In the year 2009
810 Notable deaths
Tony Maggs
South african racing driver (1937-2009).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Pretoria.
Died June 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Caledon (cancer). [ref]
István Bujtor
Hungarian actor, director, producer and screenplay writer (1942–2009).
Born May 5th, 1942 in Budapest.
Died September 25th, 2009 at 67 years old in Budapest (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Adriano Directo Emperado
American martial artist.
Born June 15th, 1926 in Honolulu.
Died April 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Maui. [ref]
Shinkichi Tajiri
American-dutch visual artist (1923-2009).
Born December 7th, 1923 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2009 at 85 years old in Baarlo. [ref]
Tohir Yo‘ldosh
Uzbekistani islamist (1967–2009).
Born October 2nd, 1967 in Namangan.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 41 years old in Pakistan (drone attack).
Harold Norse
American writer.
Born July 6th, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2009 at 92 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Elżbieta Zawacka
University professor, scouting instructor, freedom fighter during world war ii.
Born March 19th, 1909 in Toruń.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 99 years old in Toruń. [ref]
Vladimir Turchinsky
Russian bodybuilder (1963–2009).
Born September 28th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died December 16th, 2009 at 46 years old in Pashukovo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dina Vierny
Besarabia-born french model and muse.
Born January 25th, 1919 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2009 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Sidney Wood
Us tennis player (1911–2009).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Black Rock.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 97 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
Deaths 491 to 500 of 810
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson