In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Ji Xianlin
Chinese academic, linguist, historian, translator and university teacher (1911-2009).
Born August 6th, 1911 in Linqing.
Died July 11th, 2009 at 97 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Armen Takhtajan
Soviet-armenian botanist (1910-2009).
Born June 10th, 1910 in Shusha.
Died November 13th, 2009 at 99 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
W. D. Snodgrass
American poet (1926–2009).
Born January 5th, 1926 in Beaver Falls.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Madison County (lung cancer).
Herbert York
American physicist (1921-2009).
Born November 24th, 1921 in Rochester.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in San Diego (leukemia).
Lyudmila Zykina
Russian folk singer (1929-2009).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 80 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ertuğrul Osman Osmanoğlu
Ottoman noble (1912–2009).
Born August 18th, 1912 in Istanbul.
Died September 23rd, 2009 at 97 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure). [ref]
Allan King
Canadian film director (1930-2009).
Born February 6th, 1930 in Vancouver.
Died June 15th, 2009 at 79 years old in Toronto (brain cancer). [ref]
Monica Bleibtreu
Austrian actress and screenwriter (1944–2009).
Died May 14th, 2009 at 65 years old in Hamburg (lung cancer).
Daniel Carasso
French and american businessman (1905–2009).
Born December 16th, 1905 in Thessaloniki.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 103 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Eddie Bo
New orleans r&b musician (1930-2009).
Born September 20th, 1930 in New Orleans.
Died March 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Picayune (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hugh Leonard
Irish writer (1926–2009).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Dublin.
Died February 12th, 2009 at 82 years old in Dalkey. [ref]
Clodovil Hernandes
Brazilian stylist, tv host and politician (1937-2009).
Born June 17th, 1937 in Elisiário.
Died March 17th, 2009 at 71 years old in Brasília (stroke). [ref]
Lei Clijsters
Belgian association football player (1956-2009).
Born November 6th, 1956 in Opitter.
Died January 4th, 2009 at 52 years old in Meeuwen-Gruitrode (lung cancer). [ref]
Anna Karen Morrow
Actress (1914–2009).
Born September 20th, 1914 in New Jersey.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 94 years old in California (disease). [ref]
Béla Király
Hungarian officer, professor, and politician (1912-2009).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Kaposvár.
Died July 7th, 2009 at 97 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Brian Barry
British philosopher (1936–2009).
Born January 13th, 1936 in London. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2009 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Martin Hengel
German historian of religion (1926–2009).
Born December 14th, 1926 in Reutlingen.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Alastair McCorquodale
British athlete (1925-2009).
Born December 5th, 1925 in Glasgow.
Died February 27th, 2009 at 83 years old in Grantham. [ref]
Cahal Daly
Cardinal (1917–2009).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Loughguile.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Belfast City Hospital. [ref]
Waldemar Matuška
Czech actor and singer (1932–2009).
Born July 2nd, 1932 in Košice. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2009 at 76 years old in St. Petersburg (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Dudu Topaz
Israeli comedian (1946-2009).
Born September 20th, 1946 in Haifa.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 62 years old in Ramla (hanging to death). [ref]
Mamadou Dia
Prime minister of senegal (1910-2009).
Born July 18th, 1910 in Khombole.
Died January 25th, 2009 at 98 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Johannes Mario Simmel
Austrian writer (1924–2009).
Born April 7th, 1924 in Vienna.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 84 years old in Lucerne. [ref]
Salvatore Samperi
Italian film director (1944–2009).
Born July 26th, 1944 in Padua.
Died March 5th, 2009 at 64 years old in Rome.
Mari Trini
Spanish singer-songwriter.
Born July 12th, 1947 in Caravaca de la Cruz.
Died April 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Murcia (lung cancer). [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare