In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Frank Gardner
Australian racing driver.
Born October 1st, 1931 in Sydney.
Died August 29th, 2009 at 77 years old in Mermaid Waters. [ref]
Tohir Yo‘ldosh
Uzbekistani islamist (1967–2009).
Born October 2nd, 1967 in Namangan.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 41 years old in Pakistan (drone warfare).
Pamela Blake
American actress (1915–2009).
Born August 6th, 1915 in California.
Died October 6th, 2009 at 94 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Lionel Davidson
Writer (1922–2009).
Born March 31st, 1922 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2009 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Joan Martí i Alanis
Catholic archbishop (1928-2009).
Born November 29th, 1928 in El Milà.
Died October 11th, 2009 at 80 years old in Barcelona.
John DeFrancis
American linguist (1911-2009).
Born August 31st, 1911 in Bridgeport.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 97 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Parviz Meshkatian
Iranian musician (1955–2009).
Born May 15th, 1955 in Nishapur.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 54 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Said Siam
Palestinian politician (1959-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1959 in Al-Shati refugee camp.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 49 years old in Jabalia (targeted killing by Israel). [ref]
Giacomo Bulgarelli
Italian footballer (1940-2009).
Born October 24th, 1940 in Medicina.
Died February 12th, 2009 at 68 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Jack Cover
American physicist (1920–2009).
Born April 6th, 1920 in New York City.
Died February 7th, 2009 at 88 years old in Mission Viejo (pneumonia). [ref]
Elżbieta Zawacka
University professor, scouting instructor, freedom fighter during world war ii.
Born March 19th, 1909 in Toruń.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 99 years old in Toruń.
Mino Reitano
Italian singer, songwriter, actor (1944-2009).
Born December 7th, 1944 in Fiumara.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 64 years old in Agrate Brianza (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Tullio Pinelli
Italian screenwriter (1908–2009).
Born June 24th, 1908 in Turin.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Francisco Ayala
Spanish novelist.
Born March 16th, 1906 in Granada.
Died November 3rd, 2009 at 103 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh
Azerbaijani poet (1925–2009).
Born August 16th, 1925 in Shaki.
Died February 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Baku.
Eduardo Rózsa-Flores
Bolivian-hungarian-croatian soldier, journalist, actor, and secret agent.
Born March 31st, 1960 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Died April 16th, 2009 at 49 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (gunshot wound). [ref]
José Torres
Puerto rican boxer (1936–2009).
Died January 19th, 2009 at 72 years old in Ponce (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alan A'Court
English footballer (1934-2009).
Born September 30th, 1934 in Rainhill.
Died December 14th, 2009 at 75 years old in Nantwich (cancer). [ref]
Sim
French comic actor (1926–2009).
Born July 21st, 1926 in Cauterets.
Died September 6th, 2009 at 83 years old in Fréjus (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Brian Goodwin
Canadian mathematician and biologist (1931–2009).
Born March 25th, 1931 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 78 years old in Dartington (falling from height). [ref]
Tomoji Tanabe
Japanese supercentenarian (1895–2009).
Born September 18th, 1895 in Miyakonojo.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 113 years old in Miyakonojo. [ref]
Jürgen Rieger
German politician (1946–2009).
Born May 11th, 1946 in Blexen.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 63 years old in Berlin (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Pentti Airikkala
Rally driver, competed in world rally championship events in finland, sweden, and the uk.
Born September 4th, 1945 in Helsinki.
Died September 30th, 2009 at 64 years old in Bray (liver disease). [ref]
Frank Coghlan, Jr.
Actor (1916-2009).
Born March 15th, 1916 in New Haven.
Died September 7th, 2009 at 93 years old in Saugus.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams