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In the year 1910
821 Notable birthdays
Mother Teresa
Albanian-indian catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997).
Born August 26th, 1910 in Skopje.
Died September 5th, 1997 at 87 years old in Kolkata (heart failure).
David Niven
British actor and novelist (1910–1983).
Born March 1st, 1910 in London.
Died July 29th, 1983 at 73 years old in Château-d’Oex (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Nathuram Godse
Assassin of mahatma gandhi (1910-1949).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Baramati.
Died November 15th, 1949 at 39 years old in Ambala (hanging).
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese filmmaker (1910–1998).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Ōi. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1998 at 88 years old in Seijō (watershed stroke). [ref]
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer who co-invented open circuit demand scuba.
Born June 11th, 1910 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paulette Goddard
American actress (1910-1990).
Born June 3rd, 1910 in Queens.
Died April 23rd, 1990 at 79 years old in Ronco sopra Ascona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Django Reinhardt
Romani-belgian /french jazz musician (1910–1953).
Born January 23rd, 1910 in Pont-à-Celles.
Died May 16th, 1953 at 43 years old in Samois-sur-Seine (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gloria Stuart
American actress (1910-2010).
Born July 4th, 1910 in Santa Monica.
Died September 26th, 2010 at 100 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [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]
Scatman Crothers
American entertainer (1910-1986).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in Indiana.
Died November 23rd, 1986 at 76 years old in Van Nuys (lung cancer).
John Wooden
American basketball coach (1910–2010).
Born October 14th, 1910 in Hall.
Died June 4th, 2010 at 99 years old in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center (gastrointestinal system disease). [ref]
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Indian-american astrophysicist.
Born October 19th, 1910 in Lahore.
Died August 21st, 1995 at 84 years old in Chicago (cardiac arrest).
Richard Halsey Best
Us navy pilot (1910-2001).
Born March 24th, 1910 in Bayonne.
Died October 28th, 2001 at 91 years old in Santa Monica.
William Hanna
American animator and cartoonist (1910–2001).
Born July 14th, 1910 in Melrose. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2001 at 90 years old in North Hollywood (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Mary Wickes
American actress.
Born June 13th, 1910 in St. Louis.
Died October 22nd, 1995 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.
Born June 10th, 1910 in United States Military Academy. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1976 at 65 years old in Chicago (kidney cancer). [ref]
Louis Prima
American musician (1910–1978).
Born December 7th, 1910 in New Orleans.
Died August 24th, 1978 at 67 years old in New Orleans (cerebral hemorrhage).
Irena Sendler
Polish resistance fighter and holocaust rescuer (1910-2008).
Born February 15th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 12th, 2008 at 98 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
John Banner
Austrian actor (1910-1973).
Born January 28th, 1910 in Vienna.
Died January 28th, 1973 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Louis Slotin
Canadian physicist and chemist (1910-1946).
Born December 1st, 1910 in Winnipeg.
Died May 30th, 1946 at 35 years old in Los Alamos (radiation syndrome).
Angelo Bruno
American mobster.
Born May 21st, 1910 in Villalba, Sicily.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Artie Shaw
American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2004 at 94 years old in Thousand Oaks (diabetes). [ref]
Joan Bennett
American actress (1910–1990).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Palisades Park.
Died December 7th, 1990 at 80 years old in Scarsdale (myocardial infarction).
Douglas Bader
British world flying ace (1910-1982).
Born February 21st, 1910 in London.
Died September 5th, 1982 at 72 years old in Chiswick (myocardial infarction).
Jack Hawkins
British film and stage actor (1910-1973).
Born September 14th, 1910 in Wood Green.
Died July 18th, 1973 at 62 years old in Chelsea (laryngeal cancer).
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