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In the year 2010
1,040 Notable deaths
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
South african political analyst, businessman and politician (1940-2010).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Pretoria.
Died May 14th, 2010 at 70 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Bobbejaan Schoepen
Belgian musician, performer (1925–2010).
Died May 17th, 2010 at 85 years old in Turnhout (heart failure). [ref]
Guido de Marco
Maltese politician (1931-2010).
Born July 22nd, 1931 in Valletta.
Died August 12th, 2010 at 79 years old in Msida (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ghazali Shafie
Malaysian politician (1922-2010).
Born March 22nd, 1922 in Pahang.
Died January 24th, 2010 at 87 years old in Subang Jaya. [ref]
Werner Schroeter
German film director and screenwriter (1945–2010).
Born April 7th, 1945 in Georgenthal.
Died April 12th, 2010 at 65 years old in Kassel (lung cancer). [ref]
Peter Porter
Australian, british based poet (1929-2010).
Born February 16th, 1929 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 2010 at 81 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
Peter Hofmann
German opera singer (1944–2010).
Born August 12th, 1944 in Mariánské Lázně.
Died November 29th, 2010 at 66 years old in Wunsiedel (pneumonia).
Kari Tapio
Finnish singer (1945-2010).
Born November 22nd, 1945 in Suonenjoki.
Died December 7th, 2010 at 65 years old in Espoo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William B. Lenoir
American astronaut (1939–2010).
Born March 14th, 1939 in Miami.
Died August 26th, 2010 at 71 years old in Albuquerque (bicycle accident). [ref]
Stephen J. Solarz
American politician (1940–2010).
Born September 12th, 1940 in New York City.
Died November 29th, 2010 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Eugénie Blanchard
French supercentenarian (1896–2010).
Born February 16th, 1896 in Saint Barthélemy.
Died November 4th, 2010 at 114 years old in Saint Barthélemy. [ref]
Lew Allen
American air force general (1925-2010).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Miami.
Died January 4th, 2010 at 84 years old in Sterling (arthritis). [ref]
Matthew Lipman
American philosopher, writer (1923-2010).
Born August 24th, 1923 in Vineland.
Died December 26th, 2010 at 87 years old in West Orange (disease). [ref]
Leigh Van Valen
American biologist (1935–2010).
Born August 12th, 1935 in Albany.
Died October 16th, 2010 at 75 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Isabella Abbott
Hawaiian-american professor of botany, ethnobotanist and specialist in algology (1919-2010).
Died October 28th, 2010 at 91 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Gil Merrick
English footballer (1922–2010).
Born January 26th, 1922 in Sparkhill.
Died February 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
Shusaku Arakawa
Japanese artist and architect (1936-2010).
Born July 6th, 1936 in Nagoya.
Died May 18th, 2010 at 73 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Andy Holmes
British rower (1959–2010).
Born October 15th, 1959 in London.
Died October 24th, 2010 at 51 years old in London (infectious disease). [ref]
Sylvia Sleigh
Welsh-american artist (1916-2010).
Died October 24th, 2010 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Edwin Charles Tubb
British writer of science fiction, fantasy and western novels (1919–2010).
Born October 15th, 1919 in London.
Died September 10th, 2010 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
Rudolf Barshai
Russian conductor (1924–2010).
Born September 28th, 1924 in Labinsk.
Died November 2nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Basel. [ref]
Marcel Albert
French world war ii pilot (1917-2010).
Born November 25th, 1917 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2010 at 92 years old in Harlingen. [ref]
Betty Wilson
Australian cricketer (1921-2010).
Born November 21st, 1921 in Melbourne.
Died January 22nd, 2010 at 88 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Rade Marković
Serbian actor (1921-2010).
Born October 14th, 1921 in Belgrade.
Died September 10th, 2010 at 88 years old in Zabok.
Bruno Schleinstein
German actor and musician (1932-2010).
Born June 2nd, 1932 in Berlin.
Died August 11th, 2010 at 78 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 1040
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran