Timeline April 2010

Events in April 2010 12

• 1920 – 2010 Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010) Died 21 April 2010, aged 89 Samaranch was a Spanish sports administrator who served as President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001, overseeing the Games' transformation into a major commercial enterprise. His tenure was also marked by bidding scandals, including the 2002 Salt Lake City affair. He died of heart failure in Barcelona.
• 1946 – 2010 Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010) Died 8 April 2010, aged 64 McLaren was an English impresario and musician who managed the Sex Pistols and helped shape the aesthetics of the British punk movement as a boutique owner and provocateur. He later pursued a varied career in music and art. He died of mesothelioma, a cancer linked to asbestos exposure.
• 1949 – 2010 Lech Kaczyński (1949-2010) Died 10 April 2010, aged 60 Kaczyński was President of Poland from 2005 until his death, previously serving as mayor of Warsaw. He was killed along with his wife and dozens of senior Polish officials when their aircraft crashed near Smolensk, Russia, en route to a memorial ceremony for the Katyn massacre. His death triggered a period of national mourning in Poland.
• 2010 Nightcall Released Nightcall, co-produced with Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and featuring vocals from Lovefoxxx of the Brazilian band CSS. The moody, slow-burning track told the story of the zombie Kavinsky returning to find his girlfriend has moved on.
• 2010 iPad launched Apple creates tablet computing market Apple launched the iPad on April 3, 2010, creating a new category of personal computing. It sold 3 million units in its first 80 days.
• 2010 Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010 Uprising topples President Bakiyev Violent protests over corruption and rising utility prices forced President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee Kyrgyzstan after security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in the capital, Bishkek. An interim government took power and later held a referendum establishing a parliamentary system. Ethnic violence in the south of the country followed in the months after.
• 2010 Smolensk Air Disaster National Tragedy Plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński and 95 others on their way to a Katyń memorial.
• 2010 Smolensk air disaster Polish president killed in plane crash A Polish Air Force jet carrying President Lech Kaczyński and dozens of senior officials crashed near Smolensk, Russia, while approaching to land in fog. All 96 people aboard were killed, including military chiefs and the national bank governor, on their way to a memorial for the Katyn massacre. The disaster triggered a period of national mourning and a state funeral in Kraków.
• 2010 Hank Williams awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Special Citation Honoured for his craftsmanship as a songwriter.
• 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption Ash cloud grounds European air travel An eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull sent an ash plume into European airspace, grounding flights across the continent for days. Roughly 100,000 flights were cancelled, stranding millions of travelers and costing airlines billions of dollars. It was the largest disruption to European air travel since the Second World War.
• 2010 2010 World Snooker Championship Neil Robertson Victory Winner: Neil Robertson; Runner-up: Graeme Dott. Score: 18–13.
• 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill Worst marine oil spill in history The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers and causing the largest accidental marine oil spill in history. Nearly 5 million barrels spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.