In the year 2009
869 Notable deaths
Guillermo Ortiz Camargo
Mexican footballer (1939-2009).
Born June 25th, 1939 in Mexico City.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 70 years old in Mexico City (laryngeal cancer).
Ferenc Nógrádi
Hungarian association football player (1940-2009).
Born November 15th, 1940 in Košice. [ref]
Died May 16th, 2009 at 68 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Lucio Ceccarini
Italian water polo player (1930–2009).
Born December 13th, 1930 in Rome.
Died July 14th, 2009 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Donald Rope
Canadian ice hockey player (1929-2009).
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Winnipeg.
Died July 28th, 2009 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
Åke Lassas
Ice hockey player for sweden at 1952 winter olympics.
Born August 21st, 1924 in Leksand.
Died April 16th, 2009 at 84 years old in Leksand.
Ine Schäffer
Athletics competitor.
Born March 28th, 1923.
Died March 19th, 2009 at 85 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Petre Mihai Bănărescu
Romanian ichthyologist (1921–2009).
Born September 15th, 1921 in Craiova.
Died May 12th, 2009 at 87 years old in Bucharest.
Rita Lejeune
Belgian philologist (1906–2009).
Born November 22nd, 1906 in Herstal.
Died March 18th, 2009 at 102 years old in Liège.
Alexandra Ovchinnikova
Soviet politician (1914–2009).
Born January 7th, 1915 in Nyurbinsky District.
Died June 8th, 2009 at 94 years old in Yakutsk.
Hans Öberg
Swedish ice hockey player (1926-2009).
Born November 21st, 1926 in Gävle. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2009 at 82 years old in Gävle. [ref]
Deaths 831 to 840 of 869
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved