In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Karine Ruby
French snowboarder (1978-2009).
Born January 4th, 1978 in Bonneville.
Died May 29th, 2009 at 31 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]
Shota Chochishvili
Georgian professional wrestler and judoka.
Born July 10th, 1950 in Kvareli.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 59 years old in Gori (leukemia). [ref]
Pierre Chaunu
French historian & academic (1923-2009).
Born August 17th, 1923 in Belleville-sur-Meuse. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Caen (fall). [ref]
Pierre Harmel
Belgian politician (1911-2009).
Born March 16th, 1911 in Uccle.
Died November 15th, 2009 at 98 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Ricardo Londoño
Colombian racing driver.
Born August 8th, 1949 in Medellín.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 59 years old in San Bernardo del Viento. [ref]
Tommy Casey
Northern irish footballer (1930-2009).
Born March 11th, 1930 in Comber.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 78 years old in Somerset. [ref]
Gertrude Baines
American supercentenarian, oldest living person in the world.
Born April 6th, 1894 in Shellman.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 115 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
Ian Catford
British linguist (1917–2009).
Born March 26th, 1917 in Edinburgh.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 92 years old in Shoreline.
Olivier Clément
French historian and orthodox theologian (1921–2009).
Born November 17th, 1921 in Aniane.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 87 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Alfred Hrdlicka
Austrian sculptor and chess player (1928-2009).
Born February 27th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2009 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 541 to 550 of 886
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé