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In the year 2010
1,040 Notable deaths
James Moody
American jazz musician (1925-2010).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Savannah.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 85 years old in San Diego (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Louis Auchincloss
American lawyer, novelist and historian (1917–2010).
Born September 27th, 1917 in Lawrence.
Died January 26th, 2010 at 92 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]
Dick McGuire
American basketball player and coach (1926–2010).
Born January 26th, 1926 in Huntington. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 84 years old in Long Island (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Shoya Tomizawa
Japanese motorcycle racer.
Born December 10th, 1990 in Asahi.
Died September 5th, 2010 at 19 years old in Riccione (chest trauma, struck by vehicle, abdominal trauma, concussion, falling). [ref]
Mubariz Ibrahimov
National hero of azerbaijan (1988–2010).
Born February 7th, 1988 in Əliabad.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 22 years old in Çaylı.
Willie Mitchell
American record producer and arranger (1928–2010).
Born March 1st, 1928 in Ashland.
Died January 5th, 2010 at 81 years old in Memphis (heart failure). [ref]
Georges Charpak
French physicist (1924-2010).
Born August 1st, 1924 in Dubrovytsia. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2010 at 86 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Anatoly Dobrynin
Soviet russian diplomat and statesman (1919-2010).
Born November 16th, 1919 in Mozhaysk.
Died April 6th, 2010 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Regina, Crown Princess of Austria
Austrian imperial and royal (1925–2010).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Würzburg.
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 85 years old in Pöcking. [ref]
George Hickenlooper
American film director (1963-2010).
Born May 25th, 1963 in St. Louis.
Died October 30th, 2010 at 47 years old in Denver (drug overdose). [ref]
Per Oscarsson
Swedish film actor, director, producer and screenwriter (1927-2010).
Born January 28th, 1927 in Kungsholm parish.
Died December 31st, 2010 at 83 years old in Ardala parish (structure fire). [ref]
Charles Mathias
American politician (1922-2010).
Born July 24th, 1922 in Frederick.
Died January 25th, 2010 at 87 years old in Chevy Chase (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ehud Netzer
Israeli archaeologist (1934–2010).
Born May 13th, 1934 in Jerusalem.
Died October 28th, 2010 at 76 years old in Jerusalem (falling from height). [ref]
Takeshi Shudo
Japanese scriptwriter (1949–2010).
Born August 18th, 1949 in Fukuoka.
Died October 29th, 2010 at 61 years old in Nara (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Maria Kaczyńska
First lady of poland (1942-2010).
Born August 21st, 1942 in Machowo.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 67 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Pierre Hadot
French historian and philosopher (1922–2010).
Born February 21st, 1922 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 25th, 2010 at 88 years old in Orsay. [ref]
Princess Leonida Bagration of Mukhrani
Georgian-russian imperial and royal.
Born October 6th, 1914 in Tbilisi.
Died May 23rd, 2010 at 95 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Robert Mosbacher
American businessman, yacht racer and politician (1927-2010).
Born March 11th, 1927 in Mount Vernon.
Died January 24th, 2010 at 82 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Bernard Giraudeau
French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer (1947–2010).
Born June 18th, 1947 in La Rochelle.
Died July 17th, 2010 at 63 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Eddie Barth
American actor and voice-over artist (1931-2010).
Born September 29th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died May 28th, 2010 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
William B. Saxbe
American politician (1916–2010).
Born June 24th, 1916 in Mechanicsburg.
Died August 24th, 2010 at 94 years old in Mechanicsburg. [ref]
Martin Sandberger
Ss and rsha officer (1911-2010).
Born August 17th, 1911 in Charlottenburg.
Died March 30th, 2010 at 98 years old in Stuttgart.
Steve Lee
Swiss musician and vocalist (1963-2010).
Born August 5th, 1963 in Horgen.
Died October 5th, 2010 at 47 years old in Mesquite (motorcycle accident).
Anna Walentynowicz
Polish trade union activist, co-founder of the "solidarity" (1929-2010).
Born August 15th, 1929 in Sadove. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2010 at 80 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
André Kolingba
Central african politician.
Born August 12th, 1936 in Bangui.
Died February 7th, 2010 at 73 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 301 to 325 of 1040
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe