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In the year 2010
965 Notable deaths
Solomon Burke
American singer (1940–2010).
Born March 21st, 1940 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Haarlemmermeer. [ref]
Richard Holbrooke
American diplomat (1941-2010).
Born April 24th, 1941 in New York City.
Died December 13th, 2010 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (aortic dissection). [ref]
Casey Johnson
Socialite (1979-2010).
Born September 24th, 1979 in Florida.
Died January 4th, 2010 at 30 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
Bob Feller
Major league baseball player (1918–2010).
Born November 3rd, 1918 in Van Meter. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2010 at 92 years old in Cleveland (cancer, leukemia). [ref]
Dorothy Provine
American singer, dancer, and actress (1935-2010).
Born January 20th, 1935 in Deadwood.
Died April 25th, 2010 at 75 years old in Bremerton (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
June Havoc
American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist.
Born November 8th, 1912 in Vancouver.
Died March 28th, 2010 at 97 years old in Stamford (disease). [ref]
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Iraqi politician and military commander (1941–2010).
Born November 30th, 1941 in Tikrit.
Died January 25th, 2010 at 68 years old in Baghdad (hanging to death). [ref]
Eugène Terre'Blanche
Afrikaner nationalist (1941–2010).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Ventersdorp.
Died April 3rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Ventersdorp (blunt trauma). [ref]
Jimi Heselden
British businessman (1948-2010).
Born March 27th, 1948 in Leeds.
Died September 26th, 2010 at 62 years old in West Yorkshire (falling from height). [ref]
Iskandar I of Johor
Sultan of johor (1932-2010).
Born April 8th, 1932 in Johor Bahru.
Died January 22nd, 2010 at 77 years old in Johor Bahru. [ref]
Vonetta McGee
American actress (1945-2010).
Born January 14th, 1945 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2010 at 65 years old in Berkeley (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Lance Cade
American professional wrestler (1980-2010).
Born March 2nd, 1981 in Omaha. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2010 at 29 years old in San Antonio (heart failure). [ref]
Edwin Valero
Venezuelan boxer (1981-2010).
Born December 3rd, 1981 in Mérida.
Died April 19th, 2010 at 28 years old in Valencia (hanging to death). [ref]
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Vice president of india from 2002 to 2007.
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Sikar district.
Died May 15th, 2010 at 86 years old in Jaipur (cancer). [ref]
Éric Rohmer
French film director (1920-2010).
Born March 21st, 1920 in Tulle.
Died January 11th, 2010 at 89 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robert B. Parker
American crime writer (1932–2010).
Born September 17th, 1932 in Springfield.
Died January 18th, 2010 at 77 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Glen Bell
American businessman (1923-2010).
Born September 3rd, 1923 in Lynwood.
Died January 16th, 2010 at 86 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sparky Anderson
Hall of fame american baseball player and manager.
Born February 22nd, 1934 in Bridgewater.
Died November 4th, 2010 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (dementia). [ref]
Nanaji Deshmukh
Indian activist (1916–2010).
Born October 11th, 1916.
Died February 27th, 2010 at 93 years old [ref]
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
President of nigeria (1951-2010).
Born August 16th, 1951 in Katsina.
Died May 5th, 2010 at 58 years old in Nigerian Presidential Complex (Churg-Strauss syndrome).
Gregory Isaacs
Jamaican singer.
Born July 15th, 1951 in Kingston.
Died October 25th, 2010 at 59 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Christopher Cazenove
British actor (1945–2010).
Born December 17th, 1945 in Winchester.
Died April 7th, 2010 at 64 years old in London (sepsis). [ref]
Arthur Penn
American producer and director (1922–2010).
Born September 27th, 1922 in Philadelphia.
Died September 28th, 2010 at 88 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Martin Gardner
American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010).
Born October 21st, 1914 in Tulsa.
Died May 22nd, 2010 at 95 years old in Norman. [ref]
Nodar Kumaritashvili
Georgian luge athlete (1988-2010).
Born November 25th, 1988 in Borjomi.
Died February 12th, 2010 at 21 years old in Whistler (blunt trauma). [ref]
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