In the year 2010
1,040 Notable deaths
Joachim Werner
German rower (1939-2010).
Born July 19th, 1939 in Berlin.
Died July 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Tomasz Merta
Polish historian (1965-2010).
Born November 7th, 1965 in Legnica.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 44 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Oleg Kopayev
Russian footballer (1937-2010).
Born November 28th, 1937 in Yelets.
Died April 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ken Hill
Botanist notable for work on eucalypts and cycads (1948-2010).
Born August 6th, 1948 in Armidale. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2010 at 61 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Larbi Zekkal
Algerian actor (1934–2010).
Born May 19th, 1934 in Algiers.
Died September 17th, 2010 at 76 years old in Algiers (falling from height).
Manuel Gavilán
Paraguayan footballer (1920-2010).
Born November 30th, 1920 in Paraguay.
Died March 8th, 2010 at 89 years old [ref]
Gheorghe Fiat
Romanian olympic boxer (1929–2010).
Born January 14th, 1929 in Reșița.
Died August 22nd, 2010 at 81 years old in Craiova.
Dito Shanidze
Soviet weightlifter (1937-2010).
Born February 8th, 1937 in Derchi.
Died November 18th, 2010 at 73 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Emilio Álvarez
Uruguayan footballer (1939-2010).
Born February 10th, 1939 in Montevideo.
Died April 22nd, 2010 at 71 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Karl Giesser
Austrian footballer (1928-2010).
Born October 29th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died January 15th, 2010 at 81 years old
Vladimir Shkodrov
Bulgarian astronomer (1930-2010).
Born February 10th, 1930 in Lom.
Died August 31st, 2010 at 80 years old in Sofia (disease).
Donald Hawgood
Canoe racer (1917–2010).
Born March 20th, 1917 in Toronto.
Died July 8th, 2010 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Ahmad Sa'd
Israeli politician (1945-2010).
Born November 25th, 1945 in Israel. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2010 at 64 years old in Israel. [ref]
Eduardo Manchón
Spanish association football player (1930-2010).
Born July 24th, 1930 in Barcelona.
Died September 29th, 2010 at 80 years old in Barcelona.
Yaroslav Dashkevych
Ukrainian historian and archaeologist (1926–2010).
Born December 13th, 1926 in Lviv.
Died February 25th, 2010 at 83 years old in Lviv.
Charles Currey
British sailor (1916–2010).
Born February 26th, 1916 in United Kingdom.
Died May 10th, 2010 at 94 years old [ref]
Tibet
French comic artist (1931-2010).
Born October 29th, 1931 in Marseille.
Died January 2nd, 2010 at 78 years old in Roquebrune-sur-Argens. [ref]
Oleg Tyurin
Russian rower (1937–2010).
Born June 29th, 1937 in Sinyavino.
Died March 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi
Egyptian imam (1928-2010).
Born October 28th, 1928 in Sohag.
Died March 10th, 2010 at 81 years old in Egypt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Amina Dilbazi
Azerbaijani folk dancer (1919–2010).
Born December 26th, 1919 in Gazakh.
Died April 30th, 2010 at 90 years old in Baku.
Giovanni Pettenella
Italian sprint cyclist (1943–2010).
Born March 28th, 1943 in Caprino Veronese. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2010 at 66 years old in Milan.
Knut Østby
Canoe racer (1922-2010).
Born November 12th, 1922 in Modum Municipality.
Died August 6th, 2010 at 87 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Jagjit Singh
Field hockey player (1944–2010).
Born January 1st, 1944 in Jalandhar.
Died November 16th, 2010 at 66 years old
Imre Mathesz
Hungarian footballer (1937-2010).
Born March 25th, 1937 in Budapest.
Died December 6th, 2010 at 73 years old in Mernye (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 926 to 950 of 1040
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain