2010
John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat (born 1915)
John Wear Burton was an Australian public servant, high commissioner and academic.
John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat (born 1915)
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2010
Fred Anderson, American jazz tenor saxophonist (born 1929)
Fred Anderson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who was based in Chicago, Illinois. Anderson's playing was rooted in the swing music and hard bop idioms, but he also incorpora…
Fred Anderson, American jazz tenor saxophonist (born 1929)
2010
Alan Plater, English playwright and screenwriter (born 1935)
Alan Frederick Plater was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s. He is best known for the sitcom Oh No It…
Alan Plater, English playwright and screenwriter (born 1935)
2010
Richard B
Richard Beverland Sellars was an American business executive who served as chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson as part of 40 years with the healthcare product firm. Sellars playe…
Richard B
2010
Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 4th President of Lithuania (born 1932)
Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas was the fourth president of Lithuania, in office from 1993 to 1998. He also served as Prime Minister of Lithuania from 2001 to 2006. Brazauskas was the …
Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 4th President of Lithuania (born 1932)
2010
Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (born 1912)
Harald Keres was an Estonian physicist considered to be the father of the Estonian school of relativistic gravitation theory. In 1961 Keres became a member of the Estonian Academy …
Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (born 1912)
2010
Corey Allen, American film and television actor, writer, director, and producer (born 1934)
Corey Allen was an American film and television director, writer, producer, and actor. He began his career as an actor but eventually became a television director. He is best known…
Corey Allen, American film and television actor, writer, director, and producer (born 1934)
2010
Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (born 1917)
Robert Carlyle Byrd was an American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democrat, Byrd also …
Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (born 1917)
2010
Arnold Friberg, American painter and illustrator (born 1913)
Arnold Friberg was an American illustrator and painter of religious and patriotic works. One example is his 1975 painting The Prayer at Valley Forge, a depiction of George Washingt…
Arnold Friberg, American painter and illustrator (born 1913)
2010
Ilene Woods, American actress and singer (born 1929)
Jacqueline Ruth Woods, better known as Ilene Woods, was an American actress and singer. Woods was best known as the original voice of the title character of Walt Disney animated fi…
Ilene Woods, American actress and singer (born 1929)
2010
Beryl Bainbridge, English screenwriter and author (born 1932)
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge was an English writer. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class. She w…
Beryl Bainbridge, English screenwriter and author (born 1932)
2010
Don Coryell, American football player and coach (born 1924)
Donald David Coryell was an American football coach. He coached in high school, college, and the professional ranks; his most notable NCAA post was with the San Diego State Aztecs …
Don Coryell, American football player and coach (born 1924)
2010
Abu Daoud, Palestinian terrorist, planned the Munich massacre (born 1937)
Mohammad Daoud Oudeh, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Daoud or Abu Dawud, was a Palestinian militant, teacher and lawyer known as the planner, architect and mastermind of t…
Abu Daoud, Palestinian terrorist, planned the Munich massacre (born 1937)
2010
Robert Neil Butler, American physician and author (born 1927)
Robert Neil Butler was an American physician, gerontologist, psychiatrist, and author, who was the first director of the National Institute on Aging. Butler is known for his work o…
Robert Neil Butler, American physician and author (born 1927)
2010
Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1965)
Robert Alan Probert was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Probert played for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. While a successful pla…
Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1965)
2010
Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1929)
Harvey Fuqua was an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive.
Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1929)
2010
Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (born 1916)
Jessica Margaret Anderson was an Australian novelist and short story writer. Born in Gayndah, Anderson lived the bulk of her life in Sydney apart from a few years in London. She be…
Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (born 1916)
2010
Olga Guillot, Cuban-American singer (born 1922)
Olga Guillot was a Cuban singer who was known as the "Queen of Bolero". She was a native of Santiago de Cuba.
Olga Guillot, Cuban-American singer (born 1922)
2010
James P. Hogan, English-American author (born 1941)
James Patrick Hogan was a British science fiction author. His major works include the Giants series of five novels published between 1977 and 2005.
James P. Hogan, English-American author (born 1941)
2010
Paulo Moura, Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1932)
Paulo Moura was a Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist.
Paulo Moura, Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1932)
2010
Pius Njawé, Cameroonian journalist (born 1957)
Pius Njawé was a Cameroonian journalist and director of Le Messager as well as Le Messager Populi. Arrested over 100 times for his reporting, Njawé won several awards for his work,…
Pius Njawé, Cameroonian journalist (born 1957)
2010
Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (born 1939)
Harvey Lawrence Pekar was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical American Splendor comic series. In 200…
Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (born 1939)
2010
Manohari Singh, Indian saxophonist and composer (born 1931)
Manohari Singh was an Indian music director, saxophonist and was the main arranger of seminal film composer R. D. Burman. He worked with Basudeb Chakraborty as a music composer, th…
Manohari Singh, Indian saxophonist and composer (born 1931)
2010
George Steinbrenner, American businessman (born 1930)
George Michael Steinbrenner III, nicknamed "the Boss", was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from…
George Steinbrenner, American businessman (born 1930)