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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Horton Foote
American playwright and screenwriter (1916–2009).
Born March 14th, 1916 in Wharton.
Died March 4th, 2009 at 92 years old in Hartford. [ref]
Mario Benedetti
Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Paso de los Toros.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Montevideo (asthma).
Egor Gajdar
Russian economist (1956-2009).
Born March 19th, 1956 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 53 years old in Odintsovo (edema). [ref]
Philip José Farmer
American writer (1918–2009).
Born January 26th, 1918 in Terre Haute.
Died February 25th, 2009 at 91 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Helen Suzman
South african politician (1917–2009).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Germiston.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 91 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Zbigniew Religa
Polish cardiac surgeon and politician (1938-2009).
Born December 16th, 1938 in Miedniewice, Masovian Voivodeship.
Died March 8th, 2009 at 70 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]
Martin “John” M. Atalla
Electrical engineer and "father of the pin" (1924–2009).
Born August 4th, 1924 in Port Said. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2009 at 85 years old in Atherton.
Angela Morley
English composer and conductor (1924–2009).
Born March 10th, 1924 in Leeds.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 84 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction, falling). [ref]
Leszek Kołakowski
Philosopher, historian of ideas (1927–2009).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Radom. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Val Avery
American actor (1924–2009).
Born July 14th, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died December 12th, 2009 at 85 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died August 26th, 2009 at 68 years old in Upper West Side (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gaafar Nimeiry
Sudanese president (1931-2009).
Born January 1st, 1931 in Omdurman.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Khartoum.
Daul Kim
South korean model (1989-2009).
Born May 31st, 1989 in Seoul. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2009 at 20 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (hanging to death). [ref]
Henry Allingham
British supercentenarian,who lived to age 113.
Born June 6th, 1896 in London.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 113 years old in Brighton (senility). [ref]
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
American scholar of queer theory (1950-2009).
Died April 12th, 2009 at 58 years old in Manhattan, New York City (breast cancer). [ref]
Connie Hines
American actress (1931-2009).
Born March 24th, 1931 in Dedham.
Died December 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Augusto Boal
Brazilian writer (1931–2009).
Born March 16th, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 78 years old in Rio de Janeiro (leukemia). [ref]
Tapan Sinha
Indian film director (1924–2009).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Kolkata.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 84 years old in Kolkata (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Marianne Stone
English actress (1922–2009).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in London.
Died December 21st, 2009 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Kelly Groucutt
British bassist (1945–2009).
Born September 8th, 1945 in Coseley.
Died February 19th, 2009 at 63 years old in Worcester (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rajeev Motwani
Indian theoretical computer scientist and venture capitalist at stanford university (1962–2009).
Born March 26th, 1962 in Jammu.
Died June 5th, 2009 at 47 years old in Atherton (drowning). [ref]
Bud Tingwell
Australian actor (1923–2009).
Born January 3rd, 1923 in Sydney.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 86 years old in Melbourne (prostate cancer). [ref]
Jack Kramer
American tennis player (1921–2009).
Born August 1st, 1921 in Las Vegas.
Died September 12th, 2009 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Elizabeth Clare Prophet
American religious leader (1939–2009).
Born April 8th, 1939 in Long Branch.
Died October 15th, 2009 at 70 years old in Bozeman (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Frank Aletter
American actor (1926-2009).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Queens.
Died May 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in California (lung cancer). [ref]
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