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May 10th
161 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Steve Smith
Canadian cyclist.
Born November 25th, 1989 in Cassidy.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 26 years old in Nanaimo (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Vasily Sokolovsky
Marshal of the soviet union (1897-1968).
Born July 21st, 1897 in Koźliki, Białystok County.
Died May 10th, 1968 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Peter Weiss
Swedish-german playwright and author.
Born November 8th, 1916 in Nowawes, Babelsberg. [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]
Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
German general (1894-1945).
Born May 8th, 1894 in Strasbourg.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 51 years old in Upper Austria (ballistic trauma).
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]
Joyce Redman
Anglo-irish actress (1915-2012).
Born December 9th, 1915 in Gosforth.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 96 years old in Pembury (pneumonia). [ref]
Lester del Rey
American science fiction author (1915–1993).
Born June 2nd, 1915 in Saratoga Township. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1993 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 161
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