In the year 2010
1,040 Notable deaths
Elizabeth Edwards
Deceased wife of john edwards (1949–2010).
Born July 3rd, 1949 in Jacksonville.
Died December 7th, 2010 at 61 years old in Chapel Hill (breast cancer). [ref]
Jamie Gillis
American pornographic actor and director (1943-2010).
Born April 20th, 1943 in New York City.
Died February 19th, 2010 at 66 years old in New York City (melanoma). [ref]
Solomon Burke
American singer (1940–2010).
Born March 21st, 1940 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2010 at 70 years old in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Haarlemmermeer. [ref]
Richard Holbrooke
American diplomat (1941-2010).
Born April 24th, 1941 in New York City.
Died December 13th, 2010 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (aortic dissection). [ref]
Casey Johnson
Socialite (1979-2010).
Born September 24th, 1979 in Florida.
Died January 4th, 2010 at 30 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]
Bob Feller
Major league baseball player (1918–2010).
Born November 3rd, 1918 in Van Meter. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2010 at 92 years old in Cleveland (cancer, leukemia). [ref]
Dorothy Provine
American singer, dancer, and actress (1935-2010).
Born January 20th, 1935 in Deadwood.
Died April 25th, 2010 at 75 years old in Bremerton (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
June Havoc
American actress, vaudeville performer, and memoirist.
Born November 8th, 1912 in Vancouver.
Died March 28th, 2010 at 97 years old in Stamford (disease). [ref]
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Iraqi politician and military commander (1941–2010).
Born November 30th, 1941 in Tikrit.
Died January 25th, 2010 at 68 years old in Baghdad (hanging to death). [ref]
Eugène Terre'Blanche
Afrikaner nationalist (1941–2010).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Ventersdorp.
Died April 3rd, 2010 at 69 years old in Ventersdorp (blunt trauma). [ref]
Jimi Heselden
British businessman (1948-2010).
Born March 27th, 1948 in Leeds.
Died September 26th, 2010 at 62 years old in West Yorkshire (falling from height). [ref]
Iskandar I of Johor
Sultan of johor (1932-2010).
Born April 8th, 1932 in Johor Bahru.
Died January 22nd, 2010 at 77 years old in Johor Bahru. [ref]
Vonetta McGee
American actress (1945-2010).
Born January 14th, 1945 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2010 at 65 years old in Berkeley (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Bill Millin
Canadian musician (1922-2010).
Born July 14th, 1922 in Regina.
Died August 17th, 2010 at 88 years old in Torbay. [ref]
Lance Cade
American professional wrestler (1980-2010).
Born March 2nd, 1981 in Omaha. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2010 at 29 years old in San Antonio (heart failure). [ref]
Edwin Valero
Venezuelan boxer (1981-2010).
Born December 3rd, 1981 in Mérida.
Died April 19th, 2010 at 28 years old in Valencia (hanging to death). [ref]
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Vice president of india from 2002 to 2007.
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Sikar district.
Died May 15th, 2010 at 86 years old in Jaipur (cancer). [ref]
Éric Rohmer
French film director (1920-2010).
Born March 21st, 1920 in Tulle.
Died January 11th, 2010 at 89 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robert B. Parker
American crime writer (1932–2010).
Born September 17th, 1932 in Springfield.
Died January 18th, 2010 at 77 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Glen Bell
American businessman (1923-2010).
Born September 3rd, 1923 in Lynwood.
Died January 16th, 2010 at 86 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sparky Anderson
Hall of fame american baseball player and manager.
Born February 22nd, 1934 in Bridgewater.
Died November 4th, 2010 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (dementia). [ref]
Nanaji Deshmukh
Indian activist (1916–2010).
Born October 11th, 1916.
Died February 27th, 2010 at 93 years old [ref]
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
President of nigeria (1951-2010).
Born August 16th, 1951 in Katsina.
Died May 5th, 2010 at 58 years old in Nigerian Presidential Complex (Churg-Strauss syndrome).
Gregory Isaacs
Jamaican singer (1951–2010).
Born July 15th, 1951 in Kingston.
Died October 25th, 2010 at 59 years old in London (lung cancer). [ref]
Christopher Cazenove
British actor (1945–2010).
Born December 17th, 1945 in Winchester.
Died April 7th, 2010 at 64 years old in London (sepsis). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)