May 10th
151 Notable deaths
David Riesman
American sociologist and educator.
Born September 22nd, 1909 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2002 at 92 years old in Binghamton. [ref]
Gunnar Sønsteby
Norwegian resistance member and writer (1918-2012).
Born January 11th, 1918 in Rjukan.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 94 years old in Oslo. [ref]
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).
Alexander Zinoviev
Russian writer.
Born October 29th, 1922 in Chukhlomskoy Uyezd.
Died May 10th, 2006 at 83 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Shen Congwen
Chinese writer.
Born December 28th, 1902 in Fenghuang County.
Died May 10th, 1988 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leyla Gencer
Turkish soprano.
Born October 10th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]
Mikhail Larionov
Russian artist (1881-1964).
Born June 3rd, 1881 in Tiraspol. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1964 at 82 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses. [ref]
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Spanish politician and chemist (1951-2019).
Born July 28th, 1951 in Solares.
Died May 10th, 2019 at 67 years old in Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (stroke). [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.
Thomas Luckmann
American-austrian sociologist (1927-2016).
Born October 14th, 1927 in Municipality of Jesenice.
Died May 10th, 2016 at 88 years old in Austria. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson