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In the year 2010
933 Notable deaths
Jerry Bock
American theatre composer (1928-2010).
Born November 23rd, 1928 in New Haven.
Died November 3rd, 2010 at 81 years old in Mount Kisco (heart failure). [ref]
David Brown
American film and theatre producer, and writer (1916-2010).
Born July 28th, 1916 in Manhattan.
Died February 1st, 2010 at 93 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure). [ref]
Ryszard Kaczorowski
Polish statesman, last president of poland in exile (1919–2010).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Białystok.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 90 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Hank Cochran
American country musician (1935-2010).
Born August 2nd, 1935 in Isola. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2010 at 74 years old in Nashville (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Beryl Bainbridge
English writer (1932–2010).
Born November 21st, 1932 in Liverpool.
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 77 years old in University College Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Fatima Meer
South african academic and writer (1928-2010).
Born August 12th, 1928 in Durban.
Died March 13th, 2010 at 81 years old in Durban (stroke). [ref]
Bent Larsen
Danish chess grandmaster and author.
Born March 4th, 1935 in Thisted Municipality.
Died September 9th, 2010 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Carl Smith
American country singer (1927–2010).
Born March 15th, 1927 in Maynardville. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2010 at 82 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Vladimir Ilyushin
Soviet and russian test pilot.
Born March 31st, 1927 in Moscow.
Died March 1st, 2010 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
David L. Wolper
American television producer (1928–2010).
Born January 11th, 1928 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 2010 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan