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In the year 2009
957 Notable deaths
Lasantha Wickrematunge
Sri lankan journalist (1958-2009).
Born April 5th, 1958 in Colombo.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 50 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Akmal Shaikh
Taxi driver and criminal executed for drug offences in china.
Born April 5th, 1956 in Pakistan.
Died December 29th, 2009 at 53 years old in Ürümqi (lethal injection). [ref]
Griffin Bell
American judge (1918-2009).
Born October 31st, 1918 in Americus.
Died January 5th, 2009 at 90 years old in Atlanta (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Edward Goldsmith
British environmentalist, writer and philosopher (1928–2009).
Born November 8th, 1928 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 21st, 2009 at 80 years old in Siena. [ref]
Nelly Arcan
Canadian novelist (1973–2009).
Born March 5th, 1973 in Lac-Mégantic.
Died September 24th, 2009 at 36 years old in Montreal (hanging to death). [ref]
William Alston
American christian philosopher (1921–2009).
Born November 29th, 1921 in Shreveport.
Died September 13th, 2009 at 87 years old in Onondaga County.
Jean Martin
French actor (1922-2009).
Born March 6th, 1922 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 2nd, 2009 at 86 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Lukas Foss
American composer (1922-2009).
Born August 15th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died February 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Barkmann
German world war ii soldier (1919–2009).
Born August 25th, 1919 in Kisdorf.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 89 years old in Kisdorf. [ref]
Samak Sundaravej
Thai politician (1935-2009).
Born June 13th, 1935 in Bangkok.
Died November 24th, 2009 at 74 years old in Bangkok (liver cancer). [ref]
Vasily Aksyonov
Soviet-american writer (1932-2009).
Born August 20th, 1932 in Kazan.
Died July 6th, 2009 at 76 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Jackie Ronne
American explorer (1919–2009).
Born October 13th, 1919 in Baltimore.
Died June 14th, 2009 at 89 years old in Bethesda (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ramses Shaffy
Dutch-french singer and actor (1933–2009).
Born August 29th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2009 at 76 years old in Amsterdam (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Virginia Prince
American transgender activist (1912–2009).
Born November 23rd, 1913 in Los Angeles.
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 95 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hugh Hopper
English bass guitarist (1945–2009).
Born April 29th, 1945 in Canterbury.
Died June 7th, 2009 at 64 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Edward Schillebeeckx
Belgian theologian (1914-2009).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 95 years old in Nijmegen. [ref]
Bud Shank
American jazz saxophonist and flautist (1926–2009).
Born May 27th, 1926 in Dayton.
Died April 2nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Tucson (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Robert Anderson
American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917–2009).
Born April 28th, 1917 in Manhattan.
Died February 9th, 2009 at 91 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).
Luís Cabral
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1931-2009).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Bissau.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Torres Vedras (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Natalya Estemirova
Russian human rights activist (1958-2009).
Born February 28th, 1958 in Kamyshlov.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 51 years old in Gazi-Yurt. [ref]
Lloyd Ruby
American racing driver (1928-2009).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Wichita Falls.
Died March 23rd, 2009 at 81 years old in Wichita Falls. [ref]
Valentin Varennikov
Soviet general and russian politician (1923-2009).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Krasnodar.
Died May 6th, 2009 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Darren Sutherland
Irish boxer (1982-2009).
Born April 18th, 1982 in Dublin.
Died September 14th, 2009 at 27 years old in Bromley (hanging to death). [ref]
Dana Vávrová
Czech-german actress and film director (1967-2009).
Born August 9th, 1967 in Prague.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 41 years old in Munich (cervix uterine cancer). [ref]
Deaths 326 to 350 of 957
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe