December 10th
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Human Rights Day
Annual observance on December 10 marking the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948.
222 Notable deaths
John Fenn
American analytical chemist (1917–2010).
Born June 15th, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 10th, 2010 at 93 years old in Richmond. [ref]
Fausto Tozzi
Italian actor and screenwriter (1921-1978).
Born October 29th, 1921 in Rome.
Died December 10th, 1978 at 57 years old in Rome (pulmonary emphysema).
Denis Sanders
Film director, screenwriter, film producer (1929-1987).
Born January 21st, 1929 in New York City.
Died December 10th, 1987 at 58 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Eva Todor
Brazilian actress and dancer (1919–2017).
Born November 9th, 1919 in Budapest.
Died December 10th, 2017 at 98 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
Dorothy Cumming
Actress (1895-1983).
Born April 12th, 1895 in New South Wales.
Died December 10th, 1983 at 88 years old in New York City.
Mikhail Budyko
Russian climatologist (1920–2001).
Born January 20th, 1920 in Gomel.
Died December 10th, 2001 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Franz Steindachner
Austrian zoologist (1834–1919).
Born November 11th, 1837 in Vienna.
Died December 10th, 1919 at 82 years old in Vienna.
William V. Mong
Actor, screenwriter, film director (1875-1940).
Born June 25th, 1875 in Chambersburg.
Died December 10th, 1940 at 65 years old in Studio City (disease).
Earle Foxe
American actor (1891–1973).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Oxford.
Died December 10th, 1973 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Bruno Mora
Italian footballer and manager (1937–1986).
Born March 29th, 1937 in Parma.
Died December 10th, 1986 at 49 years old in Parma (stomach cancer).
Luis Sáenz-Peña
President of argentina (1822-1907).
Born April 2nd, 1822 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 10th, 1907 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires.
Rosa Valetti
German actress, cabaret performer and singer (1876-1937).
Born March 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 59 years old in Vienna.
Wilhelm Grosz
Austrian composer, pianist and conductor (1894–1939).
Born August 11th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died December 10th, 1939 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Jacques Swaters
Auto racer, ferrari businessman, historian, expert on ferrari history (1926-2010).
Born October 30th, 1926 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.
Died December 10th, 2010 at 84 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Marcel Domingo
French footballer (1924-2010).
Born January 15th, 1924 in Arles.
Died December 10th, 2010 at 86 years old in Arles. [ref]
Addison Emery Verrill
U.s. zoologist (1839–1926).
Born February 9th, 1839 in Greenwood.
Died December 10th, 1926 at 87 years old in Santa Barbara.
Maurice E. McLoughlin
Us tennis player (1890–1957).
Born November 18th, 1890 in Carson City.
Died December 10th, 1957 at 67 years old in Hermosa Beach.
Nicolae Golescu
Romanian politician (1810–1877).
Born December 6th, 1809 in Câmpulung.
Died December 10th, 1877 at 68 years old in Bucharest.
Paul Morgan
Austrian actor and comedian (1886-1938).
Born October 1st, 1886 in Vienna.
Died December 10th, 1938 at 52 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Federico Ricci
Italian opera composer (1809–1877).
Born October 22nd, 1809 in Naples.
Died December 10th, 1877 at 68 years old in Conegliano.
Carl Flügge
German bacteriologist and hygienist (1847–1923).
Born September 12th, 1847 in Hanover.
Died December 10th, 1923 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Frederick William Frohawk
British zoological artist and lepidopterist (1861-1946).
Born July 16th, 1861 in Norfolk.
Died December 10th, 1946 at 85 years old in Norfolk.
Ernst Specker
Swiss mathematician (1920-2011).
Born February 11th, 1920 in Zurich.
Died December 10th, 2011 at 91 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Ralph Giordano
German writer and publicist (1923-2014).
Born March 20th, 1923 in Hamburg.
Died December 10th, 2014 at 91 years old in Cologne (falling from height).
Vida Jerman
Croatian actress and esperantist (1939–2011).
Born May 28th, 1939 in Zagreb.
Died December 10th, 2011 at 72 years old in Zagreb (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 222
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown