In the year 2009
889 Notable deaths
Helen Suzman
South african politician (1917-2009).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Germiston.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 91 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Angela Morley
English composer and conductor (1924–2009).
Born March 10th, 1924 in Leeds.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 84 years old in Scottsdale (falling, myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
Iranian islamic theologian, islamic democracy activist, writer and human rights activist (1922-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Najafabad.
Died December 20th, 2009 at 87 years old in Qom (cardiovascular disease).
Connie Hines
American actress (1931-2009).
Born March 24th, 1931 in Dedham.
Died December 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Daul Kim
South korean model (1989-2009).
Died November 19th, 2009 at 20 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]
Henry Allingham
British supercentenarian,who lived to age 113.
Born June 6th, 1896 in London. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2009 at 113 years old in Brighton (disease). [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]
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]
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]
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
American scholar of queer theory (1950-2009).
Born May 2nd, 1950 in Dayton. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2009 at 58 years old in New York City, Manhattan (breast cancer). [ref]
Marianne Stone
English actress (1922–2009).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in London.
Died December 21st, 2009 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Tapan Sinha
Indian film director (1924–2009).
Born October 22nd, 1924 in Kolkata.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 84 years old in Kolkata (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Gaafar Nimeiry
Sudanese president (1931-2009).
Born January 1st, 1931 in Omdurman.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Khartoum.
Ralf Dahrendorf
German-british sociologist, politician (1929-2009).
Born May 1st, 1929 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2009 at 80 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Jack Kramer
American tennis player.
Born August 1st, 1921 in Las Vegas.
Died September 12th, 2009 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [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]
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]
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]
Claiborne Pell
American politician (1918–2009).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2009 at 90 years old in Newport. [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]
Christopher Allport
American actor (1947-2008).
Born June 17th, 1947 in Boston. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2009 at 61 years old in Wrightwood. [ref]
Dewey Martin
Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with buffalo springfield (1940–2009).
Born September 30th, 1940 in North Dundas.
Died February 1st, 2009 at 68 years old in Van Nuys.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 889
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