In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
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]
Lou Perryman
American actor (1941-2009).
Born August 15th, 1941 in Cooke County.
Died April 1st, 2009 at 67 years old in Austin. [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]
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]
Prince Alexandre of Belgium
Prince of belgium (1942–2009).
Born July 18th, 1942 in Royal Castle of Laeken, Château of Stuyvenberg.
Died November 29th, 2009 at 67 years old in Sint-Genesius-Rode (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 muslm and author (1921–2009).
Born December 27th, 1921 in Mit Khaqan.
Died October 31st, 2009 at 87 years old in Giza (cerebral hemorrhage).
Thomas Hill
American actor (1927–2009).
Born June 2nd, 1927 in Mussoorie.
Died April 20th, 2009 at 81 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Corín Tellado
Spanish romantic novelist (1927–2009).
Born April 25th, 1927 in Viavélez.
Died April 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Gijón (stroke).
Godfrey Rampling
English army officer and olympic medalist (1909–2009).
Born May 14th, 1909 in London.
Died June 20th, 2009 at 100 years old in Bushey. [ref]
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Soviet and russian actor (1928—2009).
Born February 8th, 1928 in Pavlovsky Posad.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Moscow (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
Former caretaker prime minister of pakistan (1931–2009).
Born August 14th, 1931 in Shaheed Benazirabad District.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Helen Levitt
American photographer (1913-2009).
Born August 31st, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died March 29th, 2009 at 95 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Venetia Burney
British schoolteacher, namer of the dwarf planet pluto.
Born July 11th, 1918 in England.
Died April 30th, 2009 at 90 years old in Banstead.
Paul Naschy
Spanish actor, screenwriter, and director (1934–2009).
Born September 6th, 1934 in Madrid.
Died November 30th, 2009 at 75 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Thomas Berry
American priest (1914–2009).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Greensboro.
Died June 1st, 2009 at 94 years old in Greensboro. [ref]
Willem Johan Kolff
Dutch medical researcher (1911–2009).
Born February 14th, 1911 in Leiden.
Died February 11th, 2009 at 97 years old in Delaware County. [ref]
Lawrence Halprin
American landscape architect (1916–2009).
Born July 1st, 1916 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 93 years old in New York City, Kentfield. [ref]
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
South african politician (1940-2009).
Born October 9th, 1940 in Durban.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 69 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Jane Bryan
American actress; united states federal arts commission member (1918–2009).
Born June 11th, 1918 in Hollywood.
Died April 8th, 2009 at 90 years old in Pebble Beach. [ref]
Jim Dickinson
American musician (1941–2009).
Born November 15th, 1941 in Little Rock.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 67 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
South african politician (1937-2009).
Born September 18th, 1937 in Kroonstad.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 71 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Lino Lacedelli
Italian mountain climber (1925–2009).
Born December 4th, 1925 in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 83 years old in Cortina d'Ampezzo. [ref]
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black