In the year 2010
965 Notable deaths
Ted Sorensen
American lawyer and presidential adviser (1928–2010).
Born May 8th, 1928 in Lincoln.
Died October 31st, 2010 at 82 years old in New York City (stroke).
Johnny Sheffield
American actor (1931-2010).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Pasadena.
Died October 15th, 2010 at 79 years old in Chula Vista (myocardial infarction).
Peter Christopherson
English musician, photographer, director (1955–2010).
Born February 27th, 1955 in Leeds.
Died November 25th, 2010 at 55 years old in Bangkok.
Maurice Lucas
American basketball player-coach.
Born February 18th, 1952 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 31st, 2010 at 58 years old in Portland (bladder cancer).
John Crawford
American actor (1920-2010).
Born September 13th, 1920 in Colfax.
Died September 21st, 2010 at 90 years old in Thousand Oaks (stroke). [ref]
Abel Muzorewa
First and only prime minister of zimbabwe rhodesia (1979-80).
Born April 14th, 1925 in Southern Rhodesia.
Died April 8th, 2010 at 84 years old in Harare. [ref]
Mark Linkous
American musician (1962-2010).
Born September 9th, 1962 in Arlington County. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2010 at 47 years old in Knoxville. [ref]
Pete Quaife
English musician, artist and author.
Born December 31st, 1943 in Tavistock.
Died June 23rd, 2010 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (kidney failure). [ref]
Tom Mankiewicz
American writer, producer and director.
Born June 1st, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died July 31st, 2010 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Abbey Lincoln
American singer, songwriter, and actress (1930-2010).
Born August 6th, 1930 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2010 at 80 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Girija Prasad Koirala
Nepalese politician (1924 - 2010).
Born February 20th, 1925 in Saharsa.
Died March 20th, 2010 at 85 years old in Kathmandu (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Laurent Fignon
French professional road bicycle racer.
Born August 12th, 1960 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2010 at 50 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Carlos Andrés Pérez
President of venezuela (1922-2010).
Born October 27th, 1922 in Rubio. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2010 at 88 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tony Judt
British-american historian (1948–2010).
Born January 2nd, 1948 in London.
Died August 6th, 2010 at 62 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Michael Pataki
American actor (1938-2010).
Born January 16th, 1938 in Youngstown.
Died April 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Jackie Burroughs
Canadian actress (1939–2010).
Born February 2nd, 1939 in Lancashire. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2010 at 71 years old in Toronto (stomach cancer). [ref]
Henryk Górecki
Polish composer (1933–2010).
Born December 6th, 1933 in Czernica.
Died November 12th, 2010 at 76 years old in Katowice (disease). [ref]
Isabelle Caro
French actress and model.
Born September 9th, 1980 in Aubergenville.
Died November 18th, 2010 at 30 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia).
Alice Miller
Swiss psychologist (1923-2010).
Born January 12th, 1923 in Lviv.
Died April 14th, 2010 at 87 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. [ref]
Nan Martin
American actress (1927-2010).
Born July 15th, 1927 in Decatur.
Died March 4th, 2010 at 82 years old in Malibu (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer.
Born July 27th, 1929 in Louisville. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2010 at 80 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lhasa de Sela
Mexican-american singer who gained fame in montreal, canada.
Born September 27th, 1972 in Big Indian.
Died January 1st, 2010 at 37 years old in Montreal (breast cancer). [ref]
Nalini Jaywant
Indian actress.
Born February 18th, 1926 in Mumbai.
Died December 24th, 2010 at 84 years old in Mumbai (disease). [ref]
Victor Chernomyrdin
Russian diplomat and politician (1938-2010).
Born April 9th, 1938 in Chorny Otrog.
Died November 3rd, 2010 at 72 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Blackwell
American mathematician (1919–2010).
Born April 24th, 1919 in Centralia. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2010 at 91 years old in Berkeley (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 965
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe