In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Nancy Spero
American artist (1926-2009).
Born August 24th, 1926 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Alda Merini
Italian writer and poet (1931–2009).
Born March 21st, 1931 in Milan.
Died November 1st, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (bone cancer). [ref]
Milorad Pavić
Serbian writer (1929–2009).
Born October 15th, 1929 in Belgrade.
Died November 30th, 2009 at 80 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
Howard Zieff
American film director (1927–2009).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Chicago.
Died February 22nd, 2009 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Maryanne Amacher
American composer and installation artist (1938–2009).
Born February 25th, 1943 in Kane. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 66 years old in Rhinebeck. [ref]
Knut Haugland
Norwegian resistance fighter (1917-2009).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Rjukan.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 92 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Anastasia Baburova
Ukrainian journalist (1983–2009).
Born November 30th, 1983 in Sevastopol.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 25 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jocelyn Quivrin
French actor (1979–2009).
Born February 14th, 1979 in Dijon.
Died November 16th, 2009 at 30 years old in Saint-Cloud (single-vehicle accident). [ref]
Ian Carr
British trumpeter.
Born April 21st, 1933 in Dumfries.
Died February 25th, 2009 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Teddy Mayer
American businessman.
Born September 8th, 1935 in Scranton.
Died January 30th, 2009 at 73 years old in England (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 886
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling