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May 10th
211 Notable deaths
Vatslav Vorovsky
Soviet diplomat (1871-1923).
Born October 27th, 1871 in Moscow.
Died May 10th, 1923 at 51 years old in Lausanne.
Hans Wahlgren
Swedish actor, song lyricist and singer (1937–2024).
Born June 26th, 1937 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2024 at 86 years old in Norra Lagnö. [ref]
Lucile Browne
American actress (1907-1976).
Born March 18th, 1907 in Memphis.
Died May 10th, 1976 at 69 years old in Lexington.
Yury Olesha
Russian writer (1899-1960).
Born March 3rd, 1899 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died May 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Alexandru Marghiloman
Romanian statesman (1854-1925).
Born July 4th, 1854 in Buzău. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1925 at 70 years old in Buzău.
Orvar Bergmark
Swedish footballer (1930-2004).
Born November 16th, 1930 in Bureå parish.
Died May 10th, 2004 at 73 years old in Örebro.
Tommaso Maria Zigliara
Roman catholic cardinal (1833–1893).
Born October 29th, 1833 in Corsica.
Died May 10th, 1893 at 59 years old in Rome.
Lillian Nordica
American opera singer (1857–1914).
Born December 12th, 1857 in Farmington.
Died May 10th, 1914 at 56 years old in Jakarta (pneumonia).
John Goss
English organist and composer (1800-1880).
Born December 27th, 1800 in Fareham.
Died May 10th, 1880 at 79 years old in Brixton.
Svante Thuresson
Swedish jazz and schlager singer (1937–2021).
Born February 7th, 1937 in Stockholm.
Died May 10th, 2021 at 84 years old [ref]
Béla Balassa
Hungarian economist (1928–1991).
Born April 6th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died May 10th, 1991 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Paul Émile Chabas
French painter (1869-1937).
Born March 7th, 1869 in Nantes.
Died May 10th, 1937 at 68 years old in Paris.
Ivan Merz
Bosnian-croatian academic, catholic layperson, writer, schoolteacher, polyglot and blessed of the catholic church (1896–1928).
Born December 16th, 1896 in Banja Luka.
Died May 10th, 1928 at 31 years old in Zagreb (infectious disease).
Nina Grebeshkova
Soviet and russian actress (1930—2025).
Born November 29th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died May 10th, 2025 at 94 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Futabatei Shimei
Japanese author, translator and literary critic (1864–1909).
Born February 28th, 1864. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1909 at 45 years old in Bay of Bengal (pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis).
Giovanni Bertone
Italian automobile designer.
Born August 10th, 1884 in Mondovì.
Died May 10th, 1972 at 87 years old in Turin.
Antun Augustinčić
Croatian sculptor, political commissar and university teacher (1900-1979).
Born May 4th, 1900 in Klanjec.
Died May 10th, 1979 at 79 years old in Zagreb.
Jacinto Quincoces
Spanish footballer (1905-1997).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Barakaldo.
Died May 10th, 1997 at 91 years old in Valencia.
Ilkka Hanski
Finnish ecologist and evolutionary biologist (1953–2016).
Born February 14th, 1953 in Lempäälä.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 63 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]
Nelson Xavier
Brazilian actor (1941–2017).
Born August 30th, 1941 in São Paulo.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 75 years old in Uberlândia (lung cancer). [ref]
Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin
Russian artist (1861-1904).
Born October 29th, 1861 in Borisoglebsk Uyezd.
Died May 10th, 1904 at 42 years old in Novgorod Governorate (tuberculosis).
Riki Sorsa
Finnish singer (1952–2016).
Born December 26th, 1952 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2016 at 63 years old in Helsinki (lung cancer). [ref]
Kang Young-hoon
South korean politician who served as the second prime minister of the sixth south korean republic (1922-2016).
Born May 30th, 1922 in Seoul, Changsong County.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 93 years old in Seoul.
Lucebert
Dutch painter (1924-1994).
Born September 15th, 1924 in Amsterdam.
Died May 10th, 1994 at 69 years old in Alkmaar.
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