In the year 2009
889 Notable deaths
Vitaly Ginzburg
Russian physicist (1916–2009).
Born October 4th, 1916 in Moscow.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 93 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
John Mayhew
British musician (1947-2009).
Born March 27th, 1947 in Ipswich.
Died March 26th, 2009 at 61 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Russell L. Ackoff
American organizational theorist (1919–2009).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 90 years old in Paoli (surgical complications). [ref]
John David Carson
American actor (1952-2009).
Born March 6th, 1952 in North Hollywood.
Died October 27th, 2009 at 57 years old in Las Vegas (lymphoma). [ref]
Lorissa McComas
American actor/model (1970-2009).
Born November 26th, 1970 in Columbus.
Died November 3rd, 2009 at 38 years old in Waverly (dystrophy). [ref]
Jane Randolph
American film actress (1915–2009).
Born October 30th, 1915 in Youngstown.
Died May 4th, 2009 at 93 years old in Gstaad (disease). [ref]
al-Tayyib Salih
Sudanese writer.
Born July 12th, 1929 in Sudan, Al Dabbah. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2009 at 79 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
João Bernardo Vieira
Ancient president of guinea-bissau (1939-2009).
Born April 27th, 1939 in Bissau.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 69 years old in Bissau (ballistic trauma, deliberate murder). [ref]
Ivan van Sertima
British africanist in new jersey.
Born January 26th, 1935 in Guyana.
Died May 25th, 2009 at 74 years old in Highland Park. [ref]
Oleg Yankovsky
Soviet and russian actor (1944-2009).
Born February 23rd, 1944 in Karsakpay.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 65 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Arthur Erickson
Canadian architect and urban planner.
Born June 14th, 1924 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 84 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Norm Van Lier
American basketball player (1947–2009).
Born April 1st, 1947 in East Liverpool.
Died February 26th, 2009 at 61 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Claude Berri
French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director (1934-2009).
Born July 1st, 1934 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2009 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (stroke). [ref]
Adolf Merckle
Businessman, billionaire (1934–2009).
Born March 18th, 1934 in Dresden.
Died January 5th, 2009 at 74 years old in Blaubeuren. [ref]
Mike Bongiorno
American-born italian television host (1924-2009).
Born May 26th, 1924 in New York City.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Monaco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brenda Joyce
American film actress (1917–2009).
Born February 25th, 1917 in Excelsior Springs.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 92 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Juan Almeida Bosque
Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the cuban revolution (1927-2009).
Born February 17th, 1927 in Havana.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 82 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gerald Cohen
Canadian philosopher (1941–2009).
Born April 14th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died August 5th, 2009 at 68 years old in Oxford. [ref]
George Kell
American baseball player (1922-2009).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in Arkansas.
Died March 24th, 2009 at 86 years old in Arizona.
Frank Vandenbroucke
Road bicycle racer (1974–2009).
Born November 6th, 1974 in Mouscron.
Died October 12th, 2009 at 34 years old in Saly (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Randy Smith
American basketball player (1948–2009).
Born December 12th, 1948 in Bellport. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2009 at 60 years old in Norwich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mustafa Mahmoud
Egyptian scientist and author (1921–2009).
Born December 27th, 1921 in Mit Khaqan.
Died October 31st, 2009 at 87 years old in Giza (cerebral hemorrhage).
Corín Tellado
Spanish romantic novelist (1927–2009).
Born April 25th, 1927 in Viavélez.
Died April 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Gijón (stroke).
Prince Alexandre of Belgium
Prince of belgium.
Born July 18th, 1942 in Royal Castle of Laeken, Château du Stuyvenberg.
Died November 29th, 2009 at 67 years old in Sint-Genesius-Rode (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Godfrey Rampling
British athlete (1909-2009).
Born May 14th, 1909 in London.
Died June 20th, 2009 at 100 years old in Bushey. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 275 of 889
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine