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In the year 2010
860 Notable deaths
Laurent Fignon
French professional road bicycle racer.
Born August 12th, 1960 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2010 at 50 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Tom Mankiewicz
American writer, producer and director.
Born June 1st, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died July 31st, 2010 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Abel Muzorewa
Rhodesian prime minister.
Born April 14th, 1925 in Southern Rhodesia.
Died April 8th, 2010 at 84 years old in Harare. [ref]
Mark Linkous
American musician (1962-2010).
Born September 9th, 1962 in Arlington County. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2010 at 47 years old in Knoxville. [ref]
Alice Miller
Swiss psychologist (1923-2010).
Born January 12th, 1923 in Piotrków Trybunalski. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2010 at 87 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. [ref]
Peter Christopherson
English musician, photographer, director.
Born February 27th, 1955 in Leeds.
Died November 25th, 2010 at 55 years old in Bangkok.
Jackie Burroughs
Canadian actress.
Born February 2nd, 1939 in Lancashire. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2010 at 71 years old in Toronto (stomach cancer). [ref]
Girija Prasad Koirala
Nepalese politician (1925-2010).
Born February 20th, 1925 in Saharsa district.
Died March 20th, 2010 at 85 years old in Kathmandu (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
John Kluge
German-american businessman: owned metromedia (1914-2010).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Chemnitz.
Died September 7th, 2010 at 95 years old in Charlottesville. [ref]
Lhasa de Sela
Mexican-american singer who gained fame in montreal, canada.
Born September 27th, 1972 in Big Indian. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2010 at 37 years old in Montreal (breast cancer). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 860
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