In the year 2010
1,040 Notable deaths
David Thompson
Sixth prime minister of barbados (1961-2010).
Born December 25th, 1961 in London.
Died October 23rd, 2010 at 48 years old in Saint Philip (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mohammed Arkoun
Algerian philosopher (1928–2010).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Tawrirt Mimun.
Died September 14th, 2010 at 82 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jonathan Motzfeldt
Prime minister of greenland (1938-2010).
Born September 25th, 1938 in Qassimiut. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2010 at 72 years old in Qaqortoq (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Richard Gregory
British psychologist; (1923-2010).
Born July 24th, 1923 in London.
Died May 17th, 2010 at 86 years old in Bristol. [ref]
Frank Fenner
Australian virologist (1914–2010).
Born December 21st, 1914 in Ballarat.
Died November 22nd, 2010 at 95 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Carlos Monsiváis
Mexican writer (1939–2010).
Born May 5th, 1939 in Mexico City.
Died June 19th, 2010 at 71 years old in Mexico City (respiratory failure). [ref]
Sid Fleischman
American (1920–2010).
Born March 16th, 1920 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died March 17th, 2010 at 90 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Rajeshwari Chatterjee
Indian scientist.
Born January 24th, 1922 in Karnataka.
Died September 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old
Olga Guillot
Cuban singer (1922–2010).
Born October 9th, 1922 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province.
Died July 12th, 2010 at 87 years old in Miami Beach.
Loki Schmidt
German environmentalist (1919–2010).
Born March 3rd, 1919 in Hamburg.
Died October 21st, 2010 at 91 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Maureen Forrester
Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010).
Born July 25th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2010 at 79 years old in Toronto (dementia). [ref]
Peter O'Donnell
English writer (1920–2010).
Born April 11th, 1920 in Lewisham. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 2010 at 90 years old in Brighton (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Busi Mhlongo
South african singer-songwriter.
Born October 28th, 1947 in Inanda.
Died June 15th, 2010 at 62 years old in Durban (cancer).
Fred Schaus
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1925–2010).
Born June 30th, 1925 in Newark.
Died February 10th, 2010 at 84 years old in Morgantown. [ref]
Abraham Sutzkever
Russian-born yiddish poet and holocaust survivor (1913-2010).
Born July 15th, 1913 in Smarhon.
Died January 20th, 2010 at 96 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Petar Borota
Serbian footballer (1952-2010).
Born March 5th, 1952 in Belgrade.
Died February 12th, 2010 at 57 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Dana Dawson
American actress, singer (1974-2010).
Born August 7th, 1974 in Jamaica.
Died August 10th, 2010 at 36 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Adrian Păunescu
Romanian poet, publicist and politician (1943–2010).
Born July 20th, 1943 in Copăceni.
Died November 5th, 2010 at 67 years old in Floreasca Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
George Nissen
American inventor of the modern trampoline (1914–2010).
Born February 3rd, 1914 in Blairstown.
Died April 7th, 2010 at 96 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Elżbieta Czyżewska
Polish actress (1938-2010).
Born May 14th, 1938 in Warsaw.
Died June 17th, 2010 at 72 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Doris Haddock
American political activist (1910–2010).
Born January 24th, 1910 in Laconia.
Died March 9th, 2010 at 100 years old in Dublin (respiratory disease). [ref]
Hajo Herrmann
German bomber pilot (1913–2010).
Born August 1st, 1913 in Kiel.
Died November 5th, 2010 at 97 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Yvonne Loriod
French musician.
Born January 20th, 1924 in Houilles.
Died May 18th, 2010 at 86 years old in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Alain Corneau
French film director (1943-2010).
Born August 7th, 1943 in Orléans.
Died August 30th, 2010 at 67 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Britton Chance
American biochemist and olympic sailor (1913–2010).
Born July 24th, 1913 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died November 16th, 2010 at 97 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Deaths 426 to 450 of 1040
The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka