In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Mari Trini
Spanish singer-songwriter.
Born July 12th, 1947 in Murcia. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Murcia (lung cancer). [ref]
H. C. Robbins Landon
American musicologist (1926–2009).
Born March 6th, 1926 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2009 at 83 years old in Rabastens. [ref]
Shilendra Kumar Singh
Indian diplomat and politician (1932–2009).
Born January 24th, 1932.
Died December 1st, 2009 at 77 years old [ref]
Marcella Althaus-Reid
Argentine theologian.
Born May 11th, 1952 in Rosario.
Died February 20th, 2009 at 56 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro
Russian mathematician (1929–2009).
Born March 30th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Christian Poveda
French journalist (1955–2009).
Born January 12th, 1957 in Algiers.
Died September 2nd, 2009 at 52 years old in Tonacatepeque. [ref]
George Perle
American composer.
Born May 6th, 1915 in Bayonne.
Died January 23rd, 2009 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Luis Aguilé
Argentine singer, songwriter and actor (1936–2009).
Born February 24th, 1936 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 73 years old in Madrid (stomach cancer). [ref]
Inger Christensen
Poet, novelist, essayist, editor (1935-2009).
Born January 16th, 1935 in Vejle.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 73 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Barry Flanagan
British sculptor (1941–2009).
Born January 11th, 1941.
Died August 31st, 2009 at 68 years old in Santa Eulària des Riu (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino