🔬 World Science Day for Peace and Development

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UNESCO observance on November 10 highlighting the role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in science debates.

international Observed November 10 each year.

Notable deaths on November 10th

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Founding father of the republic of turkey (c. 1881–1938).

Born May 19th, 1881 in Thessaloniki.

Died November 10th, 1938 at 57 years old in Dolmabahçe Palace (liver cirrhosis).

Leonid Brezhnev

General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (1906–1982).

Born January 1st, 1907 in Kamyanske. [ref]

Died November 10th, 1982 at 75 years old in Zareche (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Chuck Connors

American athlete and actor (1921–1992).

Born April 10th, 1921 in Brooklyn.

Died November 10th, 1992 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).

Kevin Conroy

American actor (1955–2022).

Born November 30th, 1955 in Westbury.

Died November 10th, 2022 at 66 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital (intestinal cancer). [ref]

Jack Palance

American actor (1919–2006).

Born February 18th, 1919 in Lattimer.

Died November 10th, 2006 at 87 years old in Montecito (stroke). [ref]

Shyla Stylez

Canadian pornographic actress (1982–2017).

Born September 23rd, 1982 in Armstrong. [ref]

Died November 10th, 2017 at 35 years old in Armstrong.

John Allen Muhammad

American serial killer, co-perpetrator in the "dc sniper case".

Born December 31st, 1960 in Baton Rouge.

Died November 10th, 2009 at 48 years old in Greensville Correctional Center (lethal injection). [ref]

Norman Mailer

American writer (1923–2007).

Born January 31st, 1923 in Long Branch.

Died November 10th, 2007 at 84 years old in New York City (kidney failure). [ref]

Dorothy Vaughan

African-american mathematician.

Born September 20th, 1910 in Kansas City. [ref]

Died November 10th, 2008 at 98 years old in Hampton. [ref]

Arthur Rimbaud

French poet (1854-1891).

Born October 20th, 1854 in Charleville.

Died November 10th, 1891 at 37 years old in Marseille (osteosarcoma, bone cancer).

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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene