25 notable people died on December 10, including John B. Fenn, Luigi Pirandello, Leopold I of Belgium.
21st Century
7 deaths
John B. Fenn
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2002)
Iajuddin Ahmed
diplomatpolitician
Former president of Bangladesh (1931-2012)
Ernst Specker
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Swiss mathematician (1920-2011)
Masood Ahmed Barkati
children's writereditor
Pakistani writer
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Mikhail Budyko
climatologistgeographer
Russian climatologist (1920–2001)
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Drahomíra Vihanová
directordocumentarian
Czech director and scriptwriter
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Roswitha Bitterlich
painterwriter
Austrian painter and author (1920-2015)
20th Century
9 deaths
Luigi Pirandello
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1934)
Franz Steindachner
botanical collectorexplorer
Austrian zoologist (1834–1919)
Anders Larsen
journalistwriter
Norwegian Sami writer
Thorvald Boye
juristwriter
Norwegian judge
Francisco Piria
entrepreneurjournalist
Uruguayan businessman (1847–1933)
Leon Wasilewski
diplomatethnographer
Polish politician and historian (1870-1936)
Ignacy Sobieszczański
engineer
Polish engineer
Antonio Diego Voci
paintersculptor
Italian painter and sculptor (1920-1985)
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Dawood Hosni
composersinger
Egyptian musicians (1870-1937)
19th Century
4 deaths
Leopold I of Belgium
aristocratmilitary personnel
German prince who became the first King of the Belgians (1790–1865)
Joseph Paul Gaimard
botanistexplorer
French naval surgeon and naturalist (1793-1858)
François Sulpice Beudant
chemistgeologist
Systematic mineralogist, University of Paris, Paris, France (1787-1850)
Alfred Nobel
chemistengineer
Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
18th Century
1 death
Matias Aires
philosopherwriter
Brazilian writer (1705-1763)
17th Century
1 death
Hugh Myddelton
bankercivil engineer
Welsh businessman, civil engineer and politician
16th Century
1 death
Michael Wolgemut
graphic artistpainter
German painter and printmaker (1434–1519)
15th Century
1 deathMC
Margareta Clausdotter
biographernun
Swedish nun
11th Century
1 death
Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne
archbishopCatholic bishop
Archbishop of Cologne from 1056 to 1075
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