In the year 2009
807 Notable deaths
Arturo Gatti
Italian-canadian boxer.
Born April 15th, 1972 in Cassino.
Died July 11th, 2009 at 37 years old in Porto de Galinhas beach (asphyxia). [ref]
Test
Canadian professional wrestler and actor (1975-2009).
Born March 17th, 1975 in Whitby.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 33 years old in Tampa (drug overdose). [ref]
The Rev
American musician (1981–2009).
Born February 9th, 1981 in Huntington Beach.
Died December 28th, 2009 at 28 years old in Huntington Beach (intoxication). [ref]
Norman Borlaug
American biologist.
Born March 25th, 1914 in Cresco.
Died September 12th, 2009 at 95 years old in Dallas (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Bobby Robson
English association football player and manager (1933-2009).
Born February 18th, 1933 in County Durham.
Died July 31st, 2009 at 76 years old in County Durham (lung cancer). [ref]
Kim Peek
American savant (1951-2009).
Born November 11th, 1951 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 19th, 2009 at 58 years old in Murray (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ed McMahon
American announcer, game show host, actor, spokesman (1923-2009).
Born March 6th, 1923 in Detroit.
Died June 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
James Whitmore
American actor (1921–2009).
Born October 1st, 1921 in White Plains.
Died February 6th, 2009 at 87 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Kamala Surayya
Indian author.
Born March 31st, 1934 in Punnayurkulam. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2009 at 75 years old in Pune. [ref]
Feroz Khan
Indian actor and filmmaker (1935–2009).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Bengaluru.
Died April 27th, 2009 at 69 years old in Bengaluru (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 807
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz