In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Bud Tingwell
Australian actor (1923–2009).
Born January 3rd, 1923 in Sydney.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 86 years old in Melbourne (prostate cancer). [ref]
Helen Suzman
South african politician (1917-2009).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Germiston.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 91 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Val Avery
American actor (1924-2009).
Born July 14th, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died December 12th, 2009 at 85 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
John Hope Franklin
African-american historian.
Born January 2nd, 1915 in Oklahoma. [ref]
Died March 25th, 2009 at 94 years old in Durham. [ref]
Henry Surtees
British racing driver.
Born February 18th, 1991 in Lingfield. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 18 years old in Brands Hatch (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Ellie Greenwich
American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer (1940-2009).
Born October 23rd, 1940 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2009 at 68 years old in Upper West Side (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rafael Caldera
Venezuelan politician, twice president of venezuela (1969-1974/1994-1999).
Born January 24th, 1916 in San Felipe. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2009 at 93 years old in Caracas (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Rajeev Motwani
Indian theoretical computer scientist and venture capitalist at stanford university (1962–2009).
Born March 26th, 1962 in Jammu.
Died June 5th, 2009 at 47 years old in Atherton (drowning). [ref]
Claiborne Pell
United states senator from rhode island (1918-2009).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2009 at 90 years old in Newport. [ref]
Christopher Allport
American actor (1947-2008).
Born June 17th, 1947 in Boston. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2009 at 61 years old in Wrightwood. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 784
We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi