In the year 2010
1,040 Notable deaths
Eystein Eggen
Norwegian writer (1944-2010).
Born January 5th, 1944 in Oslo. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2010 at 66 years old [ref]
Katharina Szelinski-Singer
Sculptor (1918–2010).
Born May 24th, 1918 in Memelland.
Died December 20th, 2010 at 92 years old in Berlin.
Juris Kalniņš
Latvian basketball player (1938–2010).
Died February 9th, 2010 at 71 years old in Riga.
Per Lyngemark
Danish cyclist (1941-2010).
Born May 23rd, 1941 in Frederiksberg.
Died April 2nd, 2010 at 68 years old [ref]
Urbano Navarrete Cortés
Catholic cardinal (1920-2010).
Born May 25th, 1920 in Camarena de la Sierra.
Died November 22nd, 2010 at 90 years old in Rome.
Sarah Doron
Israeli politician (1922–2010).
Born June 20th, 1922 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 2010 at 88 years old in Israel. [ref]
Alberto Ablondi
Roman catholic bishop (1924–2010).
Born December 18th, 1924 in Milan. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2010 at 85 years old in Livorno.
Rauno Mäkinen
Finnish olympic wrestler (1931–2010).
Born January 22nd, 1931 in Pori.
Died September 9th, 2010 at 79 years old in Vaajakoski. [ref]
Bernice Lapp
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1917–2010).
Born September 11th, 1917 in North Plainfield.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 92 years old in Edison. [ref]
Giancarlo Astrua
Italian road bicycle racer (1927–2010).
Born August 11th, 1927 in Graglia.
Died July 29th, 2010 at 82 years old in Biella (traffic collision).
Hermien Dommisse
South african actress (1915–2010).
Born October 27th, 1915 in Ermelo.
Died March 24th, 2010 at 94 years old in Edenvale.
Thomas Anderson
Australian sailor (1939–2010).
Born July 24th, 1939 in Sydney.
Died July 28th, 2010 at 71 years old [ref]
Reino Kangasmäki
Finnish wrestler (1916-2010).
Born July 2nd, 1916 in Kokkola.
Died September 26th, 2010 at 94 years old in Vaasa.
Carlos Moratorio
Argentine equestrian.
Born November 10th, 1929 in La Cruz.
Died March 7th, 2010 at 80 years old in Tandil. [ref]
Gabriela Konevska-Trajkovska
Macedonian politician (1971-2010).
Born May 29th, 1971 in Skopje.
Died February 10th, 2010 at 38 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Resi Hammerer
Alpine skier.
Born February 18th, 1925 in Hirschegg.
Died June 14th, 2010 at 85 years old
Jesús Díez del Corral
Spanish chess player (1933-2010).
Born April 6th, 1933 in Zaragoza.
Died February 19th, 2010 at 76 years old in Madrid.
Mahama Johnson Traoré
Senegalese film director (1942–2010).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Dakar.
Died March 8th, 2010 at 68 years old in Bagnolet. [ref]
Paweł Wypych
Polish politician (1968-2010).
Born February 20th, 1968 in Otwock.
Died April 10th, 2010 at 42 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).
Alfred Rüegg
Swiss road bicycle racer (1934–2010).
Died April 26th, 2010 at 75 years old in Affoltern am Albis.
Félix Pons
Spanish politician (1942–2010).
Born September 14th, 1942 in Palma.
Died July 2nd, 2010 at 67 years old in Palma (cancer). [ref]
Dean Cetrulo
Fencer (1919–2010).
Born February 24th, 1919 in Newark.
Died May 9th, 2010 at 91 years old in Bay Head. [ref]
Thorvald Strömberg
Olympic canoeist (1931–2010).
Born March 17th, 1931 in Kirkkonummi.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 79 years old in Ekenäs. [ref]
Giovanni Ferrofino
Catholic archbishop (1912–2010).
Born February 24th, 1912 in Alessandria.
Died December 20th, 2010 at 98 years old [ref]
Fermo Camellini
Italian-french cyclist.
Born December 7th, 1914 in Scandiano.
Died August 27th, 2010 at 95 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
Deaths 951 to 975 of 1040
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht