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In the year 2009
865 Notable deaths
Mohit Sharma
Ashoka chakra recipient.
Born January 13th, 1978 in Rohtak.
Died March 21st, 2009 at 31 years old in Kupwara district.
Jim Rohn
American motivational speaker.
Born September 17th, 1930 in Yakima.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 79 years old in West Hills (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
J. G. Ballard
British novelist (1930–2009).
Born November 15th, 1930 in Shanghai, Shanghai International Settlement.
Died April 19th, 2009 at 78 years old in London (prostate cancer). [ref]
Oral Roberts
Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality.
Born January 24th, 1918 in Ada.
Died December 15th, 2009 at 91 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]
John Updike
American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
Born March 18th, 1932 in Reading. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2009 at 76 years old in Danvers (lung cancer). [ref]
Jim Carroll
American author, poet, and punk musician.
Born August 1st, 1949 in Manhattan, 70 years.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 60 years old in New York City.
Nagesh
Indian actor and comedian (1933–2009).
Born September 27th, 1933 in Dharapuram. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2009 at 75 years old in Chennai (cardiovascular disease, diabetes). [ref]
Henry Gibson
American actor (1935–2009).
Born September 21st, 1935 in Germantown.
Died September 14th, 2009 at 73 years old in Malibu (cancer, infarction). [ref]
Pat Hingle
Actor (1924-2009).
Born July 19th, 1924 in Denver. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Carolina Beach (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Paul Harvey
American broadcaster (1918-2009).
Born September 4th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died February 28th, 2009 at 90 years old in Phoenix.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 865
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