In the year 2009
889 Notable deaths
Mercedes Sosa
Argentine singer (1935-2009).
Born July 9th, 1935 in San Miguel de Tucumán. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2009 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (kidney failure). [ref]
Danny La Rue
British entertainer.
Died May 31st, 2009 at 81 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (prostate cancer).
Sergei Magnitsky
Russian tax advisor who died in police custody (1972–2009).
Born April 8th, 1972 in Odesa.
Died November 16th, 2009 at 37 years old in Matrosskaya Tishina (blunt trauma).
Abdurrahman Wahid
4th president of indonesia.
Born September 7th, 1940 in Jombang.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 69 years old in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Taylor Mitchell
Canadian singer (1990-2009).
Born August 27th, 1990 in Toronto.
Died October 28th, 2009 at 19 years old in Halifax (coyote attack). [ref]
Kim Manners
American television director and producer (1951–2009).
Born January 13th, 1951 in Los Angeles.
Died January 25th, 2009 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
David Eddings
American novelist.
Born July 7th, 1931 in Spokane.
Died June 2nd, 2009 at 77 years old in Carson City. [ref]
Mitsuharu Misawa
Japanese professional wrestler.
Born June 18th, 1962 in Koshigaya.
Died June 13th, 2009 at 46 years old in Hiroshima. [ref]
Lucy Gordon
British actress and model (1980-2009).
Born May 22nd, 1980 in Oxford. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 28 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (hanging). [ref]
Harry Patch
Soldier, last soldier to serve in the trenches of world war i.
Born June 17th, 1898 in Somerset.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 111 years old in Wells. [ref]
Joseph Wiseman
Canadian actor (1918-2009).
Born May 15th, 1918 in Montreal. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2009 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Tiller
American physician from wichita, kansas murdered by anti-abortion extremist (1941-2009).
Born August 8th, 1941 in Wichita.
Died May 31st, 2009 at 67 years old in Wichita (ballistic trauma).
Merce Cunningham
American dancer and choreographer (1919–2009).
Born April 16th, 1919 in Centralia.
Died July 26th, 2009 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Wayman Tisdale
Basketball player.
Born June 9th, 1964 in Fort Worth.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 44 years old in Tulsa (bone cancer). [ref]
Andy Hallett
American actor and singer (1975-2009).
Born August 4th, 1975 in Barnstable.
Died March 29th, 2009 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Omar Bongo
Gabonese politician (1935–2009).
Born December 30th, 1935 in Bongoville.
Died June 8th, 2009 at 73 years old in Barcelona (small intestine cancer, myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexis Argüello
Nicaraguan boxer (1952-2009).
Born April 19th, 1952 in Managua.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 57 years old in Managua (gunshot wound). [ref]
Philip Carey
United states marine and actor (1925-2009).
Born July 15th, 1925 in Hackensack. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2009 at 83 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Frankie Manning
American dancer and choreographer.
Born May 26th, 1914 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2009 at 94 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Arnold Stang
American actor (1918–2009).
Born September 28th, 1918 in New York City.
Died December 20th, 2009 at 91 years old in Newton (pneumonia). [ref]
Vic Chesnutt
Singer-songwriter from athens, georgia (1964–2009).
Born November 12th, 1964 in Jacksonville.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 45 years old in Athens (drug overdose). [ref]
Pina Bausch
German dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director.
Born July 27th, 1940 in Solingen. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2009 at 68 years old in Wuppertal (lung cancer). [ref]
John Bachar
American rock climber (1957-2009).
Born March 23rd, 1957 in Los Angeles.
Died July 5th, 2009 at 52 years old in California. [ref]
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist.
Born April 28th, 1926 in Greene County. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2009 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Willy DeVille
American musician, singer-songwriter.
Born August 27th, 1953 in Stamford. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2009 at 55 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 125 of 889
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir