In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Alastair McCorquodale
British athlete (1925-2009).
Born December 5th, 1925 in Glasgow.
Died February 27th, 2009 at 83 years old in Grantham. [ref]
Lyudmila Zykina
Russian folk singer (1929-2009).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2009 at 80 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Waldemar Matuška
Czech actor and singer.
Born July 2nd, 1932 in Košice. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2009 at 76 years old in St. Petersburg (pneumonia). [ref]
Daniel Carasso
French and american businessman.
Born December 16th, 1905 in Thessaloniki.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 103 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Salvatore Samperi
Italian film director.
Born July 26th, 1944 in Padua. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2009 at 64 years old in Rome.
Willibrordus S. Rendra
Indonesian writer and performer (1935-2009).
Born November 7th, 1935 in Surakarta.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 73 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Dudu Topaz
Israeli comedian (1946-2009).
Born September 20th, 1946 in Haifa.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 62 years old in Ramla (hanging). [ref]
Clodovil Hernandes
Brazilian stylist, tv host and politician (1937-2009).
Born June 17th, 1937 in Elisiário.
Died March 17th, 2009 at 71 years old in Brasília (stroke). [ref]
H. C. Robbins Landon
American musicologist.
Born March 6th, 1926 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2009 at 83 years old in Rabastens. [ref]
Martin Hengel
German historian of religion.
Born December 14th, 1926 in Reutlingen. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Deaths 401 to 410 of 787
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu