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In the year 2010

908 Notable deaths

José Saramago

Portuguese novelist (1922–2010).

Born November 16th, 1922 in Azinhaga.

Died June 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Lanzarote (leukemia). [ref]

Néstor Kirchner

Former president of argentina (1950-2010).

Born February 25th, 1950 in Río Gallegos.

Died October 27th, 2010 at 60 years old in El Calafate (cardiogenic shock). [ref]

Ari Up

German punk rock singer.

Born January 17th, 1962 in Munich.

Died October 20th, 2010 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Kathryn Grayson

American actress and coloratura soprano.

Born February 9th, 1922 in Winston-Salem. [ref]

Died February 17th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Frank Frazetta

American fantasy and science fiction artist (1928-2010).

Born February 9th, 1928 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died May 10th, 2010 at 82 years old in Fort Myers (stroke). [ref]

Lech Kaczyński

Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of poland (1949-2010).

Born June 18th, 1949 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died April 10th, 2010 at 60 years old in Smolensk (aviation accident). [ref]

Richard Holbrooke

American diplomat (1941-2010).

Born April 24th, 1941 in New York City. [ref]

Died December 13th, 2010 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (aortic dissection). [ref]

Theo Albrecht

German entrepreneur (1922-2010).

Born March 28th, 1922 in Essen.

Died July 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Essen. [ref]

James Gammon

American actor.

Born April 20th, 1940 in Newman.

Died July 16th, 2010 at 70 years old in Costa Mesa (liver cancer). [ref]

Irvin Kershner

Film director (1923-2010).

Born April 29th, 1923 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died November 27th, 2010 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]

Deaths 81 to 90 of 908

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