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In the year 2010

961 Notable deaths

Basil Davidson

British journalist and historian (1914–2010).

Born November 9th, 1914 in Bristol.

Died July 9th, 2010 at 95 years old in London. [ref]

Claude Lefort

French philosopher.

Born April 21st, 1924 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 3rd, 2010 at 86 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]

Watts Humphrey

American engineer.

Born July 4th, 1927 in Battle Creek.

Died October 28th, 2010 at 83 years old in Sarasota. [ref]

Alec Bedser

Cricketer (1918-2010).

Born July 4th, 1918 in Reading.

Died April 4th, 2010 at 91 years old in London (disease). [ref]

Christoph Schlingensief

German theatre and film director, playwright, and performance artist (1960-2010).

Born October 24th, 1960 in Oberhausen. [ref]

Died August 21st, 2010 at 49 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]

Wu Guanzhong

Chinese painter (1919-2010).

Born August 29th, 1919 in Yixing. [ref]

Died June 25th, 2010 at 90 years old in Beijing (lung cancer). [ref]

Marion Brown

American saxophonist.

Born September 8th, 1931 in Atlanta.

Died October 18th, 2010 at 79 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]

Vladislav Ardzinba

President of abkhazia (1945-2010).

Born May 14th, 1945 in Eshera (ეშერა).

Died March 4th, 2010 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Ed Thigpen

American jazz drummer (1930–2010).

Born December 28th, 1930 in Chicago.

Died January 13th, 2010 at 79 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Larry Siegfried

American basketball player (1939-2010).

Born May 22nd, 1939 in Shelby.

Died October 14th, 2010 at 71 years old in Cleveland (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Deaths 391 to 400 of 961

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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou