What Happened on October 14, 2010

Historical Events

Election of Interest

Mark Rutte sworn in as Prime Minister of the Netherlands after his People's Party for Freedom and Democracy party became the largest party in the House of Representatives in the 2010 elections

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte

Famous Deaths

Benoît Mandelbrot, Polish-French-American mathematician (proved Zipf's law, discovered the Mandelbrot set), dies at 85
Carla Del Poggio [Maria Luisa Attanasio], Italian stage and screen actress (Variety Lights; Immortal Melodies), dies at 84
Simon MacCorkindale, English actor (Falcon Crest, Manimal), dies of bowel cancer at 58

Died in 2010 2010 Highlights