In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Pina Bausch
German dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director.
Born July 27th, 1940 in Solingen. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2009 at 68 years old in Wuppertal (lung cancer). [ref]
Shi Pei Pu
Chinese opera singer, spy.
Born December 21st, 1938 in Shantung Province, Republic of China.
Died June 30th, 2009 at 70 years old in Paris.
Merce Cunningham
American choreographer, dancer, experimental filmmaker, teacher.
Born April 16th, 1919 in Centralia. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2009 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mohit Sharma
Ashoka chakra recipient.
Born January 13th, 1978 in Rohtak.
Died March 21st, 2009 at 31 years old in Kupwara district.
Hirotugu Akaike
Japanese statistician.
Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).
Vic Chesnutt
Singer-songwriter from athens, georgia (1964-2009).
Born November 12th, 1964 in Jacksonville.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 45 years old in Athens (drug overdose). [ref]
Lucian Pulvermacher
Pope.
Born April 20th, 1918 in Wisconsin.
Died November 30th, 2009 at 91 years old in Springdale.
Arnold Stang
Actor.
Born September 28th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 20th, 2009 at 84 years old in Newton (pneumonia). [ref]
Alexis Argüello
Nicaraguan boxer (1952-2009).
Born April 19th, 1952 in Managua.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 57 years old in Managua (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Sydney Chaplin
American film and theater actor (1926-2009).
Born March 30th, 1926 in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2009 at 82 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 784
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche