In the year 2010
965 Notable deaths
Corey Haim
Canadian actor (1971–2010).
Born December 23rd, 1971 in Toronto.
Died March 10th, 2010 at 38 years old in Burbank (pneumonia).
Tony Curtis
American film actor (1925–2010).
Born June 3rd, 1925 in Flower Hospital. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2010 at 85 years old in Henderson (heart failure). [ref]
Leslie Nielsen
European-canadian/american businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer and comedian (1926–2010).
Born February 11th, 1926 in Regina.
Died November 28th, 2010 at 84 years old in Fort Lauderdale (pneumonia). [ref]
Dennis Hopper
American actor and filmmaker (1936–2010).
Born May 17th, 1936 in Dodge City. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2010 at 74 years old in Venice (prostate cancer). [ref]
Rue McClanahan
American actress and comedian (1934-2010).
Born February 21st, 1934 in Healdton.
Died June 3rd, 2010 at 76 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gary Coleman
American actor (1968–2010).
Born February 8th, 1968 in Zion.
Died May 28th, 2010 at 42 years old in Provo (epidural cranial hematoma).
Manute Bol
Sudanese-american basketball player.
Born October 16th, 1962 in Turalei.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 47 years old in Charlottesville (kidney failure). [ref]
Alexander McQueen
British fashion designer (1969–2010).
Born March 17th, 1969 in Lewisham.
Died February 11th, 2010 at 40 years old in Mayfair (hanging to death). [ref]
Ronnie James Dio
American heavy metal singer (1942–2010).
Born July 10th, 1942 in Portsmouth.
Died May 16th, 2010 at 67 years old in Houston (stomach cancer). [ref]
J. D. Salinger
American author (1919–2010).
Born January 1st, 1919 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2010 at 91 years old in Cornish. [ref]
Simon Monjack
British writer, director and producer (1970–2010).
Born March 9th, 1970 in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Died May 23rd, 2010 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (anemia, pneumonia). [ref]
Patricia Neal
American stage and film actress (1926-2010).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Packard.
Died August 8th, 2010 at 84 years old in Edgartown (lung cancer). [ref]
Jean Simmons
British-american actress (1929–2010).
Born January 31st, 1929 in London.
Died January 22nd, 2010 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Lena Horne
American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010).
Born June 30th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2010 at 92 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Byrd
American politician (1917–2010).
Born November 20th, 1917 in North Wilkesboro.
Died June 28th, 2010 at 92 years old in Merrifield. [ref]
Jimmy Dean
American singer (1928-2010).
Born August 10th, 1928 in Plainview. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2010 at 81 years old in Varina (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Peter Steele
American musician (1962–2010).
Born January 4th, 1962 in Brooklyn.
Died April 14th, 2010 at 48 years old in Scranton (sepsis).
Blake Edwards
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1922-2010).
Born July 26th, 1922 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Teddy Pendergrass
American singer (1950–2010).
Born March 26th, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died January 13th, 2010 at 59 years old in Bryn Mawr (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Peter Graves
American actor (1926-2010).
Born March 18th, 1926 in Minneapolis.
Died March 14th, 2010 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Pernell Roberts
American actor and singer (1928–2010).
Born May 18th, 1928 in Waycross. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2010 at 81 years old in Malibu (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Teena Marie
American r&b and soul singer (1956–2010).
Born March 5th, 1956 in Santa Monica.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 54 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Bobby Farrell
Dutch dancer and singer (1949–2010).
Born October 6th, 1949 in San Nicolas.
Died December 30th, 2010 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Eleuthère du Pont
American heir to the du pont family fortune, ornithologist, conchologist, murderer (1938–2010).
Born November 22nd, 1938 in Philadelphia.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 72 years old in State Correctional Institution – Laurel Highlands (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Robert Culp
American actor (1930–2010).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Oakland. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2010 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)