Deaths on October 23

Stanley Tanger

Died on October 23, 2010

Stanley Tanger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (b. 1923)

Stanley K. Tanger (April 13, 1923 – October 23, 2010) was an American businessman, philanthropist and pioneer of the outlet shopping industry. Tanger founded Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, which began with a single location in Burlington, North Carolina in 1981, and now has 45 shopping centers throughout the United States and Canada as of April 2015. In doing so, he invented "the very concept of the outlet mall", according to the News & Record of Greensboro, North Carolina. Tanger Outlets grossed $270 million in 2009.

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Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai
11 Mar

2010 Pichilemu earthquake
Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile, while three earthquakes, the strongest measuring magnitude 6.9 and all centered next to Pichilemu, capital of Cardenal Caro province, hit central Chile during the ceremony.
3 Apr

IPad (1st generation)
Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
20 Apr

Deepwater Horizon explosion
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that would last six months.
31 May

Gaza flotilla raid
Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish civilians on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.

Deaths on October 23

Stanley Tanger

Died on October 23, 2010

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Burj Khalifa

2010 Pichilemu earthquake

IPad (1st generation)

Deepwater Horizon explosion

Gaza flotilla raid