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In the year 2010

933 Notable deaths

Boris Tishchenko

Soviet composer.

Born March 23rd, 1939 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died December 9th, 2010 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer). [ref]

İhsan Doğramacı

Turkish pediatrician and medical academic (1915-2010).

Born April 3rd, 1915 in Erbil.

Died February 25th, 2010 at 94 years old in Ankara (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Lewis Nkosi

South african writer and essayist (1936–2010).

Born December 5th, 1936 in Durban.

Died September 5th, 2010 at 73 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]

Kihachirō Kawamoto

Japanese anime director (1925–2010).

Born January 11th, 1925 in Shibuya.

Died August 23rd, 2010 at 85 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Hédi Annabi

Tunisian diplomat (1944-2010).

Born September 4th, 1944 in Tunisia.

Died January 12th, 2010 at 65 years old in Port-au-Prince. [ref]

Jacqueline de Romilly

French hellenist and philologist.

Born March 26th, 1913 in Chartres. [ref]

Died December 18th, 2010 at 97 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]

Jack Levine

American artist (1915-2010).

Born January 3rd, 1915 in Boston.

Died November 8th, 2010 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Valentina Tolkunova

Russian singer (1946-2010).

Born July 12th, 1946 in Armavir.

Died March 22nd, 2010 at 63 years old in Moscow (brain cancer). [ref]

David Kimche

Israeli diplomat and spy (1928-2010).

Born February 14th, 1928 in London.

Died March 8th, 2010 at 82 years old in Ramat HaSharon (brain cancer). [ref]

Sotigui Kouyaté

Burkinabé actor and football player (1936-2010).

Born July 19th, 1936 in Bamako. [ref]

Died April 17th, 2010 at 73 years old in Paris (lung disease). [ref]

Deaths 511 to 520 of 933

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