In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Mathieu Montcourt
French tennis player (1985–2009).
Born March 4th, 1985 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 7th, 2009 at 24 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Eddie Locke
American musician (1930–2009).
Born August 2nd, 1930 in Detroit.
Died September 7th, 2009 at 79 years old in Ramsey. [ref]
François Villiers
French director (1920-2009).
Born March 2nd, 1920 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 88 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Nina Raspopova
Soviet aviator (1913–2009).
Born December 31st, 1913 in Magdagachi.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 95 years old in Mytishchi.
Henri Meschonnic
French writer and linguist (1932–2009).
Born September 18th, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 8th, 2009 at 76 years old in Villejuif. [ref]
René Bliard
French footballer (1932–2009).
Born October 18th, 1932 in Dizy. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2009 at 76 years old in Montreuil. [ref]
Folke Sundquist
Swedish actor (1925-2009).
Born November 4th, 1925 in Falun.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Malmö (myocardial infarction).
Hubertus Brandenburg
Roman catholic bishop of stockholm (1923-2009).
Born November 17th, 1923 in Osnabrück.
Died November 4th, 2009 at 85 years old in Osnabrück. [ref]
Uma Aaltonen
Finnish author, journalist, and green league politician (1940-2009).
Born August 28th, 1940 in Vihti.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 68 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Tullio Kezich
Italian screenwriter, film critic, and actor (1928-2009).
Born September 17th, 1928 in Trieste.
Died August 17th, 2009 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ingeborg Hunzinger
German sculptor and politician (1915-2009).
Born February 3rd, 1915 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 94 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Péter Bacsó
Film director (1928–2009).
Born January 6th, 1928 in Košice.
Died March 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Karen Harup
Danish swimmer.
Born November 20th, 1924 in Skovshoved.
Died July 9th, 2009 at 84 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Jean-Baptiste Tati-Loutard
Republic of the congo politician (1938–2009).
Born December 15th, 1938 in Pointe-Noire. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2009 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (disease). [ref]
Daniel Bekker
South african boxer (1932-2009).
Born February 9th, 1932 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape.
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 77 years old in Pretoria (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Vera Rich
British poet, journalist, historian, and translator (1936–2009).
Born April 24th, 1936 in London.
Died December 20th, 2009 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Pepe Rubianes
Spanish actor (1947-2009).
Born September 2nd, 1947 in Vilagarcía de Arousa.
Died March 1st, 2009 at 61 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer). [ref]
Jacques Baratier
French film director (1918–2009).
Born March 8th, 1918 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2009 at 91 years old in Antony. [ref]
Carole Roussopoulos
French-swiss feminist and film director (1945-2009).
Born May 25th, 1945 in Lausanne.
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 64 years old in Sion.
Milan Rúfus
Slovak poet, translator and writer (1928–2009).
Born December 10th, 1928 in Závažná Poruba.
Died January 11th, 2009 at 80 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Edmund Hlawka
Austrian mathematician.
Born November 5th, 1916 in Bruck an der Mur.
Died February 19th, 2009 at 92 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ken Henry
Us speed skater (1929–2009).
Born January 7th, 1929 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2009 at 80 years old in Lake Bluff. [ref]
Simon Vinkenoog
Dutch writer (1928-2009).
Born July 18th, 1928 in Amsterdam.
Died July 12th, 2009 at 80 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Zequinha
Brazilian footballer (1934-2009).
Born November 18th, 1934 in Recife.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 74 years old in Recife.
John Elsworthy
Welsh footballer (1931-2009).
Born July 26th, 1931 in Nant-y-derry.
Died May 3rd, 2009 at 77 years old in Ipswich (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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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