May 10th
166 Notable deaths
Tránsito Amaguaña
Ecuadorian indigenous activist.
Born September 10th, 1909 in Cayambe.
Died May 10th, 2009 at 99 years old in Cayambe. [ref]
Evgeni Vasiukov
Russian chess grandmaster (1933-2018).
Born March 5th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died May 10th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emmanuèle Bernheim
French writer and screenwriter (1955–2017).
Born December 13th, 1955 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 61 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Leslie Knighton
English football manager (1887-1959).
Born March 15th, 1887 in Derbyshire.
Died May 10th, 1959 at 72 years old in Bournemouth.
Alexei Evert
Russian general (1857–1926).
Born March 4th, 1857 in Moscow.
Died May 10th, 1926 at 69 years old in Vereya.
Selma Kurz
Singer (1874–1933).
Born October 15th, 1874 in Bielsko-Biała.
Died May 10th, 1933 at 58 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Mihail Jora
Romanian composer.
Born August 14th, 1891 in Roman. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Tahar Ben Ammar
Tunisian politician (1889-1985).
Born November 25th, 1889 in Tunis.
Died May 10th, 1985 at 95 years old in Tunis.
Erich Engel
German film and theatre director (1891-1966).
Born February 14th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died May 10th, 1966 at 75 years old in Berlin.
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene