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December 10th
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222 Notable deaths
Susan Cabot
American actress (1927–1986).
Born July 9th, 1927 in Boston.
Died December 10th, 1986 at 59 years old in Encino (blunt trauma).
Grant Wahl
American sportswriter (1973–2022).
Born December 2nd, 1973 in Mission.
Died December 10th, 2022 at 49 years old in Lusail Stadium (thoracic aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Franjo Tuđman
Croatian politician, soldier, president and historian (1922–1999).
Born May 14th, 1922 in Veliko Trgovišće.
Died December 10th, 1999 at 77 years old in Zagreb (cancer).
Faron Young
American singer (1932-1996).
Born February 25th, 1932 in Shreveport.
Died December 10th, 1996 at 64 years old in Nashville.
Marie Windsor
American actress (1919-2000).
Born December 11th, 1919 in Marysvale.
Died December 10th, 2000 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
Ralph Bunche
Diplomat, educator, civil rights activist and the first african american nobel peace prize winner (1904–1971).
Born August 7th, 1904 in Detroit.
Died December 10th, 1971 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
Luigi Pirandello
Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet, nobel prize for literature laureate (1867-1936).
Born June 28th, 1867 in Agrigento.
Died December 10th, 1936 at 69 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
Damon Runyon
American writer (1880–1946).
Born October 4th, 1884 in Manhattan.
Died December 10th, 1946 at 62 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Shirley Anne Field
English actress (1936–2023).
Born June 27th, 1936 in Bolton. [ref]
Died December 10th, 2023 at 87 years old [ref]
Paul Silas
American basketball player and coach (1943–2022).
Born July 12th, 1943 in Prescott.
Died December 10th, 2022 at 79 years old in Denver (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Dolph Schayes
American basketball player and coach (1928–2015).
Born May 19th, 1928 in The Bronx.
Died December 10th, 2015 at 87 years old in Syracuse (cancer). [ref]
Frederick Abberline
Former chief inspector for the london metropolitan police (1843-1929).
Born January 8th, 1843 in Blandford Forum.
Died December 10th, 1929 at 86 years old in Bournemouth.
Algernon Blackwood
English short story writer and novelist (1869–1951).
Born March 14th, 1869 in London, Greenwich.
Died December 10th, 1951 at 82 years old in London, Beckenham (cardiovascular disease).
Joseph Safra
Brazilian banker (1938–2020).
Born September 1st, 1938 in Beirut.
Died December 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Jim Ward
American voice actor (1959-2025).
Born May 19th, 1959 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 10th, 2025 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Horace Elgin Dodge
American businessman (1868–1920).
Died December 10th, 1920 at 52 years old in Palm Beach (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Ann Dvorak
American actress (1911–1979).
Born August 2nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died December 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Honolulu (stomach cancer).
Joseph Smith III
Eldest surviving son of joseph smith jr and prophet-president in community of christ.
Born November 6th, 1832 in Kirtland.
Died December 10th, 1914 at 82 years old in Independence (myocardial infarction).
Albert O. Hirschman
German-american economist; member of the french resistance.
Born April 7th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 97 years old in Ewing Township.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Indian-british barrister (1872-1953).
Born April 14th, 1872 in Mumbai.
Died December 10th, 1953 at 81 years old in Brookwood.
Henry Cowell
American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario (1897-1965).
Born March 11th, 1897 in Menlo Park.
Died December 10th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City.
Keith Joseph
British conservative politician (1918–1994).
Born January 17th, 1918 in London.
Died December 10th, 1994 at 76 years old in London.
Henry Wells
American businessman (1805-1878).
Born December 12th, 1805 in Thetford.
Died December 10th, 1878 at 72 years old in Glasgow.
Joseph Dalton Hooker
British botanist, lichenologist, and surgeon (1817–1911).
Born June 30th, 1817 in Halesworth.
Died December 10th, 1911 at 94 years old in Sunningdale.
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer (1930–2013).
Born December 4th, 1930 in Buffalo.
Died December 10th, 2013 at 83 years old in Buffalo (myocardial infarction).
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