Deaths on May 10

Mikhail Larionov

Died on May 10, 1964

Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter, illustrator, and set designer (b. 1881)

Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov (Russian: Михаи́л Фёдорович Ларио́нов; June 3, 1881 – May 10, 1964) was an avant-garde Russian painter who worked with radical exhibitors and pioneered the first approach to abstract Russian art. His lifelong partner was fellow avant-garde artist, Natalia Goncharova.

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6 Mar

Muhammad Ali
Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.
26 Apr

Tanzania
Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania.
12 Jun

Nelson Mandela
Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
12 Aug

Apartheid in South Africa
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
28 Nov

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Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.

Deaths on May 10

Mikhail Larionov

Died on May 10, 1964

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