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December 10th
153 Notable deaths
S. M. Krishna
Indian politician.
Born May 1st, 1932 in Somanahalli.
Died December 10th, 2024 at 92 years old in Bengaluru. [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]
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]
Susan Cabot
American actress.
Born July 9th, 1927 in Boston. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1986 at 59 years old in Encino (blunt trauma). [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.
Born October 3rd, 1880 in Manhattan.
Died December 10th, 1946 at 66 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
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]
Marie Windsor
American actress (1919-2000).
Born December 11th, 1919 in Marysvale.
Died December 10th, 2000 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Dolph Schayes
American basketball player and coach.
Born May 19th, 1928 in The Bronx.
Died December 10th, 2015 at 87 years old in Syracuse (cancer). [ref]
Joseph Safra
Brazilian banker (1938-2020).
Born September 1st, 1938 in Beirut.
Died December 10th, 2020 at 82 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
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