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In the year 2010
889 Notable deaths
Stjepan Bobek
Croatian footballer (1923-2010).
Born December 3rd, 1923 in Zagreb.
Died August 22nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Belgrade (disease). [ref]
Walter Rudin
American mathematician (1921-2010).
Died May 20th, 2010 at 89 years old in Madison (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist (1921-2010).
Born August 4th, 1921 in Farmersville. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Earl Wild
American musician.
Born November 26th, 1915 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2010 at 94 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Princess Leonida Bagration of Mukhrani
Georgian-russian imperial and royal.
Born October 6th, 1914 in Tbilisi.
Died May 23rd, 2010 at 95 years old in Madrid. [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]
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator.
Born July 24th, 1921 in Greenville.
Died December 28th, 2010 at 89 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Hwang Jang-yop
North korean politician and defector (1923-2010).
Born February 17th, 1923 in Kangdong County.
Died October 10th, 2010 at 87 years old in Seoul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sigmar Polke
German artist (1941-2010).
Born February 13th, 1941 in Oleśnica. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Ronald Neame
English film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter and director..
Born April 23rd, 1911 in London. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2010 at 99 years old in Los Angeles (fall). [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 889
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