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In the year 2009
889 Notable deaths
Mohit Sharma
Ashoka chakra recipient.
Born January 13th, 1978 in Rohtak.
Died March 21st, 2009 at 31 years old in Kupwara district.
Jim Rohn
American motivational speaker.
Born September 17th, 1930 in Yakima.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 79 years old in West Hills (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
J. G. Ballard
British novelist (1930–2009).
Born November 15th, 1930 in Shanghai, Shanghai International Settlement.
Died April 19th, 2009 at 78 years old in London (prostate cancer). [ref]
Oral Roberts
Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality.
Born January 24th, 1918 in Ada.
Died December 15th, 2009 at 91 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]
John Updike
American novelist, poet (1932–2009).
Born March 18th, 1932 in Reading.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 76 years old in Danvers (lung cancer). [ref]
Jim Carroll
American author, poet, and punk musician.
Born August 1st, 1949 in Manhattan, 70 years.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 60 years old in New York City.
Nagesh
Indian actor and comedian (1933–2009).
Born September 27th, 1933 in Dharapuram. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2009 at 75 years old in Chennai (cardiovascular disease, diabetes). [ref]
Henry Gibson
American actor (1935–2009).
Born September 21st, 1935 in Germantown.
Died September 14th, 2009 at 73 years old in Malibu (cancer, infarction). [ref]
Pat Hingle
Actor (1924-2009).
Born July 19th, 1924 in Denver. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Carolina Beach (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Paul Harvey
American broadcaster (1918-2009).
Born September 4th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died February 28th, 2009 at 90 years old in Phoenix.
Soupy Sales
American comedian, actor and radio/television personality (1926-2009).
Born January 8th, 1926 in Franklinton.
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 83 years old in The Bronx (cancer). [ref]
Hélio Gracie
Brazilian practitioner of brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Born October 1st, 1913 in Belém.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 95 years old in Petrópolis (disease). [ref]
Lou Albano
American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, and actor (1933-2009).
Died October 14th, 2009 at 76 years old in Westchester County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gene Barry
American stage, screen, and television actor (1919-2009).
Born June 14th, 1919 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2009 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Ron Silver
Actor, activist (1946-2009).
Born July 2nd, 1946 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2009 at 62 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009).
Born November 28th, 1908 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2009 at 100 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrew Wyeth
American realist painter (1917-2009).
Born July 12th, 1917 in Chadds Ford Township. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2009 at 91 years old in Chadds Ford Township (disease). [ref]
Jang Ja-yeon
South korean actress.
Born January 25th, 1980 in Jeongeup.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 29 years old in Seongnam (asphyxia). [ref]
Keith Floyd
British celebrity cook, television personality and restaurateur (1943-2009).
Born December 28th, 1943 in Reading.
Died September 14th, 2009 at 65 years old in Bridport (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mollie Sugden
British actress (1922-2009).
Born July 21st, 1922 in Keighley.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Guildford (disease). [ref]
Frank McCourt
Irish-american teacher and pulitzer prize–winning writer.
Born August 19th, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 78 years old in Manhattan (melanoma). [ref]
Kim Dae-jung
8th president of the republic of korea (1924–2009).
Born January 6th, 1924 in Hauido. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2009 at 85 years old in Severance Hospital (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Roh Moo-hyun
16th president of the republic of korea (1946-2009).
Born September 1st, 1946 in Gimhae.
Died May 23rd, 2009 at 62 years old in Gimhae (head injury, suicide by jumping from height). [ref]
Al Martino
American actor and singer (1927–2009).
Born October 7th, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died October 13th, 2009 at 82 years old in Springfield Township. [ref]
Harve Presnell
American actor and singer (1933–2009).
Born September 14th, 1933 in Modesto.
Died June 30th, 2009 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (pancreatic cancer).
Deaths 51 to 75 of 889
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson