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In the year 2010

859 Notable deaths

Simon Monjack

British writer, director, producer.

Born March 9th, 1970 in London Borough of Hillingdon.

Died May 23rd, 2010 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (anemia, myocardial infarction, pneumonia). [ref]

Robert Byrd

United states senator from west virginia (1917-2010).

Born November 20th, 1917 in North Wilkesboro.

Died June 28th, 2010 at 92 years old in Merrifield. [ref]

Jimmy Dean

American singer (1928-2010).

Born August 10th, 1928 in Plainview. [ref]

Died June 13th, 2010 at 81 years old in Varina (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Lena Horne

American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010).

Born June 30th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]

Died May 9th, 2010 at 92 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Patricia Neal

American stage and film actress (1926-2010).

Born January 20th, 1926 in Packard. [ref]

Died August 8th, 2010 at 84 years old in Edgartown (lung cancer). [ref]

Jean Simmons

British-american actress (1929-2010).

Born January 31st, 1929 in London. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 2010 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]

Teddy Pendergrass

American singer.

Born March 26th, 1950 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died January 13th, 2010 at 59 years old in Bryn Mawr (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Pernell Roberts

American actor and singer (1928–2010).

Born May 18th, 1928 in Waycross. [ref]

Died January 24th, 2010 at 81 years old in Malibu (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Blake Edwards

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1922-2010).

Born July 26th, 1922 in Tulsa. [ref]

Died December 15th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]

Peter Graves

American actor (1926-2010).

Born March 18th, 1926 in Minneapolis. [ref]

Died March 14th, 2010 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson