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In the year 2010
961 Notable deaths
Tomasz Merta
Polish historian (1965-2010).
Born November 7th, 1965 in Legnica.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 44 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Oleg Kopayev
Russian footballer (1937-2010).
Born November 28th, 1937 in Yelets.
Died April 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ken Hill
Botanist notable for work on eucalypts and cycads (1948-2010).
Born August 6th, 1948 in Armidale. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2010 at 61 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Manuel Gavilán
Paraguayan footballer (1920-2010).
Born November 30th, 1920 in Paraguay.
Died March 8th, 2010 at 89 years old [ref]
Gheorghe Fiat
Romanian olympic boxer (1929–2010).
Born January 14th, 1929 in Reșița.
Died August 22nd, 2010 at 81 years old in Craiova.
Dito Shanidze
Soviet weightlifter (1937-2010).
Born February 8th, 1937 in Derchi.
Died November 18th, 2010 at 73 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Emilio Álvarez
Uruguayan footballer (1939-2010).
Born February 10th, 1939 in Montevideo.
Died April 22nd, 2010 at 71 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Karl Giesser
Austrian footballer (1928-2010).
Born October 29th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died January 15th, 2010 at 81 years old
Vladimir Shkodrov
Bulgarian astronomer (1930-2010).
Born February 10th, 1930 in Lom.
Died August 31st, 2010 at 80 years old in Sofia (disease).
Donald Hawgood
Canoe racer (1917–2010).
Born March 20th, 1917 in Toronto.
Died July 8th, 2010 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)