Deaths in 2010
The following is a list of notable deaths in 2010. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
January 2010
- Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, 84, Chilean composer, lung cancer. [1] (Spanish)
- Gianni Bonichon, 65, Italian bobsledder. [2] (Italian)
- Bill Gleason, 87, American sports journalist (Chicago Sun-Times, Sportswriters on TV), Parkinson's disease. [3]
- Michael Dwyer, 58, Irish film critic (The Irish Times), after short illness. [4]
- Deborah Howell, 68, American journalist, Washington Post ombudsman, car accident. [5]
- Augustine Paul, 65, Malaysian Federal Court judge, after chronic illness. [6]
- Tibet, 78, French comics artist and writer. [7] (French)
- Jean Carroll, 98, American comedian (The Ed Sullivan Show). [8]
- Periyasamy Chandrasekaran, 52, Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament, after short illness. [9]
- Lhasa de Sela, 38, American singer, breast cancer. [10] (French)
- Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, 82, Argentinian Roman Catholic Bishop of Zárate-Campana (1976–1991). [11]
- Richard Kindleberger, 67, American newspaper reporter (The Boston Globe), brain tumor. [12]
- Tetsuo Narikawa, 65, Japanese actor (Spectreman) and karate instructor. [13] (Japanese)
- Mohamed Rahmat, 71, Malaysian politician, Information Minister (1978–1982, 1987–1999). [14]
- Faisal Bin Shamlan, 75, Yemeni politician, presidential candidate (2006), cancer. [15]
- Billy Arjan Singh, 92, Indian author. [16]
- Freya von Moltke, 98, German World War II resistance fighter. [17]
- John Shelton Wilder, 88, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee (1971–2007), stroke. [18]
For earlier deaths, see Deaths in 2009, Deaths in 2008, Deaths in 2007, Deaths in 2006, Deaths in 2005, Deaths in 2004, Deaths in 2003, Deaths in 2002, Deaths in 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, ...