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In the year 2010
908 Notable deaths
Merlin Olsen
American football player and actor (1940-2010).
Born September 15th, 1940 in Logan.
Died March 11th, 2010 at 69 years old in City of Hope National Medical Center (mesothelioma). [ref]
Alexander Haig
Former u.s. secretary of state and u.s. army general (1924-2010).
Born December 2nd, 1924 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2010 at 85 years old in Baltimore (infectious disease). [ref]
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.
Born November 20th, 1924 in Warsaw.
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 908
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau