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215 Notable deaths
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.
Vyacheslav Menzhinsky
Soviet politician (1874-1934).
Born August 31st, 1874 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 10th, 1934 at 59 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Günther Kaufmann
German actor (1947-2012).
Born June 16th, 1947 in Munich.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
German general (1894-1945).
Born May 8th, 1894 in Strasbourg.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 51 years old in Upper Austria (gunshot wound).
Val Guest
British film director (1911–2006).
Born December 11th, 1911 in London.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 94 years old in Palm Springs (prostate cancer). [ref]
Jerome Kagan
American psychologist (1929–2021).
Born February 25th, 1929 in Newark.
Died May 10th, 2021 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Richard Benson
British musician (1955–2022).
Born March 10th, 1955 in Woking.
Died May 10th, 2022 at 67 years old in Rome. [ref]
Tommy Burns
Canadian world champion boxer (1881–1955).
Born June 17th, 1881 in Ontario.
Died May 10th, 1955 at 73 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction).
Jessica Jacobs
Australian actress and singer (1990–2008).
Born November 14th, 1990 in Canberra.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 17 years old in Cheltenham (railway accident). [ref]
Lester del Rey
American science fiction author (1915–1993).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Saratoga Township.
Died May 10th, 1993 at 77 years old in New York City.
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author (1916–1982).
Born November 8th, 1916 in Babelsberg, Nowawes. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1982 at 65 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author (1916-1982).
Born November 8th, 1916 in Nowawes. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1982 at 65 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
Russian writer, journalist, plawright and satirist.
Born January 25th, 1826 in Spas-Ugol.
Died May 10th, 1889 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Steve Smith
Canadian cyclist.
Born November 25th, 1989 in Cassidy.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 26 years old in Nanaimo (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Joseph B. Foraker
American politician from ohio (1846-1917).
Born July 5th, 1846 in Highland County.
Died May 10th, 1917 at 70 years old in Cincinnati.
Alexander Zinoviev
Russian philosopher and writer (1922–2006).
Born October 29th, 1922 in Chukhlomskoy Uyezd.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 83 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Kaneto Shiozawa
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1954–2000).
Born January 28th, 1954 in Tokyo.
Died May 10th, 2000 at 46 years old in Shinjuku (cerebral contusion).
Ronald Ridenhour
American whistleblower and investigative journalist (1946–1998).
Born April 6th, 1946 in Oakland.
Died May 10th, 1998 at 52 years old in Metairie (myocardial infarction).
Patrick Lucey
American politician (1918–2014).
Born March 21st, 1918 in La Crosse.
Died May 10th, 2014 at 96 years old in Milwaukee.
Roque Dalton Garcia
Salvadoran journalist and poet (1935-1975).
Born May 14th, 1935 in San Salvador.
Died May 10th, 1975 at 39 years old in Quezaltepeque.
Joyce Redman
Anglo-irish actress (1915-2012).
Born December 7th, 1915 in Gosforth.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 96 years old in Pembury (pneumonia). [ref]
Reuven Shiloah
Director of mossad from 1949 to 1953.
Born December 20th, 1909 in Jerusalem.
Died May 10th, 1959 at 49 years old in Jerusalem.
William Massey
Prime minister of new zealand (1856–1925).
Born March 26th, 1856 in Limavady.
Died May 10th, 1925 at 69 years old in Wellington (cancer).
Hassler Whitney
American mathematician (1907–1989).
Born March 23rd, 1907 in New York City.
Died May 10th, 1989 at 82 years old in Princeton.
Stanislao Cannizzaro
Italian chemist (1826-1910).
Born July 13th, 1826 in Palermo.
Died May 10th, 1910 at 83 years old in Rome.
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