In the year 2009
810 Notable deaths
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]
Stephanie Parker
Welsh actress (1987-2009).
Born March 29th, 1987 in Brighton.
Died April 18th, 2009 at 22 years old in Pontypridd (hanging). [ref]
Mamadou Dia
Prime minister of senegal (1910-2009).
Born July 18th, 1910 in Khombole. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2009 at 98 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Andrea Mead Lawrence
Alpine skier (1932-2009).
Born April 19th, 1932 in Rutland County.
Died March 30th, 2009 at 76 years old in Mammoth Lakes (brain cancer). [ref]
Deaths 441 to 450 of 810
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel