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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
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.
Pio Laghi
Catholic cardinal (1922–2009).
Died January 11th, 2009 at 86 years old in Rome (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Tomoji Tanabe
Japanese supercentenarian (1895–2009).
Born September 18th, 1895 in Miyakonojo.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 113 years old in Miyakonojo. [ref]
Horst Szymaniak
German footballer (1934-2009).
Born August 29th, 1934 in Oer-Erkenschwick.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 75 years old in Osnabrück District. [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]
Helle Virkner
Danish actress (1925-2009).
Born September 15th, 1925 in Aarhus.
Died June 10th, 2009 at 83 years old in Charlottenlund (cancer). [ref]
Stephanie Parker
Welsh actress (1987-2009).
Born March 29th, 1987 in Brighton.
Died April 18th, 2009 at 22 years old in Pontypridd (hanging to death). [ref]
Friaça
Brazilian footballer (1924-2009).
Born October 20th, 1924 in Porciúncula.
Died January 12th, 2009 at 84 years old in Itaperuna (pneumonia). [ref]
Tony Kendall
Italian model and film actor (1936–2009).
Born August 22nd, 1936 in Rome.
Died November 28th, 2009 at 73 years old in Rome. [ref]
Andrea Mead Lawrence
Alpine skier (1932-2009).
Born April 19th, 1932 in Rutland County.
Died March 30th, 2009 at 76 years old in Mammoth Lakes (brain cancer). [ref]
Leon Kirchner
American composer (1919-2009).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died September 17th, 2009 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Vladimir Turchinsky
Russian bodybuilder (1963–2009).
Born September 28th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 46 years old in Pashukovo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fernanda Pivano
Italian writer, journalist, translator and literary critic (1917-2009).
Born July 18th, 1917 in Genoa.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 92 years old in Milan. [ref]
Marian Cozma
Romanian handball player (1982–2009).
Born September 8th, 1982 in Bucharest.
Died February 8th, 2009 at 26 years old in Veszprém (knife fight). [ref]
Aarne Arvonen
Finnish supercentenarian (1897–2009).
Born August 4th, 1897 in Helsinki.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 111 years old in Järvenpää (pneumonia). [ref]
Eleanor F. Helin
American astronomer (1932-2009).
Born November 19th, 1932 in Pasadena.
Died January 25th, 2009 at 76 years old
Olgierd Zienkiewicz
British academic of polish descent, mathematician and civil engineer (1921-2009).
Born May 18th, 1921 in Caterham.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 87 years old in Swansea. [ref]
Mike Whitmarsh
American beach volleyball player (1962–2009).
Born May 18th, 1962 in San Diego.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 46 years old in Solana Beach (asphyxia). [ref]
Peter Arundell
British racing driver.
Born November 8th, 1933 in Ilford.
Died June 16th, 2009 at 75 years old in King's Lynn (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Idea Vilariño
Uruguayan poet, essayist and literary critic (1920-2009).
Born August 18th, 1920 in Montevideo.
Died April 28th, 2009 at 88 years old in Montevideo.
Türkan Saylan
Turkish physician and writer (1935–2009).
Born December 13th, 1935 in Istanbul.
Died May 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi
Jewish historian (1932–2009).
Born May 20th, 1932 in The Bronx.
Died December 8th, 2009 at 77 years old in Manhattan (lung disease).
Alexander Piatigorsky
Russian philosopher (1929–2009).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Michel Clouscard
French marxist philosopher and sociologist (1928–2009).
Born August 6th, 1928 in Montpinier.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 80 years old in Gaillac (Parkinson's disease).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche