December 10th
158 Notable deaths
Horace Elgin Dodge
American businessman.
Died December 10th, 1920 at 52 years old in Palm Beach (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Paul Silas
American basketball player and coach.
Born July 12th, 1943 in Prescott.
Died December 10th, 2022 at 79 years old (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Algernon Blackwood
English short story writer and novelist (1869-1951).
Born March 14th, 1869 in Sandwich. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1951 at 82 years old in Beckenham (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
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]
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. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1965 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Keith Joseph
British barrister and politician (1918-1994).
Born January 17th, 1918 in London.
Died December 10th, 1994 at 76 years old in London.
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer.
Born December 4th, 1930 in Buffalo.
Died December 10th, 2013 at 83 years old in Buffalo (myocardial infarction).
Esma Redžepova
Macedonian-romani vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian (1943-2016).
Born August 8th, 1943 in Skopje.
Died December 10th, 2016 at 73 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Jim Smith
English footballer (1940-2019).
Born October 17th, 1940 in Sheffield.
Died December 10th, 2019 at 79 years old [ref]
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson