Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Statesmanship & Statesmen

Ryszard Kaczorowski

Poland

1919 – 2010 (90 years old)

The sixth and final President of the Polish government-in-exile, who in 1990 formally handed over the pre-war presidential insignias to freely elected President Lech Wałęsa.

Warsaw, Poland

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Lech Kaczyński

Lech Aleksander Kaczyński

Poland

1949 – 2010 (60 years old)

President of Poland from 2005 until his tragic death in the Smolensk air crash, a former Solidarity anti-communist activist and co-founder of the Law and Justice party.

Kraków, Poland

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Resistance & Human Rights

Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren

Great Britain

1946 – 2010 (64 years old)

Flamboyant British impresario, visual artist, and boutique owner who with Vivienne Westwood created the punk aesthetic and launched the Sex Pistols into music history.

London, United Kingdom

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Corin Redgrave

Corin William Redgrave

Great Britain

1939 – 2010 (70 years old)

Eminent British actor and passionate political campaigner who combined an Olivier Award-winning stage career with tireless advocacy for civil liberties and against torture.

London, United Kingdom

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Sciences & Discovery

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Vitaly Sevastyanov

Виталий Иванович Севастьянов

Russia

1935 – 2010 (74 years old)

Soviet cosmonaut and aerospace engineer who spent 80 days in space across two missions (Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18/Salyut 4) and later served as President of the Soviet Chess Federation.

Moscow, Russia

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Sciences & Discovery

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James Whyte Black

Great Britain

1924 – 2010 (85 years old)

Scottish pharmacologist who developed propranolol (the first beta-blocker) and cimetidine (the first H2 receptor antagonist), winning the 1988 Nobel Prize.

London, United Kingdom

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Sports & Athletics

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Abdallah Blinda

عبد الله بليندة

Morocco

1951 – 2010 (58 years old)

Iconic Moroccan multi-sport athlete and national football coach who uniquely represented Morocco internationally in both football and handball, guiding the Atlas Lions to the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Rabat, Morocco

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Jean Ferrat

Jean Tenenbaum

France

1930 – 2010 (79 years old)

Beloved French singer-songwriter and committed poet whose resonant baritone immortalized the poetry of Louis Aragon and celebrated rural life in songs like La Montagne.

Antraigues-sur-Volane, France

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Politics

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Fatima Meer

South Africa

1928-08-12 – 2010-03-12 (81 years old)

Formidable anti-apartheid activist and sociologist who founded the Federation of South African Women, survived assassination attempts and bannings, and authored Mandela's first authorized biography.

Durban, South Africa

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Literature & Poetry

Resistance & Human Rights

Miguel Delibes

Miguel Delibes Setién

Spain

1920 – 2010 (89 years old)

One of the greatest figures of post-Civil War Spanish literature, renowned for Five Hours with Mario, The Holy Innocents, and his evocative depictions of Castilian landscapes.

Valladolid, Spain

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Orlando Zapata

Orlando Zapata Tamayo

Cuba

1967 – 2010 (42 years old)

Cuban political prisoner and democracy activist whose death following an 86-day hunger strike against prison beatings sparked global outrage and forced the release of political prisoners.

Banes, Cuba

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Vladimir Motyl

Владимир Яковлевич Мотыль

Belarus

1927 – 2010 (82 years old)

Soviet and Russian film director who created the legendary Red Western classic White Sun of the Desert (1970), traditionally watched by all Russian cosmonauts before spaceflights.

Moscow, Russia

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Doug Fieger

Douglas Lars Fieger

United States

1952 – 2010 (57 years old)

American singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of power-pop band The Knack, who co-wrote and sang the 1979 number-one smash hit My Sharona.

Los Angeles, United States

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Alexander McQueen

Lee Alexander McQueen

Great Britain

1969 – 2010 (40 years old)

Revolutionary British fashion designer and couturier renowned for his theatrical runway presentations, dark romanticism, and flawless bespoke tailoring.

Isle of Skye, United Kingdom

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Ali Ali-Khodja

علي علي خوجة

Algeria

1923 – 2010 (87 years old)

Master painter, graphic designer, and long-time professor and director of the National School of Fine Arts in Algiers, whose lyrical semi-abstract canvases celebrated Casbah geometry.

Algiers, Algeria

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Georges Wilson

Georges Willson

France

1921 – 2010 (88 years old)

Revered French actor and stage director who succeeded Jean Vilar at the helm of the Théâtre National Populaire (TNP) and starred in cinema classics from The Long Absence to Captain Fracasse.

Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France

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Humanitarian & Peace

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