head of state, dies of a heart attack at 84
2004 – Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (b. 1963)
2015 – Hilla Becher (née Wobeser), German artist, worked collaboratively with husband Bernd Becher, dies at 81

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