December 10th
176 Notable deaths
Paul Silas
American basketball player and coach.
Born July 12th, 1943 in Prescott.
Died December 10th, 2022 at 79 years old (cardiac arrest). [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]
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.
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. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Honolulu (stomach cancer). [ref]
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
British-indian barrister and shi'i scholar (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.
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Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon