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In the year 2010
859 Notable deaths
Guru
American rapper, producer and actor.
Born July 17th, 1961 in Boston.
Died April 19th, 2010 at 48 years old in New York City (cancer, multiple myeloma). [ref]
Eugene Allen
American waiter and butler.
Born July 14th, 1919 in Scottsville.
Died March 31st, 2010 at 90 years old in Takoma Park (kidney failure). [ref]
Simon MacCorkindale
British actor (1952–2010).
Born February 12th, 1952 in Ely. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2010 at 58 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Benoit Mandelbrot
Polish-born, french and american mathematician (1924-2010).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2010 at 85 years old in Cambridge (pancreatic cancer).
Luna Vachon
American professional wrestler (1962-2010).
Born January 12th, 1962 in Atlanta.
Died August 27th, 2010 at 48 years old in Port Richey (drug overdose). [ref]
Glenn Shadix
American actor (1952-2010).
Born April 15th, 1952 in Bessemer.
Died September 7th, 2010 at 58 years old in Birmingham (fall). [ref]
Chris Kanyon
American professional wrestler (1970-2010).
Born January 4th, 1970 in Sunnyside.
Died April 2nd, 2010 at 40 years old in Sunnyside (drug overdose). [ref]
Paul Schäfer
German criminal and founder of a sect and agricultural commune colonia dignidad in chile (1921-2010).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Bonn.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santiago (heart failure). [ref]
Tsutomu Yamaguchi
Japanese national.
Born March 16th, 1916 in Nagasaki.
Died January 4th, 2010 at 93 years old in Nagasaki (stomach cancer). [ref]
Corin Redgrave
British actor (1939-2010).
Born July 16th, 1939 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2010 at 70 years old in Tooting (prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 859
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain