In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Lukas Foss
American composer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Barkmann
German world war ii soldier (1919-2009).
Born August 25th, 1919 in Kisdorf.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 89 years old in Kisdorf. [ref]
Samak Sunthorawet
Thai politician (1935-2009).
Born June 13th, 1935 in Bangkok.
Died November 24th, 2009 at 74 years old in Bangkok (liver cancer). [ref]
Vasily Aksyonov
Soviet writer.
Born August 20th, 1932 in Kazan. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2009 at 76 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Jackie Ronne
American explorer (1919–2009).
Born October 13th, 1919 in Baltimore.
Died June 14th, 2009 at 89 years old in Bethesda (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ramses Shaffy
Dutch-french singer and actor.
Born August 29th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died December 1st, 2009 at 76 years old in Amsterdam (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Virginia Prince
American transgender activist (1912–2009).
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Hugh Hopper
English bass guitarist (1945-2009).
Born April 29th, 1945 in Canterbury. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2009 at 64 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Edward Schillebeeckx
Belgian theologian (1914-2009).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 95 years old in Nijmegen. [ref]
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist.
Born May 27th, 1926 in Dayton. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Tucson (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 886
What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller