In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Horst Szymaniak
German footballer (1934-2009).
Born August 29th, 1934 in Oer-Erkenschwick.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 75 years old in Osnabrück. [ref]
Mike Whitmarsh
Beach volley ball player.
Born May 18th, 1962 in San Diego.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 46 years old in Solana Beach (asphyxia). [ref]
Daniel Sysoev
Russian missionary (1974-2009).
Born January 12th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 35 years old in Moscow.
Fernanda Pivano
Italian writer, journalist, translator and literary critic (1917-2009).
Born July 18th, 1917 in Genoa. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2009 at 92 years old in Milan. [ref]
Olgierd Zienkiewicz
British academic of polish descent, mathematician and civil engineer (1921-2009).
Born May 18th, 1921 in Caterham. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 87 years old in Swansea. [ref]
Leon Kirchner
American composer (1919-2009).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died September 17th, 2009 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Eleanor F. Helin
American astronomer (1932-2009).
Born November 19th, 1932 in Pasadena.
Died January 25th, 2009 at 76 years old
Aarne Arvonen
Finnish supercentenarian.
Born August 4th, 1897 in Helsinki.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 111 years old in Järvenpää (pneumonia). [ref]
Dušan Džamonja
Croatian sculptor (1928-2009).
Born January 31st, 1928 in Strumica.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Türkan Saylan
Turkish physician (1935–2009).
Born December 13th, 1935 in Istanbul.
Died May 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau