May 10th
211 Notable deaths
István Bibó
Hungarian politician (1911–1979).
Born August 7th, 1911 in Szeged.
Died May 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Budapest.
La Fayette Grover
American politician (1823-1911).
Born November 29th, 1823 in Bethel.
Died May 10th, 1911 at 87 years old in Portland. [ref]
David Kakabadze
Georgian artist (1889-1952).
Born September 1st, 1889 in Didi-Kukhi.
Died May 10th, 1952 at 62 years old in Tbilisi.
Dennis Wilshaw
English footballer (1926–2004).
Born March 11th, 1926 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died May 10th, 2004 at 78 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (myocardial infarction).
Georgios Candilis
French architect (1913-1995).
Born April 14th, 1915 in Baku. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1995 at 80 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tránsito Amaguaña
Ecuadorian indigenous activist.
Born September 10th, 1909 in Cayambe.
Died May 10th, 2009 at 99 years old in Cayambe. [ref]
Diederik Korteweg
Dutch mathematician (*1848 – †1941).
Born March 31st, 1848.
Died May 10th, 1941 at 93 years old in Amsterdam.
Evgeni Vasiukov
Russian chess grandmaster (1933-2018).
Born March 5th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died May 10th, 2018 at 85 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emmanuèle Bernheim
French writer and screenwriter (1955–2017).
Born December 13th, 1955 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 61 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Leslie Knighton
English football manager (1887-1959).
Born March 15th, 1887 in Derbyshire.
Died May 10th, 1959 at 72 years old in Bournemouth.
Alexei Evert
Russian general (1857–1926).
Born March 4th, 1857 in Moscow.
Died May 10th, 1926 at 69 years old in Vereya.
Frederic Moore
British entomologist and lepidopterist (1830 – 1907).
Born May 13th, 1830 in London.
Died May 10th, 1907 at 76 years old
Selma Kurz
Singer (1874–1933).
Born October 15th, 1874 in Bielsko-Biała.
Died May 10th, 1933 at 58 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Mihail Jora
Romanian composer (1891–1971).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Roman.
Died May 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bucharest.
Nikola Mushanov
Bulgarian politician (1872-1951).
Born April 12th, 1872 in Dryanovo. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1951 at 79 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Tahar Ben Ammar
Tunisian politician (1889-1985).
Born November 25th, 1889 in Tunis.
Died May 10th, 1985 at 95 years old in Tunis.
Bernhard Molique
German violinist and composer (1802-1869).
Born October 7th, 1802 in Nuremberg.
Died May 10th, 1869 at 66 years old in Bad Cannstatt.
Erich Engel
German film and theatre director (1891-1966).
Born February 14th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died May 10th, 1966 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Kálmán Konrád
Hungarian footballer (1896–1980).
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Bačka Palanka.
Died May 10th, 1980 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Marie Luise Anna von Preußen
(1829-1901).
Born March 1st, 1829 in Berlin.
Died May 10th, 1901 at 72 years old in Frankfurt.
Vladimir Bogoraz
Russian writer and anthropologist (1865-1936).
Born April 27th, 1865 in Ovruch.
Died May 10th, 1936 at 71 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Fanny Churberg
Finnish artist (1845-1892).
Born December 12th, 1845 in Vaasa.
Died May 10th, 1892 at 46 years old in Helsinki.
Karl Lamprecht
German historian (1856–1915).
Born February 25th, 1856 in Jessen (Elster).
Died May 10th, 1915 at 59 years old in Leipzig.
John Paul Wild
Australian radiophysicist (1923-2008).
Born May 17th, 1923 in Sheffield.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 84 years old in Canberra.
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix