In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Frank Gardner
Australian racing driver.
Born October 1st, 1931 in Sydney.
Died August 29th, 2009 at 77 years old in Mermaid Waters. [ref]
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro
Russian mathematician.
Born March 30th, 1929 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Eduardo Rózsa-Flores
Bolivian-hungarian-croatian mercenary, journalist, actor, and secret agent.
Born March 31st, 1960 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Died April 16th, 2009 at 49 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Maria de Jesus dos Santos
Portuguese supercentenarian (1893–2009).
Born September 10th, 1893 in Olival.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 115 years old in Tomar (sepsis). [ref]
Peter Landin
British computer scientist (1930-2009).
Born June 5th, 1930 in Sheffield.
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 78 years old in England.
Tullio Pinelli
Italian writer (1908-2009).
Born June 24th, 1908 in Turin. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2009 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Brian Goodwin
Canadian mathematician and biologist.
Born March 25th, 1931 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 78 years old (fall). [ref]
Gertrude Baines
American supercentenarian, oldest living person in the world.
Born April 6th, 1894 in Shellman.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 115 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
Nizar Rayan
Hamas leader (1959-2009).
Born March 6th, 1959 in Jabalia.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 49 years old in Gaza City (zionist Israeli targeted killings). [ref]
Deaths 431 to 440 of 787
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young