In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Milorad Pavić
Serbian writer (1929–2009).
Born October 15th, 1929 in Belgrade.
Died November 30th, 2009 at 80 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
Ray Solomonoff
American artificial intelligence researcher (1926-2009).
Born July 25th, 1926 in Cleveland.
Died December 7th, 2009 at 83 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Howard Zieff
American film director (1927–2009).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Chicago.
Died February 22nd, 2009 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Maryanne Amacher
American composer and installation artist (1938–2009).
Born February 25th, 1943 in Kane. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 66 years old in Rhinebeck. [ref]
Knut Haugland
Norwegian resistance fighter (1917-2009).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Rjukan.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 92 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ray Dennis Steckler
Actor, director, producer, cinematographer (1938-2009).
Born January 25th, 1938 in Reading.
Died January 7th, 2009 at 70 years old in Las Vegas Valley. [ref]
Anastasia Baburova
Ukrainian journalist (1983–2009).
Born November 30th, 1983 in Sevastopol.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 25 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Susanne Wenger
Austrian-nigerian artist (1915-2009).
Died January 12th, 2009 at 93 years old in Osogbo (disease).
Jocelyn Quivrin
French actor (1979–2009).
Born February 14th, 1979 in Dijon.
Died November 16th, 2009 at 30 years old in Saint-Cloud (single-vehicle accident). [ref]
Ian Carr
British jazz trumpeter, composer and writer (1933–2009).
Born April 21st, 1933 in Dumfries.
Died February 25th, 2009 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Teddy Mayer
American businessman.
Born September 8th, 1935 in Scranton.
Died January 30th, 2009 at 73 years old in England (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Alison Des Forges
American historian and human rights activist.
Born August 20th, 1942 in Schenectady.
Died February 12th, 2009 at 66 years old in Clarence Center. [ref]
John Maddox
Welsh chemist, physicist, journalist and editor (1925–2009).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Penllergaer. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2009 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Robert Holdstock
British fantasy and science fiction author (1948-2009).
Born August 2nd, 1948 in Hythe.
Died November 29th, 2009 at 61 years old in London. [ref]
Luther Dixon
American songwriter, record producer, singer, conductor (1931-2009).
Born August 7th, 1931 in Jacksonville.
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 78 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Kamila Skolimowska
Polish hammer thrower.
Born November 4th, 1982 in Warsaw.
Died February 18th, 2009 at 26 years old in Vila Real de Santo António (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Marilyn Cooper
American actress (1934–2009).
Born December 14th, 1934 in New York City.
Died April 22nd, 2009 at 74 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Erich Kunzel
American orchestra conductor; conductor of the cincinnati pops orchestra (1935–2009).
Born March 21st, 1935 in New York City.
Died September 1st, 2009 at 74 years old in Bar Harbor (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Charlie Mariano
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu
Turkish statesperson (1954–2009).
Born December 31st, 1954 in Şarkışla.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 54 years old in Göksun district. [ref]
Gianna Maria Canale
Italian actress (1927-2009).
Born September 12th, 1927 in Reggio Calabria.
Died February 13th, 2009 at 81 years old in Sutri.
Filip Nikolic
French singer and actor of serbian descent.
Born September 1st, 1974 in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2009 at 35 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (drug overdose). [ref]
Robert F. Furchgott
American biochemist (1916-2009).
Born June 4th, 1916 in Charleston.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 92 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Iraqi politician (1953-2009).
Born January 1st, 1953 in Najaf.
Died August 26th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tehran (lung cancer). [ref]
Ekaterina Maximova
Russian ballet dancer (1939-2009).
Born February 1st, 1939 in Moscow.
Died April 28th, 2009 at 70 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce