In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Chuck Daly
American basketball coach.
Born July 20th, 1930 in St. Marys.
Died May 9th, 2009 at 78 years old in Jupiter (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Richard Todd
Irish-british actor (1919-2009).
Born June 11th, 1919 in Dublin. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2009 at 90 years old in Grantham (cancer). [ref]
Kim Dae-jung
President of south korea from 1998 to 2003.
Born January 6th, 1924 in Haui-do. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2009 at 85 years old in Severance Hospital (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Roh Moo-hyun
16th president of the republic of korea (1946-2009).
Born September 1st, 1946 in Gimhae.
Died May 23rd, 2009 at 62 years old in Gimhae (head injury, suicide by jumping from height). [ref]
Vivian Maier
American street photographer.
Born February 1st, 1926 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Al Martino
American actor and singer (1927-2009).
Born October 7th, 1927 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2009 at 82 years old in Springfield Township. [ref]
Allen Klein
American businessman, music publisher.
Born December 18th, 1931 in Newark.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 77 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Mohammed Yusuf
Militant islamist leader (1970-2009).
Born January 29th, 1970 in Yobe State.
Died July 30th, 2009 at 39 years old in Maiduguri (extra-judicial killing). [ref]
Paul Samuelson
American economist.
Born May 15th, 1915 in Gary. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Betsy Blair
Actress (1923-2009).
Born December 11th, 1923 in Cliffside Park. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2009 at 85 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 784
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé