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November 10th
π Holiday on this date
World Science Day for Peace and Development
UNESCO observance on November 10 highlighting the role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in science debates.
232 Notable deaths
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Nigerian social rights activist (1941β1995).
Born October 10th, 1941 in Bori.
Died November 10th, 1995 at 54 years old in Port Harcourt (hanging to death). [ref]
Ken Takakura
Japanese actor (1931β2014).
Born February 16th, 1931 in KitakyΕ«shΕ«-shi.
Died November 10th, 2014 at 83 years old in Tokyo (lymphoma).
Johnny Ruffo
Australian singer-songwriter and actor.
Born March 8th, 1988 in Balcatta.
Died November 10th, 2023 at 35 years old in Sydney (brain cancer). [ref]
Dennis Wheatley
English author of thrillers and occult novels (1897β1977).
Born January 8th, 1897 in London.
Died November 10th, 1977 at 80 years old in Greater London.
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994).
Born April 8th, 1922 in Harlem.
Died November 10th, 1994 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Prince Pierre de Polignac
French noble (1895-1964).
Born October 24th, 1895 in castle of Kerscamp.
Died November 10th, 1964 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Victor Young
American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor, orchestra leader (1900-1956).
Born August 8th, 1900 in Chicago.
Died November 10th, 1956 at 56 years old in Palm Springs (cerebral hemorrhage).
Saeb Erekat
Palestinian diplomat (1955β2020).
Born April 28th, 1955 in Abu Dis.
Died November 10th, 2020 at 65 years old in Jerusalem (COVID-19). [ref]
Anita Berber
German actress, dancer and writer (1899β1928).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Leipzig.
Died November 10th, 1928 at 29 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Nik Turner
English musician (1940β2022).
Born August 28th, 1940 in Oxford.
Died November 10th, 2022 at 82 years old in Pembrokeshire. [ref]
Hal Newhouser
American baseball player (1921-1998).
Born May 20th, 1921 in Detroit.
Died November 10th, 1998 at 77 years old in Bloomfield Hills (respiratory disease).
Ray Lovelock
Italian actor (1950-2017).
Died November 10th, 2017 at 67 years old in Trevi (bone cancer). [ref]
Igor Sergeyev
Russian military officer (1938β2006).
Born April 20th, 1938 in Lysychansk.
Died November 10th, 2006 at 68 years old in Moscow (leukemia). [ref]
William Higinbotham
American physicist (1910β1994).
Born October 22nd, 1910 in Bridgeport.
Died November 10th, 1994 at 84 years old in Gainesville.
John Bailey
American cinematographer and film director (1942β2023).
Born August 10th, 1942 in Moberly.
Died November 10th, 2023 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
British army officer (1800-1888).
Born April 16th, 1800 in London.
Died November 10th, 1888 at 88 years old in London.
Lyubov Dostoevskaya
Russian writer and memoirist (1869β1926).
Born September 26th, 1869 in Dresden.
Died November 10th, 1926 at 57 years old in Bolzano (leukemia).
Hans Langseth
Holds record for the longest beard.
Born July 14th, 1846 in Eidsvoll Municipality.
Died November 10th, 1927 at 81 years old in Barney.
Gene Amdahl
American physicist (1922-2015).
Born November 16th, 1922 in Flandreau.
Died November 10th, 2015 at 92 years old in Palo Alto (pneumonia). [ref]
Jack Williamson
American science fiction writer (1908β2006).
Born April 29th, 1908 in Bisbee.
Died November 10th, 2006 at 98 years old in Portales. [ref]
Michael Wright
Turkish basketball player (1980β2015).
Born January 7th, 1980 in Chicago.
Died November 10th, 2015 at 35 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Spiros FocΓ‘s
Greek actor.
Born August 17th, 1937 in Patras.
Died November 10th, 2023 at 86 years old in Elefsina. [ref]
Kiyoshi ItΕ
Japanese mathematician who pioneered stochastic calculus (1915β2008).
Born September 7th, 1915 in Hokusei-cho-ageki, Inabe.
Died November 10th, 2008 at 93 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
82nd prime minister of france (1915β2000).
Born March 7th, 1915 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 10th, 2000 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Gunnar Gren
Swedish footballer.
Born October 31st, 1920 in Gothenburg.
Died November 10th, 1991 at 71 years old in Gothenburg.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi