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December 10th
171 Notable deaths
Michael Cole
American actor (1940–2024).
Born July 3rd, 1940 in Madison. [ref]
Died December 10th, 2024 at 84 years old in Tarzana. [ref]
Karl Barth
Swiss protestant theologian (1886-1968).
Born May 10th, 1886 in Basel. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1968 at 82 years old in Basel. [ref]
Susan Cabot
American actress.
Born July 9th, 1927 in Boston. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1986 at 59 years old in Encino (blunt trauma). [ref]
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 and president (1922-1999).
Born May 14th, 1922 in Veliko Trgovišće.
Died December 10th, 1999 at 77 years old in Zagreb (cancer). [ref]
Faron Young
American singer (1932-1996).
Born February 25th, 1932 in Shreveport. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1996 at 64 years old in Nashville. [ref]
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
Us-american diplomat, civil rights activist and nobel peace prize winner (1904-1971).
Born August 7th, 1904 in Detroit. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1936 at 69 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
Damon Runyon
American writer (1880–1946).
Born October 4th, 1880 in Manhattan.
Died December 10th, 1946 at 66 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
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