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214 Notable deaths
Steffie Spira
German actress (1908–1995).
Born June 2nd, 1908 in Vienna.
Died May 10th, 1995 at 86 years old in Berlin.
Hernán Bolaños
Costa rican footballer (1912-1992).
Born March 20th, 1912 in Granada.
Died May 10th, 1992 at 80 years old in San José.
Vasily Vasilyev
Russian sinologist (1818–1900).
Born March 4th, 1818 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 10th, 1900 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Vasile Aftenie
Romanian greek-catholic bishop (1899-1950).
Born July 14th, 1899 in Lodroman.
Died May 10th, 1950 at 50 years old in Bucharest (blunt trauma).
Georg Richter
German-norwegian actor (1915-1972).
Born December 27th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died May 10th, 1972 at 56 years old in Oslo.
William Petersson
Athletics competitor (1895–1965).
Born October 6th, 1895 in Mörbylånga.
Died May 10th, 1965 at 69 years old in Kalmar.
Jappe Nilssen
Norwegian writer (1870–1931).
Born January 25th, 1870 in Christiania. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1931 at 61 years old in Holmestrand.
Nikolai Tishchenko
Russian footballer (1926-1981).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Salovka.
Died May 10th, 1981 at 54 years old in Lobnya.
Yeso Amalfi
Brazilian association football player (1925-2014).
Born December 6th, 1925 in São Paulo.
Died May 10th, 2014 at 88 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Juliusz Osterwa
Polish actor (1885–1947).
Born June 23rd, 1885 in Kraków.
Died May 10th, 1947 at 61 years old in Warsaw.
William Eagle Clarke
British ornithologist (1853-1938).
Born March 16th, 1853 in Leeds. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1938 at 85 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Pekka Marjamäki
Finnish ice hockey player (1947–2012).
Born December 18th, 1947 in Tampere.
Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Tampere. [ref]
Lawrence Nuesslein
Sport shooter (1895–1971).
Born May 16th, 1895 in Ridgefield Park.
Died May 10th, 1971 at 75 years old in Allentown.
Charles Currey
British sailor (1916–2010).
Born February 26th, 1916 in United Kingdom.
Died May 10th, 2010 at 94 years old [ref]
Richard McClure
Canadian rower (1935–2024).
Born January 20th, 1935 in Regina.
Died May 10th, 2024 at 89 years old [ref]
Patrick Nilan
Australian field hockey player (1941–2024).
Born June 30th, 1941 in Sydney. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2024 at 82 years old [ref]
Ted Hibberd
Canadian ice hockey player (1926-2017).
Born April 22nd, 1926 in Ottawa.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 91 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Zygmunt Haupt
Polish artist (1907-1975).
Born March 5th, 1907 in Ulashkivtsi.
Died May 10th, 1975 at 68 years old in Winchester.
Gustave Thuret
French diplomat and botanist (1817-1875).
Born May 23rd, 1817 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1875 at 57 years old in Nice. [ref]
Alexander Shcherbakov
Soviet politician (1901-1945).
Born October 10th, 1901 in Ruza.
Died May 10th, 1945 at 43 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Imre Gellért
Gymnast (1888–1981).
Born July 24th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died May 10th, 1981 at 92 years old in Budapest.
Boris Khaykin
Russian conductor (1904-1978).
Born October 26th, 1904 in Minsk.
Died May 10th, 1978 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Silvano Basagni
Italian sport shooter (1938-2017).
Born August 6th, 1938 in Florence.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 78 years old in Florence (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Emiel Faingnaert
Belgian bicycle racer.
Born March 10th, 1919 in Sint-Martens-Lierde.
Died May 10th, 1980 at 61 years old in Aalst.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan