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In the year 2010
1,040 Notable deaths
William A. Fraker
American film director, producer and cinematographer (1923-2010).
Born September 29th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died May 31st, 2010 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Caterina Boratto
Italian actress (1915-2010).
Born March 15th, 1915 in Turin.
Died September 14th, 2010 at 95 years old in Rome. [ref]
Nikos Papatakis
Greek filmmaker (1918–2010).
Born July 5th, 1918 in Addis Ababa.
Died December 17th, 2010 at 92 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
German political scientist (1916–2010).
Born December 19th, 1916 in Berlin.
Died March 25th, 2010 at 93 years old in Allensbach. [ref]
Jean Ferrat
French singer-songwriter and poet.
Born December 26th, 1930 in Vaucresson.
Died March 13th, 2010 at 79 years old in Aubenas (cancer). [ref]
Ravindra Kelekar
Indian author (1925–2010).
Born March 7th, 1925 in Cuncolim.
Died August 27th, 2010 at 85 years old in Margao. [ref]
Allan Sandage
American astronomer (1926–2010).
Born June 18th, 1926 in Iowa City.
Died November 13th, 2010 at 84 years old in San Gabriel (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Miguel Delibes
Spanish writer (1920–2010).
Born October 17th, 1920 in Valladolid.
Died March 12th, 2010 at 89 years old in Valladolid (colon cancer). [ref]
Luis García Berlanga
Spanish film director and screenwriter (1921–2010).
Born June 12th, 1921 in Valencia.
Died November 13th, 2010 at 89 years old in Pozuelo de Alarcón. [ref]
Quintin Dailey
American basketball player (1961-2010).
Born January 22nd, 1961 in Baltimore.
Died November 8th, 2010 at 49 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Al Williamson
American cartoonist (1931–2010).
Born March 21st, 1931 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 2010 at 79 years old in upstate New York. [ref]
Georges Wilson
French actor and film director (1921 – 2010).
Born October 16th, 1921 in Champigny-sur-Marne.
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old in Rambouillet. [ref]
Wolfgang Wagner
German stage director.
Born August 30th, 1919 in Bayreuth.
Died March 21st, 2010 at 90 years old in Bayreuth.
Petra Schürmann
German actress and model (1933–2010).
Born September 15th, 1935 in Mönchengladbach. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2010 at 74 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Francisco Varallo
Argentine footballer (1910-2010).
Born February 5th, 1910 in La Plata.
Died August 30th, 2010 at 100 years old in La Plata (respiratory disease). [ref]
Ralph Coates
English footballer (1946-2010).
Born April 26th, 1946 in Hetton-le-Hole.
Died December 17th, 2010 at 64 years old in Bedfordshire (stroke). [ref]
Albert Ghiorso
American nuclear scientist.
Born July 15th, 1915 in Vallejo.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 95 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Kenny Guinn
American politician; 27th governor of nevada (1936-2010).
Born August 24th, 1936 in Garland.
Died July 22nd, 2010 at 73 years old in Las Vegas (falling from height). [ref]
Juanita M. Kreps
United states secretary of commerce (1921-2010).
Born January 11th, 1921 in Lynch.
Died July 5th, 2010 at 89 years old in Durham (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ariel Ramírez
Argentine composer, pianist and music director (1921–2010).
Born September 4th, 1921 in Santa Fe.
Died February 18th, 2010 at 88 years old in Monte Grande (pneumonia). [ref]
Bruce Graham
Peruvian-american architect (1925–2010).
Born December 1st, 1925 in La Cumbre.
Died March 6th, 2010 at 84 years old in Hobe Sound (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Carl Braun
American basketball player and coach (1927-2010).
Born September 25th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died February 10th, 2010 at 82 years old in Stuart. [ref]
Gheorghe Apostol
Former first secretary of the romanian workers' party (1913–2010).
Born May 16th, 1913 in Tudor Vladimirescu.
Died August 21st, 2010 at 97 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Morris R. Jeppson
United states army air forces officer (1922–2010).
Born June 23rd, 1922 in Logan.
Died March 30th, 2010 at 87 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Mano Solo
French singer (1963-2010).
Born April 24th, 1963 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died January 10th, 2010 at 46 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (aneurysm, death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Deaths 376 to 400 of 1040
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