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December 10th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on December 10th

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2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2010

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009200820072005
  • Richard Pryor

    American actor and comedian. He was a brash, sharp star of TV, films, and night clubs who thrived on chaos. He was elected to the Comedy Hall of Fame. His low-life humor and earthy humor earned him great popularity. He won two Grammy's for comedy albums and appeared in TV specials and movies as a guest star. He was also …

  • American politician, teacher, and writer. He was a Minnesota Senator and is best known for challenging Lyndon B. Johnson to the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1968. He is the author of "Colony of the World," 1994 and "Selected Poems," 1997, as well as "No Fault Politics," 1998. He was a provocative and witty thinker who defied the easy definition of …

2002
  • Swedish-born Estonian journalist and politician (Born 1945).

20012000

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999
  • Canadian singer/bass player for "The Band", a band that was formed in 1961 by four Canadians and one American southerner. They enjoyed touring with Bob Dylan and other top rock'n’roll acts in the late 1960s. Their music was both mystical and earthy, and unsurpassed in its depth and originality. They were together almost a decade before they had their first …

  • Shirley Hemphill

    American actress (Born 1947).

19971996
  • American singer-songwriter/guitarist (The Country Gentlemen, The Seldom Scene). (d. 1996).

  • Faron Young

    Country singer/actor, Hidden Guns, commits suicide at the age of 34.

199519941993199219911990
  • Occidental Petroleum was founded by an American doctor and businessman (d. 1990).

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

198819871986198319821981
  • Television host (Information Please) dies at 89

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979
  • Ann Dvorak

    Actress (G Men. Life of Her Own. Scarface), dies in 67

19781977
  • American basketball coach and player (d. 1977).

1974197319721971
  • Dutch Minister of Education/Prime Minister (1965-66), is killed at 57

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

19691968
  • Thomas Merton

    French-American poet, monk and mystic, he was a social critic, writer, poet, and monk. He touched many minds and hearts in the 20th century. After eight years of silence, he entered the Trappist monastery in Kentucky in 1941 and was ordained in 1949.

  • Actress (Children of the Wild), dead at 65

  • Northern Irish politician (Born in 1921)

  • The assistant pastor at Geneva in 1909, he was a Swiss theologian. He was the pastor in Safenwil, Switzerland, from 1911 to 21. Although he was not a fundamentalist, he tried to derive all his doctrine from the Bible. Barth returned to Basel in 1935 as a professor. His patriarchal status among Protestant preachers rose to the top after 1945. …

196719661965

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959
  • Henri Vidal

    French film actor, Vidal made his film debut with Edith Piaf in Montmartre-sur-Seine (1941). Vidal appeared in 36 films between 1941-1959.

19581956
  • Translator and poet from Belarusian-Israeli (d. 1956).

19531951
  • British-American author of short stories and the occult. He was a New York journalist in 1892. In 1905, he published his first short story. At 17 he discovered Theosophy and, three years later, met his Hindu teacher.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1946
  • Great pitcher (Washington Senators), who dies at the age of 59.

  • American journalist/writer (Guys and Dolls) dies at the age of 66.

19451944
  • Recipient of the Victoria Cross for English Captain (d. 1944).

1941

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

193919381936
  • Italian writer who was acutely aware of the conflicts and frustrations of values. He was a notable novelist and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1934. His most well-known plays include "Enrico IV", and "Six Characters In Search of an Author."

19351931
  • He was one of the most outstanding Belgian symbolist poets. His material was the daily life and folklore in his hometown. His poems often reflect his religious beliefs. He was an honest Roman Catholic.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1928192619211920

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

19111910

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on December 10th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909
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