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In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
John Martyn
British singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Born September 11th, 1948 in New Malden.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 60 years old in St. Luke's General Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Keith Floyd
British celebrity cook, television personality and restaurateur (1943-2009).
Born December 28th, 1943 in Reading.
Died September 14th, 2009 at 65 years old in Bridport (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lou Albano
American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, and actor (1933-2009).
Died October 14th, 2009 at 76 years old in Westchester County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908-2009).
Born November 28th, 1908 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2009 at 100 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gene Barry
American stage, screen, and television actor (1919-2009).
Born June 14th, 1919 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2009 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Andrew Wyeth
American realist painter (1917-2009).
Born July 12th, 1917 in Chadds Ford Township. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2009 at 91 years old in Chadds Ford Township (disease). [ref]
Ron Silver
Actor, activist (1946-2009).
Born July 2nd, 1946 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2009 at 62 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Mollie Sugden
British actress (1922-2009).
Born July 21st, 1922 in Keighley.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Guildford (disease). [ref]
Frank McCourt
Irish-american teacher and pulitzer prize–winning writer.
Born August 19th, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 78 years old in Manhattan (melanoma). [ref]
Harve Presnell
American actor and singer (1933-2009).
Born September 14th, 1933 in Modesto. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2009 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (pancreatic cancer).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 784
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks