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In the year 2010
966 Notable deaths
Earl Wild
American musician (1915–2010).
Born November 26th, 1915 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 23rd, 2010 at 94 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Frank Kermode
Manx writer, literary critic and professor (1919–2010).
Born November 29th, 1919 in Isle of Man.
Died August 17th, 2010 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Aldo Giuffrè
Italian actor (1924-2010).
Born April 10th, 1924 in Naples.
Died June 26th, 2010 at 86 years old in Rome (peritonitis).
Joseph Stein
American playwright.
Born May 30th, 1912 in The Bronx.
Died October 24th, 2010 at 98 years old in New York City. [ref]
David Warren
Australian inventor (1925-2010).
Born March 20th, 1925 in Groote Eylandt.
Died July 19th, 2010 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Chalmers Johnson
American political scientist (1931-2010).
Born August 6th, 1931 in Phoenix. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2010 at 79 years old in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. [ref]
Justin Mentell
American actor, speed skater and musician (1982-2010).
Born December 16th, 1982 in Austin.
Died February 1st, 2010 at 27 years old in Mineral Point (traffic collision). [ref]
Israel Tal
Israeli military officer (1924–2010).
Born September 13th, 1924 in Mahanayim.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 85 years old in Rehovot. [ref]
Angelo Infanti
Italian actor (1939-2010).
Born February 16th, 1939 in Zagarolo.
Died October 12th, 2010 at 71 years old in Tivoli (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kenneth Noland
American artist (1924–2010).
Born April 10th, 1924 in Asheville.
Died January 5th, 2010 at 85 years old in Port Clyde (kidney cancer). [ref]
Pamela Green
British actress (1929-2010).
Born March 28th, 1929 in Surrey.
Died May 7th, 2010 at 81 years old in Isle of Wight (leukemia). [ref]
Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton
British noble (1938-2010).
Born September 13th, 1938 in London.
Died June 5th, 2010 at 71 years old in Dirleton (dementia). [ref]
Frederick C. Weyand
American general (1916–2010).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Arbuckle.
Died February 10th, 2010 at 93 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
James Black
Scottish doctor and pharmacologist.
Born June 14th, 1924 in Uddingston.
Died March 22nd, 2010 at 85 years old in London (prostate cancer).
Ehud Netzer
Israeli archaeologist.
Born May 13th, 1934 in Jerusalem.
Died October 28th, 2010 at 76 years old in Jerusalem (fall). [ref]
Mubariz Ibrahimov
National hero of azerbaijan (1988–2010).
Born February 7th, 1988 in Əliabad.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 22 years old in Çaylı.
Shoya Tomizawa
Japanese motorcycle racer.
Born December 10th, 1990 in Asahi.
Died September 5th, 2010 at 19 years old in Riccione (chest trauma, struck by vehicle, abdominal trauma, concussion, falling). [ref]
John Babcock
Canadian world war i veteran.
Born July 23rd, 1900 in Holleford crater.
Died February 18th, 2010 at 109 years old in Spokane. [ref]
Dick McGuire
American basketball player and coach (1926–2010).
Born January 26th, 1926 in Huntington. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 84 years old in Long Island (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Louis Auchincloss
American lawyer, novelist and historian (1917–2010).
Born September 27th, 1917 in Lawrence.
Died January 26th, 2010 at 92 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]
Georges Charpak
French physicist.
Born August 1st, 1924 in Dubrovytsia. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2010 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Willie Mitchell
American record producer and arranger (1928–2010).
Born March 1st, 1928 in Ashland.
Died January 5th, 2010 at 81 years old in Memphis (heart failure). [ref]
James Moody
American jazz musician (1925-2010).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Savannah.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 85 years old in San Diego (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Per Oscarsson
Swedish film actor, director, producer and screenwriter (1927-2010).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Kungsholm parish.
Died December 31st, 2010 at 83 years old in Ardala parish (structure fire). [ref]
George Hickenlooper
American film director (1963-2010).
Born May 25th, 1963 in St. Louis.
Died October 30th, 2010 at 47 years old in Denver (drug overdose). [ref]
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