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In the year 2009
889 Notable deaths
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist (1958–2009).
Born August 29th, 1958 in Gary. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2009 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Patrick Swayze
American actor, singer and dancer (1952–2009).
Born August 18th, 1952 in Houston. [ref]
Died September 14th, 2009 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Brittany Murphy
American actress and singer (1977–2009).
Born November 10th, 1977 in Atlanta.
Died December 20th, 2009 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, anemia, combined drug intoxication). [ref]
Natasha Richardson
English-american actress.
Born May 11th, 1963 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2009 at 45 years old in Upper East Side, Lenox Hill Hospital (epidural cranial hematoma, traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Farrah Fawcett
American actress (1947–2009).
Born February 2nd, 1947 in Corpus Christi. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2009 at 62 years old in Santa Monica (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ted Kennedy
United states senator from massachusetts from 1962 to 2009.
Born February 22nd, 1932 in Dorchester.
Died August 25th, 2009 at 77 years old in Hyannis Port (brain tumor, brain cancer). [ref]
David Carradine
American actor (1936–2009).
Born December 8th, 1936 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 72 years old in Bangkok (erotic asphyxiation). [ref]
Bea Arthur
American actress and comedian (1922–2009).
Born May 13th, 1922 in New York City.
Died April 25th, 2009 at 86 years old in Brentwood (cancer). [ref]
John Hughes
American filmmaker (1950–2009).
Born February 18th, 1950 in Lansing.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 59 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Susan Atkins
American convicted murderer from california (1948-2009).
Born May 7th, 1948 in San Gabriel.
Died September 24th, 2009 at 61 years old in Chowchilla (brain cancer).
Steve McNair
American football player (1973–2009).
Born February 14th, 1973 in Mount Olive.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 36 years old in Nashville (gunshot wound). [ref]
Umaga
American professional wrestler.
Born March 28th, 1973 in San Francisco, American Samoa.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 36 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction).
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
American philanthropist; founder of the special olympics; sister of john f. kennedy.
Born July 10th, 1921 in Brookline.
Died August 11th, 2009 at 88 years old in Hyannis (stroke). [ref]
Dom DeLuise
American actor, comedian, chef, director, producer, author.
Born August 1st, 1933 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2009 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (diabetes). [ref]
Robert McNamara
American businessman and secretary of defense (1916-2009).
Born June 9th, 1916 in San Francisco.
Died July 6th, 2009 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Ricardo Montalbán
Mexican actor (1920–2009).
Born November 25th, 1920 in Torreón.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Walter Cronkite
American broadcast journalist (1916-2009).
Born November 4th, 1916 in St. Joseph.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 92 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Jade Goody
English reality television personality (1981-2009).
Born June 5th, 1981 in London.
Died March 22nd, 2009 at 27 years old in Upshire (cervical cancer). [ref]
Marilyn Chambers
American pornographic actress (1952-2009).
Born April 22nd, 1952 in Providence. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2009 at 56 years old in Santa Clarita (aneurysm, aortic aneurysm, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Billy Mays
American salesperson.
Born July 20th, 1958 in McKees Rocks.
Died June 28th, 2009 at 50 years old in Tampa (hypertensive heart disease). [ref]
Patrick McGoohan
Irish-american actor (1928–2009).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Astoria.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Stephen Gately
Irish pop singer (1976–2009).
Born March 17th, 1976 in Dublin.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 33 years old in Andratx (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Corazon Aquino
President of the philippines from 1986 to 1992.
Born January 25th, 1933 in Paniqui.
Died August 1st, 2009 at 76 years old in Makati (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Founder of the liberation tigers of tamil eelam, a militant organization in sri lanka (1954-2009).
Born November 26th, 1954 in Valvettithurai.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 54 years old in Nanthi Lagoon.
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