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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, language of reference if not English.
February 2010
14
- Linnart Mäll, 71, Estonian historian, orientalist, translator and politician. (Estonian)
- John Ruan, 96, American entrepreneur, philanthropist, Parkinson's Disease.
13
- Jim Bowles, 57, American businessman, President of ConocoPhillips Alaska, avalanche.
- Lucille Clifton, 73, American poet (Blessing the Boats), Poet Laureate of Maryland (1974–1985).
- Ken Emerson, 79, Australian cartoonist (The Warrumbunglers).
- Jock Ferguson, 64, Scottish-born Australian politician, heart attack.
- Dimitris Konstantios, 59, Greek professor of archaeology, manager of the Byzantine & Christian Museum, cancer. (Greek)
- John Reed, 94, British actor.
- Red Rocha, 86, American basketball player and coach (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors).
- Jake Hanna, 78, American drummer, blood disease.
- Gareth Wigan, 78, British Hollywood studio executive.
12
- Petar Borota, 56, Serbian footballer (Chelsea), after long illness.
- Werner Krämer, 70, German footballer. (Danish)
- Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, Georgian luger, national team member for the 2010 Winter Olympics, training accident.
- Luis Molowny, 84, Spanish footballer, heart attack.
- G. K. Podila, 52, Indian-born American biologist, shot.
- Willie Polland, 75, Scottish footballer.
- Grethe Sønck, 80, Danish actress and singer, natural causes. (Danish)
11
- Irina Arkhipova, 85, Russian mezzo-soprano singer, People's Artist of the USSR, cardiac arrest.
- Jabez Bryce, 75, Tongan-born Anglican Archbishop of Polynesia (since 1975), first Pacific Islander Anglican bishop.
- Iain Burgess, American punk rock record producer, pulmonary embolism.
- Roman Dmitriyev, 60, Russian Olympic gold (1972) and silver (1976) medal-winning wrestler. (Russian)
- Brian Godfrey, 69, Welsh footballer, leukaemia.
- Mona Hofland, 80, Norwegian actress, after long illness. (Norwegian)
- Bo Holmberg, 67, Swedish governor, widower of Anna Lindh.
- Alexander McQueen, 40, British fashion designer, apparent suicide by hanging.
- Yury Sevidov, 68, Russian footballer, Soviet Top League highest goal scorer (1962). (Russian)
- Daryle Smith, 46, American football player (Dallas Cowboys).
- José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, 93, Costa Rican President (1966–1970), natural causes. (Spanish)
10
- Joseph Azran, 69, Israeli chief rabbi of Rishon LeZion, member of the Knesset (1988–1996), liver failure.
- Carl Braun, 82, American basketball player (New York Knicks), natural causes.
- Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho, 74, Brazilian footballer, heart attack. (Portuguese)
- Chau Kai-Bong, 75, Hong Kong socialite, cancer.
- Armando Falcão, 90, Brazilian politician, Justice Minister (1974–1979), pneumonia. (Portuguese)
- Gabriela Konevska-Trajkovska, 38, Macedonian politician, Deputy Prime Minister (2006–2008), after long illness. (Macedonian)
- Michael Palme, 66, German sportswriter and host. (German)
- Gireesh Puthenchery, 48, Indian Malayalam lyricist and screenwriter, brain haemorrhage.
- K. N. Raj, 85, Indian economist, after long illness.
- Fred Schaus, 84, American basketball player and coach.
- Enn Soosaar, 72, Estonian translator, critic and publicist. (Estonian)
- Paulus van der Sloot, Aruban judge, father of murder suspect Joran van der Sloot.
- Eduard Vinokurov, 67, Russian Olympic gold (1968, 1976) and silver (1972) medal-winning fencer. (Russian)
- Frederick C. Weyand, 93, American general.
- Charles Wilson, 76, American politician, U.S. Representative (1973–1997), subject of Charlie Wilson's War, pulmonary arrest.
9
- Chaskel Besser, 86, Polish-born American rabbi.
- Davy Coenen, 29, Belgian mountain biker, brain tumor.
- Alfred Gregory, 96, British mountain climber and photojournalist.
- Phil Harris, 53, American fisherman, reality television participant (Deadliest Catch), stroke.
- Fred Morrison, 90, American inventor of the frisbee.
- Francine Irving Neff, 84, American politician, Treasurer of the United States (1974–1977).
- Hastings Shade, 68, American deputy tribal chief of the Cherokee Nation (1999–2003), heart failure.
8
- Pena Branca, 70, Brazilian folk singer, heart attack. (Portuguese)
- Jacques Hétu, 71, Canadian composer, lung cancer.
- Jimmie Heuga, 66, American Alpine ski racer, bronze medal winner (1964 Winter Olympics), multiple sclerosis.
- Robert Hoy, 82, American actor (The High Chaparral) and stuntman, cancer.
- Bernard Lander, 94, American rabbi, founder of Touro College.
- Fedir Muravchenko, 80, Ukrainian head of Ivchenko-Progress, Hero of Ukraine. (Russian)
- John Murtha, 77, American politician, Representative from Pennsylvania (1974–2010), complications of gallbladder surgery.
- Anna Samokhina, 47, Russian actress, stomach cancer. (Russian)
- Krzysztof Skubiszewski, 83, Polish politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1993). (Polish)
- Wahei Tatematsu, 62, Japanese novelist, multiple organ failure.
7
- Franco Ballerini, 45, Italian road racing cyclist, rally car accident.
- Daniel Joseph Bradley, British physicist.
- Bobby Dougan, 83, Scottish football player.
- David Froman, 71, American actor (The Edge of Night, Matlock), cancer.
- André Kolingba, 73, Central African politician, President (1981–1993).
- Lim Soo-Hyeok, 40, South Korean baseball player (Lotte Giants), cardiac dysrhythmia. (Korean)
- Mihailo Marković, 86, Serbian philosopher. (German)
- William Tenn, 89, American science fiction writer and professor, heart failure.
6
- Albert Booth, 81, British politician, MP for Barrow-in-Furness (1966–1983), Secretary of State for Employment (1976–1979).
- Robert Dana, 80, American poet, Iowa poet laureate (2004–2008), pancreatic cancer.
- Sir John Dankworth, 82, British jazz musician.
- Richard Delvy, 67, American drummer (The Bel-Airs), composer and producer, after long illness.
- Brad Ecklund, 87, American football player (New York Yanks), heart failure.
- Kipkemboi Kimeli, 43, Kenyan Olympic bronze medal-winning (1988) athlete, pneumonia and tuberculosis.
- Lee Yeong-duk, 84, South Korean politician, Prime Minister (1994), pneumonia.
- Tony Taylor, 42, American heavy metal singer (Twisted Tower Dire), motorcycle accident.
5
- Bayken Ashimov, 92, Kazakh politician.
- Gul Hameed Bhatti, 63, Pakistani journalist and editor, stroke.
- Brendan Burke, 21, Canadian-born American ice hockey player notable for coming out, car accident.
- Peter Calvocoressi, 97, British historian, publisher and intelligence officer.
- Ian Carmichael, 89, British actor (Lucky Jim, Private's Progress, I'm All Right Jack).
- Cecil Heftel, 85, American businessman and politician, U.S. Representative from Hawaii (1977–1986), natural causes.
- Galimzyan Khusainov, 72, Russian footballer. (Russian)
- Sujeet Kumar, 75, Indian actor and producer, cancer.
- Frank Magid, 78, American media consultant, creator of Action News, cancer.
- Hiroyuki Oze, 24, Japanese baseball player, suicide by jumping.
- Greg Pianka, 35, American bassist (Dirty Looks), stabbed.
- Harry Schwarz, 85, South African lawyer, politician and diplomat, leader of the anti-apartheid movement, after short illness.
- Te Wei, 95, Chinese animator, respiratory failure.
- Brooks Thomas, 78, American publisher (Harper and Row), complications of a brain injury after a fall.
4
- Kostas Axelos, 85, Greek philosopher. (Greek)
- Bill Dudley, 88, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), Pro Football Hall of Famer, stroke.
- Manuel Esteba, 68, Spanish film director.
- Tomás Mac Giolla, 86, Irish politician, after long illness.
- Phillip Martin, 83, American tribal chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, stroke.
- H. A. Perera, 59, Sri Lankan actor, after short illness.
- Meir Pichhadze, 54, Georgian-born Israeli artist and painter, cancer.
- Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo, 62, Malagasy Roman Catholic Bishop of Mahajanga (1999–2010).
- Helen Tobias-Duesberg, 90, Estonian-born American composer.
- Allan Wicks, 86, British organist and choirmaster.
3
- Frank Fasi, 89, American politician, Mayor of Honolulu (1969–1981, 1984–1994), natural causes.
- John McCallum, 91, Australian actor and television producer (Skippy the Bush Kangaroo).
- Dick McGuire, 84, American basketball player, New York Knicks senior consultant, Basketball Hall of Famer, natural causes.
- Gil Merrick, 88, English footballer (Birmingham City).
- Regina, Crown Princess of Austria, 85, German princess, wife of Otto von Habsburg.
- Frances Reid, 95, American actress (Days of our Lives).
- Lindsay Thomas, 31, Canadian stage actress, lung cancer.
- Georges Wilson, 88, French actor and film director. (French)
2
- Cláudio Chirinian, 46, Brazilian comedian, cardiac arrest. (Portuguese)
- Cochin Haneefa, 58, Indian Malayalam film actor, multiple organ failure.
- Futa Helu, 75, Tongan philosopher.
- Tahir Hussain, 72, Indian film director, producer and writer, cardiac arrest.
- Aleen Leslie, 101, American screenwriter (A Date with Judy), pneumonia.
- Rosa Lobato de Faria, 77, Portuguese writer and actress, complications from anemia. (Portuguese)
- Eustace Mullins, 86, American political writer, author and biographer, stroke.
- Rex Nettleford, 76, Jamaican scholar and choreographer, heart attack.
- Ng Teng Fong, 82, Chinese-born Singaporean billionaire, complications from a cerebral hemorrhage.
- Bob Pickett, 77, American NCAA football coach (UMass Minutemen).
- Jens-Anton Poulsson, 91, Norwegian military officer and resistance member (heavy water sabotage). (Norwegian)
- Nelli Shkolnikova, 82, Ukrainian-born Australian violinist and teacher, cancer.
- Raymond Wang Chong Lin, 88, Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Zhaoxian, cerebral hemorrhage.
1
- Jack Brisco, 68, American professional wrestler, complications from open heart surgery.
- David Brown, 93, American film producer (Jaws), renal failure.
- Rodolfo de Anda, 66, Mexican actor, thrombosis. (Spanish)
- Steingrímur Hermannsson, 81, Icelandic politician, Prime Minister (1983–1987, 1988–1991).
- Bobby Kirk, 82, Scottish footballer, dementia.
- Atsushi Kuroi, 40, Japanese professional drifting driver, motorcycle accident.
- Azzeddine Laraki, 80, Moroccan politician, Prime Minister (1986–1992). (Spanish)
- Justin Mentell, 27, American actor (Boston Legal), car accident.
- Mario Monreal, 71, Spanish pianist, natural causes. (Spanish)
- Jaap van der Poll, 95, Dutch Olympic javelin thrower (1936 Summer Olympics). (Dutch)
- María Rosa Salvador, 84, Spanish haute couture pioneer, complications from ischemic stroke. (Spanish)
January 2010
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