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In the year 2010
965 Notable deaths
Hasri Ainun Habibie
Indonesian physician and wife of former president b. j. habibie.
Born August 11th, 1937 in Semarang.
Died May 22nd, 2010 at 72 years old in Munich (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Ed Roberts
American engineer, entrepreneur and medical doctor (1941–2010).
Born September 13th, 1941 in Miami.
Died April 1st, 2010 at 68 years old in Cochran (pneumonia). [ref]
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator.
Born July 24th, 1921 in Greenville.
Died December 28th, 2010 at 89 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Stjepan Bobek
Croatian footballer (1923-2010).
Born December 3rd, 1923 in Zagreb.
Died August 22nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Belgrade (disease). [ref]
Dolph Briscoe
American politician (1923–2010).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Uvalde.
Died June 27th, 2010 at 87 years old in Uvalde (kidney failure, pneumonia). [ref]
Marcel Maurice Bigeard
French soldier (1916-2010).
Born February 14th, 1916 in Toul.
Died June 18th, 2010 at 94 years old in Toul. [ref]
Wally Hickel
Governor of alaska, united states secretary of the interior (1919-2010).
Born August 18th, 1919 in Ellinwood.
Died May 7th, 2010 at 90 years old in Anchorage. [ref]
Archduke Rudolf of Austria
Son of charles i of austria and zita of bourbon-parma.
Born September 5th, 1919 in Prangins.
Died May 15th, 2010 at 90 years old in City of Brussels.
Enzo Bearzot
Italian football player and manager (1927–2010).
Born September 26th, 1927 in Aiello del Friuli.
Died December 21st, 2010 at 83 years old in Milan. [ref]
Herta Haas
Yugoslav partisan (1914–2010).
Born March 29th, 1914 in Slovenska Bistrica.
Died March 5th, 2010 at 95 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Dale Hawkins
American rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist (1936-2010).
Born August 30th, 1938 in St. Mary Parish.
Died February 13th, 2010 at 71 years old in Little Rock (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lamont Johnson
American actor and film director (1922–2010).
Born September 30th, 1922 in Stockton.
Died October 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Monterey (heart failure). [ref]
Daisuke Gōri
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1952–2010).
Born February 8th, 1952 in Kōtō. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2010 at 57 years old in Nakano (exsanguination). [ref]
Walter Frederick Morrison
Inventor of the frisbee (1920–2010).
Born January 23rd, 1920 in Richfield.
Died February 9th, 2010 at 90 years old in Monroe (lung cancer). [ref]
Shirley Mills
American actress and dancer (1926–2010).
Born April 8th, 1926 in Washington.
Died March 31st, 2010 at 83 years old in Arcadia (pneumonia).
Xenia Pajčin
Singer and dancer (1977.–2010.).
Born December 3rd, 1977 in Belgrade.
Died March 16th, 2010 at 32 years old in Voždovac (gunshot wound). [ref]
Sigmar Polke
German artist (1941–2010).
Born February 13th, 1941 in Oleśnica [Oels], Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died June 23rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Joe Mantell
American film and television actor (1915-2010).
Born December 21st, 1915 in New York City.
Died September 29th, 2010 at 94 years old in San Fernando Valley (pneumonia). [ref]
Harry Schwarz
South african activist (1924-2010).
Born May 13th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 85 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Maurice Wilkes
British computer scientist.
Born June 26th, 1913 in Dudley. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2010 at 97 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Der Scutt
American architect and designer (1934–2010).
Born October 17th, 1934 in Manhattan.
Died March 14th, 2010 at 75 years old in Manhattan (liver disease). [ref]
Neva Patterson
American film, stage and television actress (1920–2010).
Born February 10th, 1920 in Nevada.
Died December 14th, 2010 at 90 years old in Brentwood (falling from height). [ref]
Antonio Pettigrew
American sprint athlete (1967–2010).
Born November 3rd, 1967 in Macon.
Died August 10th, 2010 at 42 years old in Chatham County. [ref]
Godfrey Binaisa
Ugandan president (1920–2010).
Born May 30th, 1920 in Buganda.
Died August 5th, 2010 at 90 years old in Kampala (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
American biochemist and geneticist (1927-2010).
Born April 10th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2010 at 82 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
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