In the year 2009
810 Notable deaths
Tránsito Amaguaña
Ecuadorian indigenous activist.
Born September 10th, 1909 in Cayambe.
Died May 10th, 2009 at 99 years old in Cayambe. [ref]
Erland von Koch
Swedish composer, educator, conductor, organist and pianist.
Born April 26th, 1910 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2009 at 98 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Carla Boni
Italian singer.
Born July 17th, 1925 in Ferrara.
Died October 17th, 2009 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Veronika Dudarova
Russian conductor (1916-2009).
Born December 5th, 1916 in Baku.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Kazuhiko Nishijima
Japanese physicist (1926-2009).
Born October 4th, 1926 in Tsuchiura.
Died February 15th, 2009 at 82 years old in Tokyo (leukemia).
Conyers Herring
American physicist.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Scotia.
Died July 23rd, 2009 at 94 years old in Palo Alto.
Svend Auken
Danish politician (1943-2009).
Born May 24th, 1943 in Aarhus.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (prostate cancer). [ref]
Arne Bendiksen
Norwegian singer, lyricist, composer and producer (1926–2009).
Born October 19th, 1926 in Bergen.
Died March 26th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bergen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sima Ćirković
Serbian historian and member of serbian academy of science and arts (1929-2009).
Born January 29th, 1929 in Osijek. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2009 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Ernst Benda
German judge (1925-2009).
Born January 15th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Deaths 541 to 550 of 810
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu