Deaths in 2009
Appearance
The following is a list of notable deaths in 2009. Names are listed under the date of death, not the date it was announced. Names under each date are listed in alphabetical order by family name.
Deaths of notable animals (that is, those with their own Wikipedia articles) are also reported here.
A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
- Anatoly Kuleshov, 49, Russian musician (Lubeh), car accident [2] (Russian)
- J. G. Ballard, 78, British novelist, prostate cancer. [3]
- Tilahun Gessesse, 68, Ethiopian singer. [4]
- Tony Kett, 57, Irish politician, cancer. [5]
- Tharon Musser, 84, American lighting designer, after long illness. [6]
- Bruno Adams, 45, Australian singer-songwriter, cancer. [7]
- Doc Blanchard, 84, American college football player (Army), Heisman Trophy winner (1945), pneumonia. [8]
- Toi Aukuso Cain, 77, Samoan politician and murderer, liver cancer. [9]
- Edward George, Baron George, 70, British Governor of the Bank of England (1993–2003), lung cancer. [10]
- Vernon Malone, 77, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2003–2009), natural causes. [11]
- Bill Orton, 60, American politician, member of the House of Representatives from Utah (1991–1997), ATV accident. [12]
- Stephanie Parker, 22, British actress (Belonging), apparent suicide by hanging. [13]
- Elías Wessin y Wessin, 85, Dominican politician and general, cardiac arrest. [14] (Spanish)
- Midge Miller, 86, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1971–1985), cancer. [15]
- Patty Costello, 61, American ten-pin bowler, pancreatic cancer. [16]
- James D. Houston, 73, American author, cancer. [17]
- Jim Hutchison, 75, American actor and director. [18]
- Salome Korn, 110, American supercentenarian. [19]
- Jim Lange, 82, American editorial cartoonist (The Oklahoman). [20]
- Svein Longva, 65, Norwegian economist, State Conciliator (2005–2009). [21] (Norwegian)
- Michel Mondésert, 92, French Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble. [22]
- Viktor Paskov, 59, Bulgarian writer, lung cancer. [23]
- Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, 49, Hungarian journalist, writer, actor and soldier, shot. [24]
- Saensak Muangsurin, 58, Thai professional boxer, intestinal complications. [25]
- Giano Accame, 80, Italian journalist. [26] (Italian)
- Ed Blake, 83, American baseball pitcher, after long illness. [27]
- Sir Clement Freud, 84, German-born British writer, broadcaster and politician, MP (1973–1987).[28]
- Merle Harmon, 82, American sportscaster, pneumonia. [29]
- William Kozlov, 79, Russian science fiction writer. [30] (Russian)
- László Tisza, 101, Hungarian-born American physicist. [31]
- Richard Baker, 62, American surf apparel executive (Ocean Pacific), cancer. [32]
- Maurice Druon, 90, French novelist, Dean of the Académie française, French Resistance fighter. [33]
- Gerda Gilboe, 94, Danish actor. [34] (Danish)
- Fuyuko Kamisaka, 78, Japanese historian, author and critic, cancer. [35]
- Les Keiter, 89, American sportscaster, natural causes. [36]
- Dmitry Kryukov, 48, Russian web designer, developer of the Rambler search engine. [37]
- Max Lake, 84, Australian winemaker, fall. [38]
- Sir Marcus Loane, 97, Australian Anglican Primate (1978–1982), Archbishop of Sydney (1966–1982), after short illness. [39]
- Peter Rogers, 95, British film producer (Carry On series). [40]
- Royce Ryton, 84, British playwright. [41]
- John Armitage, 88, Australian politician, MP (1961–1963, 1969–1983). [42]
- Björn Borg, 89, Swedish swimmer. [43] (Swedish)
- Stefan Brecht, 84, German poet, son of Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel, after long illness. [44]
- Frank Costigan, 78, Australian lawyer and royal commissioner, head of the Costigan Commission. [45]
- Mark Fidrych, 54, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), suffocation. [46]
- Jack D. Hunter, 87, American author, cancer. [47]
- Harry Kalas, 73, American sportscaster, heart attack. [48]
- Paul Nix, 76, American college baseball coach (Auburn University). [49]
- Bruce Snyder, 69, American football coach, melanoma. [50]
- Sitara Achakzai, 52, Afghan women's rights activist and politician, shot. [51]
- Danny Cameron, 85, Canadian politician, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (1991–1995). [52]
- Marilyn Chambers, 56, American pornographic actress (Behind the Green Door) and politician. [53]
- Kent Douglas, 73, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), cancer [54]
- Mike Keen, 69, British footballer, after short illness. [55]
- Sir Kirby Laing, 92, British civil engineer. [56]
- Sir John Maddox, 83, British science writer, editor (Nature, 1966–1973, 1980–1995). [57]
- Stephen Minarik, 49, American politician, chairman of the New York Republican State Committee (2004–2006), heart attack. [58]
- Ephraim Obot, 72, Nigerian Bishop of Idah since 1977. [59]
- Franklin Rosemont, 65, American surrealist poet, labor historian and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group. [60]
- Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, 58, American writer and critical theorist, pioneer of queer studies, breast cancer. [61]
- Derek Weiler, 40, Canadian editor and writer. [62]
- Zeke Zarchy, 93, American swing music jazz trumpeter. [63]
- Mickey Cafagna, 65, American Mayor of Poway, California, complications from kidney cancer. [64]
- Simon Channing-Williams, 63, British film producer, cancer. [65]
- Rob Dickson, 45, Australian football player, winner of Australian Survivor, car accident. [66]
- Judith Krug, 69, American librarian, founder of Banned Books Week, stomach cancer. [67]
- René Monory, 85, French politician, President of the Senate (1992–1998). [68]
- Tita Muñoz, 82, Filipino actress, after long illness. [69]
- Jimmy Neighbour, 58, British footballer (Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur), heart attack. [70]
- Vishnu Prabhakar, 97, Indian writer, after long illness. [71]
- Johnny Roadhouse, 88, British saxophonist. [72]
- Al Rosenbaum, 82, American co-founder of the Virginia Holocaust Museum. [73]
- Corín Tellado, 81, Spanish novelist, heart failure. [74]
- Richard Arnell, 91, British composer. [75]
- Blake Chanslor, 88, American businessman, founder of Blake's Lotaburger. [76]
- Deborah Digges, 59, American poet, apparent suicide by jumping. [77]
- Frank Morris, 85, Canadian football player and executive, after long illness. [78]
- Naum Olev, 70, Russian lyricist. [79] (Russian)
- Franklin Paschall, 86, American pastor, president of the Southern Baptist Convention (1966–1968). [80]
- Yevgeny Vesnik, 86, Russian actor, stroke. [81]
- Nick Adenhart, 22, American baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), car accident. [82]
- Monica Boëthius, 81, Swedish journalist, first female president of the Swedish Publicists' Association. [83] (Swedish)
- Noel Cabrera, 64, Filipino diplomat and journalist, after short illness. [84]
- Randy Cain, 63, American singer (The Delfonics). [85]
- Mike Casey, 60, American college basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats) (1967–1971), heart disease. [86]
- Elfriede Gerstl, 76, Austrian author, after long illness. [87]
- Colin Jordan, 85, British politician and Neo-Nazi activist. [88]
- Lee Madden, 82, American film director, pneumonia. [89]
- Ernest Manirumva, Burundian anti-corruption activist (OLUCOME), stabbed. [90]
- Shakti Samanta, 83, Indian film director and producer, cardiac arrest. [91]
- Dale Swann, 61, American character actor, complications of stroke. [92]
- Wally Baker, 111, American supercentenarian. [93]
- Lennie Bennett, 70, British comedian and game show host (Lucky Ladders), after short illness. [94]
- Jane Bryan, 90, American actress, after long illness. [95]
- James Allen Keast, 86, Australian ornithologist. [96]
- Dan Miller, 67, American television journalist (WSMV, KCBS), heart attack. [97]
- Piotr Morawski, 32, Polish mountain climber, fall. [98]
- Tam Paton, 70, Scottish manager and spokesperson for the Bay City Rollers, suspected heart attack. [99]
- David Winans, 74, American gospel singer, heart attack. [100]
- Dave Arneson, 61, American game designer, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, cancer. [101]
- Samuel Beer, 97, American academic, expert on British government. [102]
- Raja Jesudoss Chelliah, 86, Indian economist, founder of Madras School of Economics, after short illness. [103]
- Jobie Dajka, 27, Australian track cyclist, 2002 Keirin world champion. [104]
- Stanley Jaki, 84, Hungarian-born American theologian, heart attack. [105]
- Philip Moore, Baron Moore of Wolvercote, 88, British private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II (1977–1986). [106]
- Paddy O'Hanlon, 65, Irish politician and barrister, after short illness. [107]
- Leo Prieto, 88, Filipino sports executive, PBA Commissioner (1975–1982), stroke. [108]
- Gordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley, 79, British jurist, cancer. [109]
- Michael Stern, 98, American journalist and philanthropist, co-founder of Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, pancreatic cancer. [110]
- Mari Trini, 61, Spanish pop singer and actress. [111]
- Jack Wrangler, 62, American porn actor, emphysema. [112]
- Steve Cannon, 81, American radio personality (WCCO), cancer. [113]
- J. M. S. Careless, 90, Canadian historian. [114]
- Dwight Crandell, 86, American vulcanologist, heart attack. [115]
- Dorothy Cullman, 91, American philanthropist, complications of brain injury. [116]
- Russell E. Dunham, 89, American war veteran, Medal of Honor recipient, heart failure. [117]
- Jan Tollarparn Eriksson, 69, Swedish jazz pianist. [118] (Swedish)
- Wally Holmes, 83, British rugby union player (Nuneaton, England). [119]
- Shawn Mackay, 26, Australian rugby union player (Brumbies), cardiac arrest following car accident. [120]
- Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, 71, South African Minister of Communications since 1999; acting President (2008), natural causes. [121]
- Cecil Skotnes, 82, South African artist, pneumonia. [122]
- Andrzej Stelmachowski, 84, Polish academic and politician. [123]
- Svetlana Ulmasova, 56, Uzbekistani athlete. [124]
- Damouré Zika, 85, Nigerien film actor and traditional healer, after long illness. [125]
- Wouter Barendrecht, 43, Dutch film producer, heart failure. [126]
- Thomas R. Byrne, 86, American politician, Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota (1966–1970), cancer. [127]
- Giulite Coutinho, 87, Brazilian entrepreneur, president of CBF, heart attack after bleeding. [128] (Portuguese)
- Tony D, 42, American hip hop DJ and musician, car accident. [129]
- I. J. Good, 92, British cryptographer at Bletchley Park, natural causes. [130]
- Judd Greedy, 28, Australian motorcycle racer, race crash. [131]
- Sir Neil MacCormick, 67, British professor of law and Scottish nationalist politician, cancer. [132]
- Rocco Morabito, 88, American Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer. [133]
- Nancy Overton, 83, American pop singer (The Chordettes), esophageal cancer. [134]
- Constantine Papadakis, 63, Greek-born American president of Drexel University, complications from lung cancer. [135]
- William Tobin, 83, American journalist, esophageal cancer. [136]
- George Tribe, 88, Australian cricketer. [137]
- David Wheatley, 59, British film and television director, after long illness. [138]
- Maxine Cooper, 84, American actress (Kiss Me Deadly), natural causes [139]
- Fritzi Harmsen van Beek, 81, Dutch poet. [140] (Dutch)
- Netherwood Hughes, 108, British fourth-to-last veteran of World War I. [141]
- Alfredo Marcano, 62, Venezuelan boxer, WBA super featherweight champion (1971–1972), cancer, [142]
- Jody McCrea, 74, American actor, son of Joel McCrea and Frances Dee, cardiac arrest. [143]
- Gonzalo Olave, 25, Chilean actor, motorcycle accident. [144] (Spanish)
- Eduardo Parra, 90, Chilean folk singer, septic shock. [145]
- Fred Rydholm, 85, American historian, Mayor of Marquette, Michigan, cancer. [146]
- Herbert Scheinberg, 89, American doctor, pneumonia. [147]
- Nelly Sindayen, 59, Filipino journalist, Manila correspondent for Time magazine, complications from diabetic stroke. [148]
- Armand Tanny, 90, American bodybuilder, natural causes. [149]
- Marvin Webster, 56, American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics), natural causes. [150]
- Márcio Moreira Alves, 72, Brazilian journalist and politician, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. [151]
- Ken Anderson, 33, American football player (Chicago Bears), heart attack. [152]
- James G. Boswell II, 86, American businessman, natural causes. [153]
- Thomas Braden, 92, American journalist and author (Eight Is Enough), cardiac arrest. [154]
- Eva Evdokimova, 60, Swiss-born American ballerina, complications of cancer. [155]
- Charlie Kennedy, 81, American alto saxophonist, pulmonary disease. [156]
- Victor Millan, 89, American actor and theatre professor. [157]
- John Oros, 87, American jockey, heart failure. [158]
- Alexei Parshchikov, 54, Russian poet. [159] (Russian)
- Jerome R. Waldie, 84, American politician, Representative from California (1966–1975). [160]
- Exotic Dancer, 9, French-bred British racehorse, heart attack after race. [161]
- Guttorm Hansen, 88, Norwegian politician, President of Parliament (1973–1981). [162] (Norwegian)
- Taj Muhammad Jamali, 70, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (1990–1993). [163]
- Émilie Lavoie, 110, Canadian supercentenarian. [164]
- Niki List, 52, Austrian film director, screenwriter and producer. [165]
- Lou Perryman, 67, American actor, stabbed. [166]
- Albert Sanschagrin, 97, Canadian Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (1967–1979). [167]
- Bud Shank, 82, American alto saxophonist, pulmonary failure. [168]
- Frank Springer, 79, American comic book artist, prostate cancer. [169]
- Sally Swift, 95, American equestrian, creator of centered riding. [170]
- Arne Andersson, 91, Swedish middle distance runner. [171]
- Marga Barbu, 80, Romanian actress, heart failure. [172]
- Umberto Betti, 87, Italian Cardinal of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzio since 2007. [173]
- John Blankenchip, 89, American professor, theater director and designer, after short illness. [174]
- Paul Dean, Baron Dean of Harptree, 84, British politician, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons (1982–1992). [175]
- Margreta Elkins, 78, Australian mezzo-soprano, cancer. [176]
- Pedro Infante, Jr., 59, Mexican actor and singer, son of Pedro Infante, pneumonia. [177]
- Duane Jarvis, 51, American singer-songwriter, colon cancer. [178]
- Marcos Moshinsky, 88, Ukrainian-born Mexican physicist. [179]
- Daniel Joseph O'Hern, 78, American jurist, member of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1981–2000), melanoma. [180]
- Elaine Cancilla Orbach, 69, American actress, wife of Jerry Orbach, pneumonia. [181]
- Miguel Ángel Suárez, 69, Puerto Rican actor, esophageal cancer. [182]
- Ian Tomlinson, 47, British pedestrian assaulted by police at 2009 G-20 London summit protests, abdominal haemorrhage. [183]
- Natalia Trauberg, 80, Russian translator. [184] (Russian)
See Deaths in March 2009.
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