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December 10th
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Human Rights Day
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222 Notable deaths
Theobald Smith
American epidemiologist (1859–1934).
Born July 31st, 1859 in Albany.
Died December 10th, 1934 at 75 years old in New York City (cancer).
Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood
British politician (1869-1956).
Born October 14th, 1869 in Hertfordshire.
Died December 10th, 1956 at 87 years old in Sussex.
Lars Christensen
Norwegian businessman (1884–1965).
Born April 6th, 1884 in Sandefjord.
Died December 10th, 1965 at 81 years old in New York City.
Frederick B. Dent
American politician (1922-2019).
Born August 17th, 1922 in Cape May.
Died December 10th, 2019 at 97 years old in Spartanburg. [ref]
Robert Spaemann
German philosopher (1927–2018).
Died December 10th, 2018 at 91 years old in Stuttgart.
Mado Robin
French coloratura soprano (1918–1960).
Born December 29th, 1918 in Yzeures-sur-Creuse.
Died December 10th, 1960 at 41 years old in Paris (leukemia, liver cancer).
János Hadik
Hungarian politician (1863–1933).
Born November 23rd, 1863 in Pavlovce nad Uhom.
Died December 10th, 1933 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
Soviet footballer (1946-1997).
Born February 23rd, 1946 in Baku.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 51 years old in Baku.
Movses Silikyan
Armenian general.
Born September 14th, 1862 in Oghuz.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 75 years old in Yerevan (gunshot wound).
Filipp Makharadze
Georgian soviet politician.
Born March 9th, 1868 in Gonebiskari.
Died December 10th, 1941 at 73 years old in Tbilisi.
Benjamin Massing
Cameroonian footballer (1962-2017).
Died December 10th, 2017 at 55 years old in Edéa. [ref]
Azucena Villaflor
Argentine activist (1924-2020).
Born April 7th, 1924 in Avellaneda.
Died December 10th, 1977 at 53 years old in Avellaneda (fall).
John O'Donovan
Irish language scholar (1806–1861).
Born July 25th, 1806 in County Kilkenny.
Died December 10th, 1861 at 55 years old in Dublin.
Giovanni Arpino
Italian writer and journalist (1927–1987).
Born January 27th, 1927 in Pula.
Died December 10th, 1987 at 60 years old in Turin (cancer).
Semyon Frank
Russian philosopher (1877–1950).
Born January 28th, 1877 in Moscow.
Died December 10th, 1950 at 73 years old in London.
William Black
British novelist (1841–1898).
Born November 9th, 1841 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1898 at 57 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Franco Maria Malfatti
Italian politician (1927–1991).
Died December 10th, 1991 at 64 years old in Rome.
Lisa Della Casa
Swiss soprano (1919–2012).
Born February 2nd, 1919 in Burgdorf.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 93 years old in Münsterlingen (disease).
George Klein
Hungarian-swedish biologist (1925–2016).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Budapest.
Died December 10th, 2016 at 91 years old in Stockholm.
Sarvadaman Chowla
Mathematician (1907–1995).
Born October 22nd, 1907 in London.
Died December 10th, 1995 at 88 years old in Laramie.
Ernst Lissauer
German poet (1882–1937).
Born December 10th, 1882 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 55 years old in Vienna.
Antonio Cubillo
Spanish lawyer and politician (1930–2012).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
Died December 10th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (aneurysm).
Josephine McKim
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1992).
Born January 4th, 1910 in Oil City.
Died December 10th, 1992 at 82 years old in Woodstock.
Peter Brabrook
English footballer (1937–2016).
Born November 8th, 1937 in Greenwich.
Died December 10th, 2016 at 79 years old in Basildon. [ref]
Wang Ganchang
Physicist (1907-1998).
Born May 28th, 1907 in Changshu.
Died December 10th, 1998 at 91 years old in Beijing.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon