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September 10th
162 Notable deaths
Emil Julius Gumbel
German mathematician and statistician.
Born July 18th, 1891 in Munich. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1966 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Raymond Sommer
Racecar driver.
Born August 31st, 1906 in Mouzon. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1950 at 44 years old in Cadours. [ref]
Ernst Öpik
Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985).
Born October 22nd, 1893 in Kunda.
Died September 10th, 1985 at 91 years old in Bangor.
Cy Denneny
Canadian ice hockey player (1891–1970).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Farran's Point.
Died September 10th, 1970 at 78 years old in Ottawa.
Vernon Handley
British conductor (1930–2008).
Born November 11th, 1930 in London Borough of Enfield.
Died September 10th, 2008 at 77 years old in Monmouth. [ref]
George Schaefer
American television and theater director (1920-1997).
Born December 16th, 1920 in Wallingford.
Died September 10th, 1997 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
William Nierenberg
American physicist (1919-2000).
Born February 13th, 1919 in New York City.
Died September 10th, 2000 at 81 years old in La Jolla (cancer).
Hans Swarowsky
Austrian conductor and music educator (1899-1975).
Born September 16th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died September 10th, 1975 at 75 years old in Salzburg.
George Henschel
German-born british baritone, pianist, conductor, and composer.
Born February 18th, 1850 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1934 at 84 years old in Aviemore. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 162
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran