In the year 2009
808 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.
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]
Carl Ballantine
American entertainer (1917-2009).
Born September 27th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died November 3rd, 2009 at 92 years old in Hollywood Hills (disease). [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]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 808
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs