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222 Notable deaths
Radner Muratov
Soviet actor (1928-2004).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 10th, 2004 at 76 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Amaldus Nielsen
Norwegian artist (1838-1932).
Died December 10th, 1932 at 94 years old in Oslo (pneumonia).
Thomas George Bonney
English geologist (1833-1923).
Born July 27th, 1833 in Rugeley.
Died December 10th, 1923 at 90 years old in Cambridge.
Hussein al-Oweini
Lebanese businessman and former prime minister (1900–1971).
Born December 24th, 1900 in Beirut.
Died December 10th, 1971 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Gyula Moravcsik
Professor of byzantine languages (1892-1972).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Budapest.
Died December 10th, 1972 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Leon Wasilewski
Polish politician and historian (1870-1936).
Born August 24th, 1870 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 10th, 1936 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Mahieddine Khalef
Algerian footballer (1944–2024).
Born January 17th, 1944 in Mechra Bel Ksiri.
Died December 10th, 2024 at 80 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Khoren Abrahamyan
Armenian actor (1930–2004).
Born April 1st, 1930 in Yerevan.
Died December 10th, 2004 at 74 years old in Yerevan.
Carl Justi
German art historian (1832–1912).
Born August 2nd, 1832 in Marburg.
Died December 10th, 1912 at 80 years old in Bonn.
Sergei Navashin
Russian biologist (1857-1930).
Born December 14th, 1857. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1930 at 72 years old in Pushkino. [ref]
Ulrich Wilcken
German historian (1862–1944).
Born December 18th, 1862 in Szczecin.
Died December 10th, 1944 at 81 years old in Baden-Baden.
Curt Nimuendajú
German anthropologist (1883-1945).
Born April 17th, 1883 in Jena.
Died December 10th, 1945 at 62 years old in Amazonas.
Robert Bolder
Actor (1859-1937).
Born July 20th, 1859 in London.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Albert Bertelsen
Danish autodidact painter and graphic artist (1921–2019).
Born November 17th, 1921 in Vejle.
Died December 10th, 2019 at 98 years old in Vejle. [ref]
Anton Durcovici
Romanian roman catholic bishop and blessed (1888-1951).
Born May 17th, 1888 in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.
Died December 10th, 1951 at 63 years old in Sighetu Marmației.
Eugen Bamberger
German chemist (1857-1932).
Born July 19th, 1857 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 1932 at 75 years old in Ponte Tresa.
Jakov Blažević
Croatian lawyer and politician (1912–1996).
Born March 24th, 1912 in Bužim.
Died December 10th, 1996 at 84 years old in Zagreb.
Albert Döderlein
German physician (1860–1941).
Born July 5th, 1860 in Augsburg.
Died December 10th, 1941 at 81 years old in Munich.
Andres Küng
Estonian-swedish journalist and politician (1945-2002).
Born September 13th, 1945 in Ockelbo parish.
Died December 10th, 2002 at 57 years old in Slottsstadens församling.
György Szűcs
Hungarian footballer (1912-1991).
Born April 23rd, 1912 in Szombathely. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1991 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Sam Barkas
English footballer (1909-1989).
Born December 29th, 1909 in South Shields.
Died December 10th, 1989 at 79 years old in Shipley.
Wim Hora Adema
Dutch author, journalist, publisher, and feminist (1914-1998).
Born July 14th, 1914 in Leeuwarderadeel municipal council.
Died December 10th, 1998 at 84 years old in Amsterdam.
Sergey Mikaelyan
Russian film director and screenwriter (1923-2016).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Moscow.
Died December 10th, 2016 at 93 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Semyon Kirsanov
Russian writer (1906–1972).
Born September 18th, 1906 in Odesa.
Died December 10th, 1972 at 66 years old in Moscow (laryngeal cancer).
Vida Tomšič
Slovenian communist (1913-1998).
Born June 26th, 1913 in Ljubljana.
Died December 10th, 1998 at 85 years old in Ljubljana.
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen