In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
James Purdy
Writer (1914–2009).
Born July 17th, 1914 in Fremont.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Charles Gwathmey
American architect (1938–2009).
Born June 19th, 1938 in Charlotte.
Died August 3rd, 2009 at 71 years old in Manhattan (cancer, esophageal cancer). [ref]
Chris Finnegan
British boxer (1944–2009).
Born June 5th, 1944 in Buckinghamshire.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 64 years old in Uxbridge (pneumonia). [ref]
Shigeo Fukuda
Japanese artist (1932-2009).
Born February 4th, 1932 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2009 at 76 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Manea Mănescu
50th prime minister of romania (1974-1979).
Born August 9th, 1916 in Brăila.
Died February 27th, 2009 at 92 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Neil MacCormick
Scottish legal scholar and politician (1941-2009).
Born May 27th, 1941 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2009 at 67 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Yasmine
Belgian singer (1972–2009).
Born March 3rd, 1972 in Antwerp.
Died June 25th, 2009 at 37 years old in Kontich (hanging to death). [ref]
Dina Babbitt
Czech artist (1923-2009).
Born January 21st, 1923 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 29th, 2009 at 86 years old in Felton (cancer). [ref]
Anna Yegorova
Soviet female air force officer (1916–2009).
Born September 23rd, 1916 in Kuvshinovo.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Coosje van Bruggen
Dutch and american sculptor and painter (1942–2009).
Born June 6th, 1942 in Groningen.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer). [ref]
Ahmad Hasan Dani
Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist (1920–2009).
Born June 20th, 1920 in Basna.
Died January 26th, 2009 at 88 years old in Islamabad. [ref]
Chris Harman
British journalist and political activist (1942-2009).
Born November 8th, 1942.
Died November 7th, 2009 at 66 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Félix Malloum
Chadian politician (1932-2009).
Born September 10th, 1932 in Sarh.
Died June 12th, 2009 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (heart failure). [ref]
Susanna Foster
American actress (1924–2009).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died January 17th, 2009 at 84 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Edwin G. Krebs
American biochemist (1918–2009).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Lansing.
Died December 21st, 2009 at 91 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Santha Rama Rau
American writer (1923-2009).
Born January 24th, 1923 in Chennai.
Died April 21st, 2009 at 86 years old in Amenia. [ref]
Stanislav Markelov
Russian lawyer (1974-2009).
Born May 20th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died January 19th, 2009 at 34 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Anne Wiggins Brown
American singer (1912–2009).
Born August 9th, 1912 in Baltimore.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 96 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Michael Currie
American actor (1928-2009).
Born July 24th, 1928 in Kingston.
Died December 22nd, 2009 at 81 years old in Freeport. [ref]
David Levine
American caricaturist (1926-2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died December 29th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Amir Pnueli
Israeli computer scientist (1941–2009) researching temporal logic, model checking, and concurrent systems.
Born April 22nd, 1941 in Nahalal.
Died November 2nd, 2009 at 68 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Richard T. Whitcomb
Us aerospace engineer.
Born February 21st, 1921 in Evanston.
Died October 13th, 2009 at 88 years old in Newport News. [ref]
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo
Writer and president of liberia (1937-2009).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Liberia.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 71 years old in Monrovia. [ref]
Rashidi Kawawa
Tanzanian politician (1926–2009).
Born May 27th, 1926 in Songea.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 83 years old in Dar es Salaam.
Clifford Hansen
American politician (1912-2009).
Born October 16th, 1912 in Teton County.
Died October 20th, 2009 at 97 years old in Jackson. [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner