Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Literature & Poetry

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Andrey Voznesensky

Андрей Андреевич Вознесенский

Russia

1933 – 2010 (77 years old)

Major Soviet and Russian poet and one of the quintessential 'children of the 60s' (shestidesyatniki), renowned for bold metaphors, experimental meter, and daring performances.

Moscow, Russia

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Arts & Music

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Rubén Juárez

Rubén Juárez

Argentina

1947 – 2010 (63 years old)

Phenomenal Argentine bandoneon virtuoso and tango singer celebrated for his unique ability to play the bandoneon while standing and singing simultaneously with raw passion.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Arts & Music

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Louise Bourgeois

Louise Joséphine Bourgeois

France

1911 – 2010 (98 years old)

French-American sculptor and printmaker internationally acclaimed for monumental spider sculptures (Maman) and emotionally intense explorations of domesticity, trauma, and the human body.

Easton, United States

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Politics

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Duff Roblin

Dufferin Roblin

Canada

17 June 1917 – 30 May 2010 (92 years old)

Fourteenth Premier of Manitoba whose visionary construction of the Red River Floodway ('Duff's Ditch') saved Winnipeg from billions in flood disasters.

Winnipeg, Canada

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Dr. Mohamed Seghir Nekkache

الدكتور محمد الصغير نقاش

Algeria

1918 – 2010 (92 years old)

Visionary military physician who created and structured the health and medical services of the ALN in the maquis and served as independent Algeria's first Minister of Health.

Algiers, Algeria

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Arts & Music

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Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

United States

1936 – 2010 (74 years old)

American actor and director who transformed Hollywood with the counterculture landmark Easy Rider (1969) and delivered iconic performances in Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet.

Ranchos de Taos, United States

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Arts & Music

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Gary Coleman

Gary Wayne Coleman

United States

1968 – 2010 (42 years old)

Beloved American child actor who became an international television sensation as Arnold Jackson on Diff'rent Strokes, famous for his catchphrase 'Whatcha talkin' 'bout, Willis?'.

Salt Lake City, United States

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Arts & Music

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Hank Jones

Henry Jones

United States

1918 – 2010 (91 years old)

Master American jazz pianist and composer whose flawless touch, lyrical swing, and harmonic sophistication spanned seven decades of recordings with Ella Fitzgerald and Charlie Parker.

New York City, United States

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Arts & Music

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Ronnie James Dio

Ronald James Padavona

United States

1942 – 2010 (67 years old)

Iconic American heavy metal vocalist renowned for his operatic range and medieval lyrical themes across Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio, who popularized the 'devil horns' hand gesture.

Los Angeles, United States

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Goh Keng Swee

吳慶瑞

Straits Settlements

1918 – 2010 (91 years old)

Deputy Prime Minister and mastermind of Singapore's economic miracle who created the Jurong Industrial Estate, the Singapore Armed Forces, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Singapore, Singapore

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Arts & Music

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Antonio Ozores

Antonio Ozores Puchol

Spain

1928 – 2010 (81 years old)

Legendary Spanish comedic actor and director who appeared in over 160 films and was famous for his fast-talking nonsensical gibberish humor that delighted Spanish television audiences.

Alcobendas, Spain

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Arts & Music

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Lena Horne

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne

United States

1917 – 2010 (92 years old)

Groundbreaking African American singer, actress, and civil rights warrior who shattered racial barriers in Hollywood and gave voice to an era with Stormy Weather.

New York City, United States

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Nigeria

1951 – 2010 (58 years old)

President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010, remembered for his exceptional personal integrity, constitutional adherence, and brokering the historic Niger Delta amnesty peace agreement.

Katsina, Nigeria

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Philosophy & Thought

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Mohammed Abed al-Jabri

محمد عابد الجابري

Morocco

1935 – 2010 (74 years old)

Foremost modern Moroccan philosopher whose monumental four-volume 'Critique of Arab Reason' provided the most rigorous epistemological deconstruction of Arab-Islamic intellectual history.

Casablanca, Morocco

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Arts & Music

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Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Rachel Redgrave

Great Britain

1943 – 2010 (67 years old)

Acclaimed British-American actress member of the legendary Redgrave theatrical dynasty, nominated twice for Academy Awards for Georgy Girl and Gods and Monsters.

Lithgow, United States

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Sports & Athletics

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Juan Antonio Samaranch

Juan Antonio Samaranch Torelló

Spain

1920 – 2010 (89 years old)

Spanish sports official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001, modernizing the Olympic Games into a global financial powerhouse.

Barcelona, Spain

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Dorothy Irene Height

Dorothy Height

United States

1912 – 2010 (98 years old)

Présidente pendant quarante ans du National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), unique femme à siéger aux côtés des Big Six lors de la préparation de la Marche sur Washington de 1963.

Brentwood, Maryland, United States

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Arts & Music

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Sotigui Kouyaté

Sotigui Kouyaté

Mali

1936-07-19 – 2010-04-17 (73 years old)

Master Burkinabé griot, professional soccer player, and world-renowned stage and screen actor who won the 2009 Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for his starring role in Rachid Bouchareb's 'London River'.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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