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May 10th
161 Notable deaths
Roque Dalton Garcia
Salvadoran journalist and poet (1935-1975).
Born May 14th, 1935 in San Salvador. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1975 at 39 years old in Quezaltepeque. [ref]
Hassler Whitney
American mathematician (1907-1989).
Born March 23rd, 1907 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1989 at 82 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Kaneto Shiozawa
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.
Born January 28th, 1954 in Tokyo.
Died May 10th, 2000 at 46 years old in Shinjuku (cerebral contusion).
David Riesman
American sociologist and educator (1909–2002).
Born September 22nd, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died May 10th, 2002 at 92 years old in Binghamton.
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 (1922–2006).
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 161
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