In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Billy Mays
American salesperson.
Born July 20th, 1958 in McKees Rocks.
Died June 28th, 2009 at 50 years old in Tampa (hypertensive heart disease). [ref]
Patrick McGoohan
Irish-american actor (1928-2009).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Astoria. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2009 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Stephen Gately
Irish singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, musician, author.
Born March 17th, 1976 in Dublin.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 33 years old in Andratx (edema). [ref]
John Allen Muhammad
American serial killer, co-perpetrator in the "dc sniper case".
Born December 31st, 1960 in New Orleans.
Died November 10th, 2009 at 48 years old in Greensville County, Jarratt (lethal injection). [ref]
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Founder of the liberation tigers of tamil eelam, a militant organization in sri lanka (1954-2009).
Born November 26th, 1954 in Valvettithurai.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 54 years old in Nanthi Lagoon.
Vishnuvardhan
Indian actor (1950–2009).
Born September 18th, 1952 in Mysore.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 57 years old in Mysore (cardiac arrest). [ref]
DJ AM
American disc jockey (1973–2009).
Born March 30th, 1973 in Philadelphia.
Died August 28th, 2009 at 36 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
14th chief minister of andhra pradesh.
Born July 8th, 1949 in Pulivendula.
Died September 2nd, 2009 at 60 years old in Andhra Pradesh. [ref]
Jennifer Jones
American actress (1919–2009).
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 90 years old in Malibu (disease). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks