In the year 2010
1,040 Notable deaths
Art Clokey
American animator (1921-2010).
Born October 12th, 1921 in Detroit.
Died January 8th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Osos (infectious disease). [ref]
Ryszard Kaczorowski
Polish statesman, last president of poland in exile (1919–2010).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Białystok.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 90 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Alan Sillitoe
British writer.
Born March 4th, 1928 in Nottingham.
Died April 25th, 2010 at 82 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Mahmoud al-Mabhouh
Hamas commander (1960-2010).
Born February 14th, 1960 in Jabalia Refugee Camp.
Died January 19th, 2010 at 49 years old in Dubai (asphyxia). [ref]
Hank Cochran
American country musician (1935-2010).
Born August 2nd, 1935 in Isola.
Died July 15th, 2010 at 74 years old in Nashville (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Fatima Meer
South african academic and writer (1928-2010).
Born August 12th, 1928 in Durban.
Died March 13th, 2010 at 81 years old in Durban (stroke). [ref]
Virginia Bell
American actress and burlesque dancer (1932–2010).
Born August 14th, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died July 18th, 2010 at 75 years old in California.
Lesley Duncan
English singer-songwriter.
Born August 12th, 1943 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died March 12th, 2010 at 66 years old in Isle of Mull (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
David Brown
American film and theatre producer, and writer (1916-2010).
Born July 28th, 1916 in Manhattan.
Died February 1st, 2010 at 93 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure). [ref]
Jerry Bock
American theatre composer (1928-2010).
Born November 23rd, 1928 in New Haven.
Died November 3rd, 2010 at 81 years old in Mount Kisco (heart failure). [ref]
Beryl Bainbridge
English writer (1932–2010).
Born November 21st, 1934 in Liverpool.
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 75 years old in University College Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Bent Larsen
Danish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010).
Born March 4th, 1935 in Tilsted Parish.
Died September 9th, 2010 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
David L. Wolper
American television producer (1928–2010).
Born January 11th, 1928 in New York City.
Died August 10th, 2010 at 82 years old in Beverly Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Tom Walkinshaw
Racecar driver (1946-2010).
Born August 14th, 1946 in Penicuik.
Died December 12th, 2010 at 64 years old in Chipping Norton (lung cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Ilyushin
Soviet and russian test pilot (1927–2010).
Born March 31st, 1927 in Moscow.
Died March 1st, 2010 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Dorothy DeBorba
American child actress (1925–2010).
Born March 28th, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died June 2nd, 2010 at 85 years old in Walnut Creek (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Jean Rollin
French film director, actor and novelist (1938-2010).
Born November 3rd, 1938 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died December 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (disease). [ref]
Aldo Sambrell
Spanish actor (1931–2010).
Born February 23rd, 1931 in Madrid.
Died July 10th, 2010 at 79 years old in Alicante (stroke). [ref]
Richie Hayward
American musician.
Born February 6th, 1946 in Des Moines.
Died August 12th, 2010 at 64 years old in Victoria (pneumonia). [ref]
George David Weiss
American songwriter and arranger; president of the songwriters guild of america (1921-2010).
Born April 9th, 1921 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 89 years old in New Jersey (disease). [ref]
Bobby Charles
American singer-songwriter.
Born February 21st, 1938 in Abbeville.
Died January 14th, 2010 at 71 years old in Abbeville. [ref]
George Martin
American actor (1929-2010).
Born August 15th, 1929 in New York City.
Died June 1st, 2010 at 80 years old in New York City.
Ronald Neame
English film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter and director (1911–2010).
Born April 23rd, 1911 in London.
Died June 16th, 2010 at 99 years old in Los Angeles (falling from height). [ref]
Mario Monicelli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1915–2010).
Died November 29th, 2010 at 95 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lucille Clifton
American poet (1936-2010).
Born June 27th, 1936 in Depew. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2010 at 73 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris