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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist (1924–2009).
Born April 28th, 1926 in East Durham.
Died February 7th, 2009 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Pina Bausch
German dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director (1940–2009).
Born July 27th, 1940 in Solingen.
Died June 30th, 2009 at 68 years old in Wuppertal (lung cancer). [ref]
Willy DeVille
American singer-songwriter (1950–2009).
Born August 27th, 1953 in Stamford. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2009 at 55 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Eric Woolfson
Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist (1945–2009).
Born March 18th, 1945 in Glasgow.
Died December 2nd, 2009 at 64 years old in London (kidney cancer). [ref]
Dave Arneson
American game designer (1947-2009).
Born October 1st, 1947 in Hennepin County.
Died April 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Saint Paul. [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]
Frankie Manning
American dancer and choreographer (1914–2009).
Born May 26th, 1914 in Jacksonville.
Died April 27th, 2009 at 94 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Yves Rocher
French businessman (1930-2009).
Born April 7th, 1930 in La Gacilly. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2009 at 79 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Raúl Alfonsín
Argentine politician.
Born March 12th, 1927 in Chascomús. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Daniel Jarque
Spanish footballer (1983–2009).
Born January 1st, 1983 in Barcelona.
Died August 8th, 2009 at 26 years old in Florence (asystole). [ref]
Colin Jordan
British nazi activist (1923-2009).
Born June 19th, 1923 in Birmingham.
Died April 9th, 2009 at 85 years old in Pateley Bridge. [ref]
Robert Novak
American journalist and columnist (1931-2009).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Joliet.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer). [ref]
Irving Kristol
American columnist, journalist, and writer (1920–2009).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died September 18th, 2009 at 89 years old in Falls Church (lung cancer). [ref]
Ingemar Johansson
Swedish boxer (1932-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Gothenburg.
Died January 30th, 2009 at 76 years old in Kungsbacka (pneumonia). [ref]
Prakash Mehra
Film producer and director (1939–2009).
Born July 13th, 1939 in Bijnor.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 69 years old in Mumbai (pneumonia). [ref]
John Hart
American motion picture and television actor (1917-2009).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died September 20th, 2009 at 91 years old in Rosarito. [ref]
Larry Knechtel
American session musician (1940–2009).
Born August 4th, 1940 in Bell.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 69 years old in Yakima (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Don Galloway
American actor (1937-2009).
Born July 27th, 1937 in Augusta.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 71 years old in Reno (stroke). [ref]
S. Varalakshmi
Telugu film actress, playback singer (1925-2009).
Born August 13th, 1925 in Jaggampeta.
Died September 22nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Chennai (falling from height). [ref]
Bina Rai
Indian actress (1931–2009).
Born June 4th, 1931 in Lahore.
Died December 6th, 2009 at 78 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ali Akbar Khan
Hindustani musician (1922–2009).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Brahmanbaria.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in San Francisco (kidney failure). [ref]
Shakti Samanta
Film director (1926-2009).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Bardhaman.
Died April 9th, 2009 at 83 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Vyacheslav Ivankov
Russian mob boss (1940–2009).
Born January 2nd, 1940 in Moscow.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 69 years old in Moscow (peritonitis). [ref]
Rowland S. Howard
Australian musician and songwriter (1959–2009).
Born October 24th, 1959 in Melbourne.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 50 years old in Melbourne (liver cancer). [ref]
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer (1924–2009).
Born July 6th, 1924 in Rock Falls.
Died February 14th, 2009 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 958
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot