In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Peter Persidis
Austrian footballer (1947-2009).
Born March 8th, 1947 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 2009 at 61 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Bob Christie
Racecar driver (1924-2009).
Born April 4th, 1924 in Grants Pass.
Died June 1st, 2009 at 85 years old in Grants Pass. [ref]
Harry Källström
Swedish rally driver (1939-2009).
Born June 30th, 1939 in Södertälje.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 70 years old in Strömsund (myocardial infarction).
Jacques Hustin
Artist, singer-songwriter (1940-2009).
Born March 15th, 1940 in Liège.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 69 years old [ref]
Mandé Sidibé
Malian economist (1940-2009).
Born January 20th, 1940 in Bafoulabé. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2009 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Li Zuopeng
Chinese general (1914-2009).
Born April 24th, 1914 in Ji'an.
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 94 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Thierry Van Werveke
Luxembourgish actor (1958-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1958 in Geneva.
Died January 12th, 2009 at 50 years old in Luxembourg (cancer).
Marek Walczewski
Polish actor (1937-2009).
Born April 9th, 1937 in Kraków.
Died May 26th, 2009 at 72 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Giuseppe Alessi
Politician (1905-2009).
Born October 29th, 1905 in San Cataldo.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 103 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Yuri Ryazanov
Russian artistic gymnast (1987–2009).
Born March 21st, 1987 in Vladimir.
Died October 20th, 2009 at 22 years old in Sobinsky District (traffic collision). [ref]
Pavlo Zahrebelnyi
Ukrainian writer (1924-2009).
Born August 25th, 1924 in Soloshyne.
Died February 3rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Kyiv, Poltava, Poltava Oblast (tuberculosis). [ref]
Giuseppe Baldini
Italian footballer and manager (1922–2009).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Russi.
Died November 26th, 2009 at 87 years old in Genoa.
Jacques Sylla
Prime minister of madagascar (1946-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1946 in Toamasina, Nosy Boraha.
Died December 26th, 2009 at 63 years old in Antananarivo. [ref]
Gert Jonke
Austrian writer (1946–2009).
Born February 8th, 1946 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died January 4th, 2009 at 62 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Hans Matthöfer
German politician (spd) (1925-2009).
Born September 25th, 1925 in Bochum.
Died November 15th, 2009 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Patricia Bergquist
New zealand zoologist, anatomist and biologist (sponge specialist (1933-2009).
Born March 10th, 1933 in North Shore. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2009 at 76 years old in Auckland (breast cancer). [ref]
Milena Dvorská
Czech actress (1938-2009).
Born September 7th, 1938 in Prostějov. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2009 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Pyotr Velyaminov
Soviet russian film and theater actor (1926-2009).
Born December 7th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died June 14th, 2009 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Mihai Mocanu
Romanian footballer (1942-2009).
Born February 24th, 1942 in Constanța.
Died June 18th, 2009 at 67 years old in Constanța.
Leo Rwabwogo
Ugandan boxer (1949-2009).
Born June 3rd, 1949 in Tororo.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 59 years old in Uganda. [ref]
Nikolay Anikin
Russian cross-country skier (1932-2009).
Born January 25th, 1932 in Ishim.
Died November 14th, 2009 at 77 years old in Duluth (cancer).
Nikola Stanchev
Olympic wrestler (1930–2009).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Tvarditsa.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Ebba Haslund
Norwegian writer and politician (1917-2009).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Seattle.
Died July 10th, 2009 at 91 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Francesco Zagatti
Italian footballer (1932-2009).
Born April 18th, 1932 in Venaria Reale.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 76 years old in Milan (hepatitis).
Norbert Eschmann
Swiss footballer (1933-2009).
Born September 19th, 1933 in Besançon.
Died May 13th, 2009 at 75 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather