In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
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 (1924–2009).
Born April 28th, 1926 in East Durham.
Died February 7th, 2009 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village. [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]
R. Venkataraman
President of india from 1987 to 1992.
Born December 4th, 1910 in Thanjavur district.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 98 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [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]
Hulda Regehr Clark
Canadian naturopath and practitioner of alternative medicine (1928–2009).
Born October 18th, 1928 in Rosthern.
Died September 3rd, 2009 at 80 years old in Chula Vista (multiple myeloma). [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]
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]
Ingemar Johansson
Swedish boxer (1932-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Gothenburg.
Died January 30th, 2009 at 76 years old in Kungsbacka (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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Don Galloway
American actor (1937-2009).
Born July 27th, 1937 in Augusta.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 71 years old in Reno (stroke). [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]
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]
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]
K. Pattabhi Jois
Indian yoga guru (1915–2009).
Born July 26th, 1915 in Hassan district.
Died May 18th, 2009 at 93 years old in Mysore (disease). [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]
Lucian Pulvermacher
American catholic priest (1918–2009).
Born April 20th, 1918 in Wood County. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2009 at 91 years old in Springdale. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 958
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman