In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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]
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Novelist, mystery writer (1934–2009).
Born September 29th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 75 years old in St. Louis (hepatitis). [ref]
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
President of guatemala; of norwegian parentage (1930-2009).
Born January 24th, 1930 in Guatemala City.
Died December 9th, 2009 at 79 years old in Guatemala City (kidney disease). [ref]
Nizar Rayan
Hamas leader (1959-2009).
Born March 6th, 1959 in Jabalia.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 49 years old in Gaza City (targeted killing by Israel). [ref]
Hanne Darboven
German artist (1941-2009).
Born April 29th, 1941 in Munich.
Died March 9th, 2009 at 67 years old in Hamburg, Rönneburg. [ref]
Fatimah el-Sharif
Queen consort of libya (1911–2009).
Born April 2nd, 1911 in Kufra.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 98 years old in Cairo.
Konstantin Feoktistov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born February 7th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died November 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
Croatian politician (1923–2009).
Born December 6th, 1923 in Korčula.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 85 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
German politician (1926–2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Aachen.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Willy Ronis
French photographer (1910-2009).
Born August 14th, 1910 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2009 at 99 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Andrew Donald Booth
British computer scientist (1918-2009).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Elmbridge.
Died November 29th, 2009 at 91 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Sverre Fehn
Norwegian architect (1924-2009).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Kongsberg.
Died February 23rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Oslo.
José Torres
Puerto rican boxer (1936–2009).
Died January 19th, 2009 at 72 years old in Ponce (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Al Cervi
American basketball player and coach (1917-2009).
Born February 12th, 1917 in Buffalo.
Died November 9th, 2009 at 92 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Jean Dausset
French immunologist (1916-2009).
Born October 19th, 1916 in Toulouse.
Died June 6th, 2009 at 92 years old in Palma.
Stanley Jaki
Hungarian-american priest-theologian and theoretical physicist (1924–2009).
Born August 17th, 1924 in Győr.
Died April 7th, 2009 at 84 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vicente Ferrer Moncho
Indian-spanish philanthropist (1920-2009).
Born April 9th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 89 years old in Ananthapuram. [ref]
Ammo Baba
Iraqi footballer (1934-2009).
Born November 27th, 1934 in Baghdad.
Died May 27th, 2009 at 74 years old in Duhok (diabetes). [ref]
Guy Babylon
American keyboardist (1956-2009).
Born December 20th, 1956 in New Windsor.
Died September 2nd, 2009 at 52 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Grigore Vieru
Moldovan poet (1935–2009).
Born February 14th, 1935 in Pererîta.
Died January 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Chișinău (traffic collision).
José Luis López Vázquez
Spanish actor (1922-2009).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Madrid.
Died November 2nd, 2009 at 87 years old in Madrid (disease). [ref]
Wess
American-born italian singer.
Born August 13th, 1945 in Winston-Salem.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 64 years old in Winston-Salem (asthma).
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Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott