In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Jacques Sylla
Prime minister of madagascar (1946-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1946 in Toamasina, Île Sainte-Marie.
Died December 26th, 2009 at 63 years old in Antananarivo. [ref]
Gert Jonke
Austrian writer (1946–2009).
Born February 8th, 1946 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died January 4th, 2009 at 62 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Hans Matthöfer
German politician (spd) (1925-2009).
Born September 25th, 1925 in Bochum.
Died November 15th, 2009 at 84 years old in Berlin.
Patricia Bergquist
New zealand zoologist, anatomist and biologist (sponge specialist (1933-2009).
Born March 10th, 1933 in North Shore. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2009 at 76 years old in Auckland (breast cancer). [ref]
Pyotr Velyaminov
Soviet russian film and theater actor (1926-2009).
Born December 7th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died June 14th, 2009 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Mihai Mocanu
Romanian footballer (1942-2009).
Born February 24th, 1942 in Constanța.
Died June 18th, 2009 at 67 years old in Constanța.
Leo Rwabwogo
Ugandan boxer (1949-2009).
Born June 3rd, 1949 in Tororo.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 59 years old in Uganda. [ref]
Nikolay Anikin
Cross-country skier (1932-2009).
Born January 25th, 1932 in Ishim.
Died November 14th, 2009 at 77 years old in Duluth (cancer).
Nikola Stanchev
Olympic wrestler (1930–2009).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Tvarditsa.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Francesco Zagatti
Italian footballer (1932-2009).
Born April 18th, 1932 in Venaria Reale.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 76 years old in Milan (hepatitis).
Deaths 691 to 700 of 886
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi