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In the year 2010
965 Notable deaths
Gloria Stuart
American actress (1910-2010).
Born July 4th, 1910 in Santa Monica.
Died September 26th, 2010 at 100 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Dixie Carter
Actress (1939-2010).
Born May 25th, 1939 in McLemoresville.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Houston (uterine cancer). [ref]
Nujabes
Japanese hip-hop producer (1974–2010).
Born February 7th, 1974 in Adachi.
Died February 26th, 2010 at 36 years old in Shibuya (traffic collision). [ref]
Jill Clayburgh
American actress (1944-2010).
Born April 30th, 1944 in New York City.
Died November 5th, 2010 at 66 years old in Lakeville (cancer, leukemia). [ref]
James MacArthur
American actor (1937-2010).
Born December 8th, 1937 in Los Angeles.
Died October 28th, 2010 at 72 years old in Jacksonville (cancer). [ref]
Lynn Redgrave
British actress (1943–2010).
Born March 8th, 1943 in Marylebone.
Died May 2nd, 2010 at 67 years old in Kent (breast cancer). [ref]
Greg Giraldo
American comedian (1965-2010).
Born December 10th, 1965 in The Bronx.
Died September 29th, 2010 at 44 years old in New Brunswick (drug overdose). [ref]
Lorenzen Wright
American basketball player (1975–2010).
Born November 4th, 1975 in Oxford.
Died July 29th, 2010 at 34 years old in Memphis (gunshot wound).
Paul Gray
American bassist (1972–2010).
Born April 8th, 1972 in Los Angeles.
Died May 24th, 2010 at 38 years old in Urbandale (drug overdose). [ref]
Miep Gies
Dutch citizen who hid anne frank (1909–2010).
Born February 15th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died January 11th, 2010 at 100 years old in Abbekerk (disease). [ref]
John Wooden
American basketball coach (1910–2010).
Born October 14th, 1910 in Hall.
Died June 4th, 2010 at 99 years old in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center (gastrointestinal system disease). [ref]
Malcolm McLaren
English artist, performer and fashion designer (1946–2010).
Born January 22nd, 1946 in Stoke Newington.
Died April 8th, 2010 at 64 years old in Bellinzona (mesothelioma). [ref]
Barbara Billingsley
American actress and model (1915–2010).
Born December 22nd, 1915 in Los Angeles.
Died October 16th, 2010 at 94 years old in Santa Monica (repetitive strain injury). [ref]
Captain Beefheart
American musician and painter (1941-2010).
Born January 15th, 1941 in Glendale. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2010 at 69 years old in Arcata (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Rajiv Dixit
Indian social activist (1967-2010).
Born November 30th, 1967 in Aligarh.
Died November 30th, 2010 at 43 years old in Bhilai.
Jorge González
Argentinian basketball player, professional wrestler and actor (1966–2010).
Born January 31st, 1966 in Formosa. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2010 at 44 years old in General José de San Martín (diabetes). [ref]
Satoshi Kon
Japanese anime director and manga artist (1963–2010).
Born October 12th, 1963 in Kushiro.
Died August 24th, 2010 at 46 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
John Forsythe
American film and television actor (1918–2010).
Born January 29th, 1918 in Penns Grove.
Died April 1st, 2010 at 92 years old in Santa Ynez (pneumonia). [ref]
Tom Bosley
American actor (1927–2010).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Chicago.
Died October 19th, 2010 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (lung cancer). [ref]
Charlie Wilson
American politician (1933-2010).
Born June 1st, 1933 in Trinity.
Died February 10th, 2010 at 76 years old in Lufkin. [ref]
George Steinbrenner
American businessman, major league baseball team owner (1930-2010).
Born July 4th, 1930 in Rocky River.
Died July 13th, 2010 at 80 years old in Tampa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fess Parker
American actor (1924-2010).
Born August 16th, 1924 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2010 at 85 years old in Santa Ynez. [ref]
Dino De Laurentiis
Italian film producer (1919-2010).
Born August 8th, 1919 in Torre Annunziata.
Died November 10th, 2010 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Howard Zinn
American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker.
Born August 24th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2010 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alex Higgins
Northern irish snooker player (1949–2010).
Born March 18th, 1949 in Belfast.
Died July 24th, 2010 at 61 years old in Belfast (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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