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In the year 2010

933 Notable deaths

Peter Porter

Australian, british based poet (1929-2010).

Born February 16th, 1929 in Brisbane.

Died April 23rd, 2010 at 81 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]

Peter Hofmann

German opera singer.

Born August 12th, 1944 in Mariánské Lázně. [ref]

Died November 30th, 2010 at 66 years old in Wunsiedel (pneumonia). [ref]

Kari Tapio

Finnish singer (1945-2010).

Born November 22nd, 1945 in Suonenjoki.

Died December 7th, 2010 at 65 years old in Espoo (myocardial infarction). [ref]

William B. Lenoir

American astronaut.

Born March 14th, 1939 in Miami.

Died August 26th, 2010 at 71 years old in Sandoval County (bicycle accident). [ref]

Stephen J. Solarz

American politician (1940–2010).

Born September 12th, 1940 in New York City.

Died November 29th, 2010 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (esophageal cancer). [ref]

Eugénie Blanchard

French supercentenarian (1896–2010).

Born February 16th, 1896 in Saint Barthélemy.

Died November 4th, 2010 at 114 years old in Saint Barthélemy. [ref]

Lew Allen

American air force general (1925-2010).

Born September 30th, 1925 in Miami.

Died January 4th, 2010 at 84 years old in Sterling (arthritis). [ref]

Leigh Van Valen

American biologist.

Born August 12th, 1935 in Albany.

Died October 16th, 2010 at 75 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]

Isabella Abbott

Hawaiian-american professor of botany, ethnobotanist and specialist in algology (1919-2010).

Born June 20th, 1919 in Hana.

Died October 28th, 2010 at 91 years old in Honolulu. [ref]

Gil Merrick

English footballer (1922–2010).

Born January 26th, 1922 in Sparkhill.

Died February 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old in Birmingham. [ref]

Deaths 451 to 460 of 933

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