In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Edward Goldsmith
British environmentalist, writer and philosopher (1928–2009).
Born November 8th, 1928 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 21st, 2009 at 80 years old in Siena. [ref]
Nelly Arcan
Canadian novelist.
Born March 5th, 1973 in Lac-Mégantic.
Died September 24th, 2009 at 36 years old in Montreal (hanging). [ref]
William Alston
American christian philosopher (1921–2009).
Born November 29th, 1921 in Shreveport.
Died September 13th, 2009 at 87 years old in Onondaga County.
Jean Martin
French actor (1922-2009).
Born March 6th, 1922 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2009 at 86 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Lukas Foss
American composer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Barkmann
German world war ii soldier (1919-2009).
Born August 25th, 1919 in Kisdorf.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 89 years old in Kisdorf. [ref]
Samak Sunthorawet
Thai politician (1935-2009).
Born June 13th, 1935 in Bangkok.
Died November 24th, 2009 at 74 years old in Bangkok (liver cancer). [ref]
Vasily Aksyonov
Soviet writer.
Born August 20th, 1932 in Kazan. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2009 at 76 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Jackie Ronne
American explorer (1919–2009).
Born October 13th, 1919 in Baltimore.
Died June 14th, 2009 at 89 years old in Bethesda (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ramses Shaffy
Dutch-french singer and actor.
Born August 29th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died December 1st, 2009 at 76 years old in Amsterdam (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender