In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Adolf Endler
German writer (1930–2009).
Born September 20th, 1930 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 2nd, 2009 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Qamar Aden Ali
Somali politician (1957-2009).
Born September 19th, 1957 in Banaadir.
Died December 3rd, 2009 at 52 years old in Mogadishu (suicide attack). [ref]
Frank J. Low
American astronomer (1933–2009).
Born November 23rd, 1933 in Mobile.
Died June 11th, 2009 at 75 years old in Tucson (disease). [ref]
Remy Chauvin
French entomologist (1913–2009).
Born October 10th, 1913 in Toulon. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2009 at 96 years old in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. [ref]
Bill Disney
American speed skater (1932–2009).
Born April 3rd, 1932 in Topeka.
Died April 22nd, 2009 at 77 years old in Lake Havasu City. [ref]
Geertje Wielema
Swimmer (1934-2009).
Born July 24th, 1934 in Hilversum.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 75 years old in Almere.
Maurice Chappaz
Swiss poet (1916-2009).
Born December 21st, 1916 in Lausanne.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Martigny. [ref]
Helge Reiss
Norwegian actor (1928–2009).
Born February 27th, 1928 in Oslo.
Died November 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Claude Nollier
French actress (1918–2009).
Born December 12th, 1919 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 12th, 2009 at 89 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Henk Nijdam
Dutch road bicycle racer (1935–2009).
Born August 26th, 1935 in Haren.
Died April 30th, 2009 at 73 years old in Breda.
Yuri Kurnenin
Russian footballer (1954-2009).
Born June 14th, 1954 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died July 30th, 2009 at 55 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Yukio Endō
Japanese gymnast (1937–2009).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Akita.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 72 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Oswald Karch
Racecar driver (1917–2009).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Ludwigshafen.
Died January 28th, 2009 at 91 years old in Mannheim.
Andriy Fedchuk
Ukrainian boxer (1980–2009).
Born January 12th, 1980 in Kolomyia. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2009 at 29 years old in Kolomyia (traffic collision). [ref]
Ivan Gubijan
Athletics competitor (1923–2009).
Born June 14th, 1923 in Bjelovar. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2009 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Edhi Handoko
Indonesian chess player (1960–2009).
Born August 28th, 1960 in Surakarta.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 48 years old in Bogor (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tavo Burat
Italian journalist and writer (1932–2009).
Born May 22nd, 1932 in Stezzano.
Died December 8th, 2009 at 77 years old in Biella.
Harry Hill
English racing cyclist (1916-2009).
Born May 8th, 1916 in Padiham.
Died January 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Bury (pneumonia).
Ercole Rabitti
Italian footballer and manager (1921-2009).
Born August 24th, 1921 in Turin.
Died May 28th, 2009 at 87 years old in Ferrara. [ref]
Baciro Dabó
Guinea-bissauan politician (1958-2009).
Born March 12th, 1958 in Bigene.
Died June 5th, 2009 at 51 years old [ref]
Urpo Korhonen
Finnish cross-country skier (1923-2009).
Born February 8th, 1923 in Rautalampi.
Died August 10th, 2009 at 86 years old in Lahti. [ref]
Igor Stelnov
Russian ice hockey player (1963–2009).
Born February 12th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died March 24th, 2009 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Willy Kyrklund
Finland swedish writer (1921–2009).
Born February 27th, 1921 in Helsinki.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 88 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Alaksandar Aksionaw
Soviet politician (1924–2009).
Born October 9th, 1924 in Kuntaraŭka.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 84 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Willy Kernen
Swiss footballer (1929-2009).
Born August 6th, 1929 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died November 12th, 2009 at 80 years old in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes