In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Francisco Valdés
Chilean footballer (1943-2009).
Born March 19th, 1943 in Santiago.
Died August 10th, 2009 at 66 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Giorgio Carbone
Italian florist and prince of seborga, founder and 1st head of state of the principality of seborga (1936–2009).
Born June 14th, 1936 in Seborga.
Died November 25th, 2009 at 73 years old in Seborga (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Omar Dhani
Commander of the indonesian air force (1924-2009).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Surakarta.
Died July 24th, 2009 at 85 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Pierre Samuel
French mathematician (1921–2009).
Born September 12th, 1921 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2009 at 87 years old in Antony. [ref]
Ivan Dykhovichny
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (1947–2009).
Born October 16th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 2009 at 61 years old in Moscow (lymphoma).
Arne Bendiksen
Norwegian singer, lyricist, composer and producer (1926–2009).
Born October 19th, 1926 in Bergen.
Died March 26th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bergen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Félix Luna
Argentine writer, lyricist and historian (1925–2009).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 5th, 2009 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Kazuhiko Nishijima
Japanese physicist (1926-2009).
Born October 4th, 1926 in Tsuchiura.
Died February 15th, 2009 at 82 years old in Tokyo (leukemia).
Abdelkebir Khatibi
Moroccan writer (1938-2009).
Born February 11th, 1938 in El Jadida.
Died March 16th, 2009 at 71 years old in Rabat (myocardial infarction).
Semyon Farada
Soviet and russian actor (1933-2009).
Born December 31st, 1933 in Nikolsky.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 75 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Vyacheslav Nevinny
Soviet and russian actor (1934–2009).
Born November 30th, 1934 in Tula.
Died May 31st, 2009 at 74 years old in Moscow (diabetes).
Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi
Libyan politician (1935-2009).
Born November 29th, 1935 in Haifa.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 73 years old in Damascus.
René Monory
French politician (1923-2009).
Born June 6th, 1923 in Loudun.
Died April 11th, 2009 at 85 years old in Loudun (disease).
Åke Lindman
Finland swedish actor, director and football player (1928-2009).
Born January 11th, 1928 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2009 at 81 years old in Espoo. [ref]
Manuel Solís Palma
Panamanian president (1917-2009).
Born December 3rd, 1917 in Los Santos Province.
Died November 6th, 2009 at 91 years old in Panama City (edema).
Blanca Varela
Peruvian poet (1926–2009).
Born August 10th, 1926 in Lima.
Died March 12th, 2009 at 82 years old in Lima. [ref]
Conyers Herring
American physicist (1914–2009).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Scotia.
Died July 23rd, 2009 at 94 years old in Palo Alto.
Ernst Benda
German legal scholar, politician, and judge (1925–2009).
Born January 15th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Tony Marsh
British racing driver (1931-2009).
Born July 20th, 1931 in Stourbridge.
Died May 7th, 2009 at 77 years old in Petersfield. [ref]
Andrés Montes
Sports journalist (1955–2009).
Born November 27th, 1955 in Madrid.
Died October 16th, 2009 at 53 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Nikolay Olyalin
Soviet and ukrainian film actor, film director and screenwriter (1941-2009).
Born May 22nd, 1941 in Opikhalino.
Died November 17th, 2009 at 68 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Caldwell
Boxer (1938-2009).
Born May 7th, 1938 in Belfast.
Died July 10th, 2009 at 71 years old in Belfast (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Pierre Gamarra
French writer (1919–2009).
Born July 10th, 1919 in Toulouse.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 89 years old in Argenteuil.
Bei Shizhang
Chinese biologist (1903-2009).
Born October 10th, 1903 in Zhenhai District.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 106 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Tamás Cseh
Hungarian singer-songwriter and actor (1943-2009).
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Budapest.
Died August 7th, 2009 at 66 years old in Budapest.
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender