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214 Notable deaths
Shunroku Hata
Japanese general (1879–1962).
Died May 10th, 1962 at 82 years old in Tanagura (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari
Former president of the indian national congress (1880–1936).
Born December 25th, 1880 in Mohammadabad.
Died May 10th, 1936 at 55 years old in Delhi.
Miriam Rodríguez Martínez
Mexican human rights activist.
Born February 5th, 1960 in San Fernando Municipality. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2017 at 57 years old in San Fernando. [ref]
Chris Burden
American sculptor and performance artist (1946–2015).
Born April 11th, 1946 in Boston.
Died May 10th, 2015 at 69 years old in Topanga (melanoma).
Gunnar Sønsteby
Norwegian resistance member (1918-2012).
Born January 11th, 1918 in Rjukan. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2012 at 94 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Bob Lanier
American basketball player (1948–2022).
Born September 10th, 1948 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2022 at 73 years old [ref]
Mary Stewart
English novelist (1916–2014).
Born September 17th, 1916 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2014 at 97 years old in Lochawe. [ref]
Mari Blanchard
American actress.
Born April 13th, 1927 in Long Beach.
Died May 10th, 1970 at 43 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Soraya
Colombian-american singer-songwriter.
Born March 11th, 1969 in Point Pleasant.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 37 years old in Miami (breast cancer). [ref]
Sadamichi Hirasawa
Japanese artist (1892-1987).
Born February 18th, 1892 in Ōtemachi.
Died May 10th, 1987 at 95 years old in Hachiōji Medical Prison (pneumonia).
John Lund
American film actor (1911–1992).
Born February 6th, 1911 in Rochester.
Died May 10th, 1992 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Konrad Henlein
Czechoslovak german nation politician (1898-1945).
Born May 6th, 1898 in Vratislavice nad Nisou.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 47 years old in Plzeň, Bory (bleeding).
Ian Hacking
Canadian philosopher (1936–2023).
Born February 18th, 1936 in Vancouver.
Died May 10th, 2023 at 87 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Richard Glücks
German general (1889-1945); ss-gruppenführer, head of the inspection of the concentration camps.
Born April 22nd, 1889 in Mönchengladbach.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 56 years old in Flensburg (cyanide poisoning).
Theodore Parker
American transcendentalist, abolitionist and reforming minister (1810-1860).
Born August 24th, 1810 in Lexington.
Died May 10th, 1860 at 49 years old in Florence (tuberculosis).
David Goodall
British-born australian botanist and ecologist (1914-2018).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Edmonton.
Died May 10th, 2018 at 104 years old in Liestal (lethal injection). [ref]
Edward Stratemeyer
American book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930).
Born October 4th, 1862 in Elizabeth.
Died May 10th, 1930 at 67 years old in Newark.
Alton B. Parker
American judge (1852–1926).
Born May 14th, 1852 in Cortland.
Died May 10th, 1926 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Kurt von Tippelskirch
German world war ii general (1891–1957).
Born October 9th, 1891 in Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg borough.
Died May 10th, 1957 at 65 years old in Lüneburg.
Woody Shaw
American musician (1944-1989).
Born December 24th, 1944 in Laurinburg.
Died May 10th, 1989 at 44 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
A. M. Rosenthal
American journalist (1922–2006).
Born May 2nd, 1922 in Sault Ste. Marie.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 84 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
Clark L. Hull
American psychologist (1884–1952).
Born May 24th, 1884 in New York.
Died May 10th, 1952 at 67 years old in New Haven.
Abraham Foxman
Former national director of the anti-defamation league.
Born May 1st, 1940 in Baranavichy.
Died May 10th, 2026 at 86 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Ciarán Bourke
Irish singer (1935–1988).
Born February 18th, 1935 in Dublin.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 53 years old in Dublin.
Cleanth Brooks
American literary critic and academic (1906–1994).
Born October 16th, 1906 in Murray.
Died May 10th, 1994 at 87 years old in New Haven.
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