In the year 2010
862 Notable deaths
Lewis Nkosi
South african writer and essayist.
Born December 5th, 1936 in Durban. [ref]
Died September 5th, 2010 at 73 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Art Van Damme
American musician.
Born April 9th, 1920 in Michigan. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2010 at 89 years old in Roseville (pneumonia). [ref]
Franco Ballerini
Italian racing cyclist.
Born December 11th, 1964 in Florence.
Died February 7th, 2010 at 45 years old in Pistoia (traffic collision). [ref]
Geoffrey Burbidge
British astronomer (1925-2010).
Born September 24th, 1925 in Chipping Norton.
Died January 26th, 2010 at 84 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Ferdinand Oyono
Cameroonian diplomat (1929-2010).
Born September 14th, 1929 in Ngoulemakong.
Died June 10th, 2010 at 80 years old in Yaoundé. [ref]
Florencio Campomanes
Filipino political scientist, chess player, and chess official (1927-2010).
Born February 22nd, 1927 in Manila.
Died May 3rd, 2010 at 83 years old in Baguio (cancer). [ref]
Roberto Rosato
Italian footballer (1943-2010).
Born August 18th, 1943 in Chieri.
Died June 20th, 2010 at 66 years old in Chieri. [ref]
Moshe Lewin
French historian.
Born November 7th, 1921 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2010 at 88 years old in Paris.
Stephen J. Solarz
American politician (1940–2010).
Born September 12th, 1940 in New York City.
Died November 29th, 2010 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 481 to 490 of 862
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon