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In the year 2010
1,040 Notable deaths
Dimitrios Ioannidis
Greek soldier and dictator (1923-2010).
Born March 13th, 1923 in Athens.
Died August 16th, 2010 at 87 years old in Athens. [ref]
Angus Maddison
British economist (1926–2010).
Born December 6th, 1926 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 83 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
John Shepherd-Barron
British inventor (1925-2010).
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Shillong.
Died May 15th, 2010 at 84 years old in Inverness. [ref]
Peter Hilton
British mathematician (1923-2010).
Born April 7th, 1923 in London.
Died November 6th, 2010 at 87 years old in Binghamton. [ref]
Hwang Jang-yop
North korean politician and defector (1923-2010).
Born February 17th, 1923 in Kangdong County.
Died October 10th, 2010 at 87 years old in Seoul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist (1921–2010).
Born August 4th, 1921 in Farmersville.
Died March 28th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Walter Rudin
American mathematician (1921-2010).
Died May 20th, 2010 at 89 years old in Madison (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010).
Born July 24th, 1921 in Greenville.
Died December 28th, 2010 at 89 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Archduke Rudolf of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal (1919–2010).
Born September 5th, 1919 in Prangins.
Died May 15th, 2010 at 90 years old in Brussels.
Marcel Maurice Bigeard
French soldier (1916-2010).
Born February 14th, 1916 in Toul.
Died June 18th, 2010 at 94 years old in Toul. [ref]
Dolph Briscoe
American politician (1923–2010).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Uvalde.
Died June 27th, 2010 at 87 years old in Uvalde (pneumonia, kidney failure). [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]
John William Finn
United states navy medal of honor recipient (1909–2010).
Born July 23rd, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died May 27th, 2010 at 100 years old in Chula Vista. [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]
Hasri Ainun Habibie
Indonesian physician and wife of former president b. j. habibie (1937–2010).
Born August 11th, 1937 in Semarang.
Died May 22nd, 2010 at 72 years old in Munich (ovarian cancer). [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]
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]
Stjepan Bobek
Croatian footballer (1923-2010).
Born December 3rd, 1923 in Zagreb.
Died August 22nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Belgrade (disease). [ref]
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]
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]
Sugar Minott
Jamaican musician (1956-2010).
Born May 25th, 1956 in Kingston.
Died July 10th, 2010 at 54 years old in Saint Andrew Parish. [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).
Deaths 251 to 275 of 1040
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