Deaths in 2009
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 animals 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.
- Kurt Demmler, 65, German songwriter, suicide. [1]
- Millard Fuller, 74, American co-founder of Habitat for Humanity International. [2]
- Sheng-yen, 79, Chinese-born Taiwanese Buddhist Zen master, kidney disease. [3]
- Michelle Splitter, 19, Brazilian international basketball player, leukemia. [4]
- Pavlo Zahrebelnyi, 84, Ukrainian writer, long illness. [5]
- Paul Birch, 46, British footballer, bone cancer. [6]
- Alan Davies, 75, British rugby league footballer, emphysema. [7]
- Phil Easton, 59, British radio presenter, brain haemorrhage.[8]
- Russ Germain, 62, Canadian broadcaster, lung cancer. [9]
- Fredrik Kayser, 90, Norwegian resistance fighter during World War II. [10] (Norwegian)
- James E. Long, 68, American politician, North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance (1985–2009), complications of a stroke. [11]
- Nancy Adams, 84, American co-owner of the Tennessee Titans, after brief illness. [12]
- Joe Ades, 74, American pitchman for carrot peelers. [13]
- Lukas Foss, 86, American composer, conductor, pianist and professor, heart attack. [14]
- Tim Grundy, 50, British radio and television presenter, heart attack. [15]
- Ranbir Singh Hooda, 94, Indian politician, after long illness. [16]
- Peter Howson, 89, Australian politician, Minister for Air (1964–1968) and Environment, Aborigines and the Arts (1971–1972), fall. [17]
- John A. Knight, c. 78, American General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene (1985–2001). [18]
- Yoda (you must feel the force to defeat the dark side)Martínez, 96, Chilean actress, natural causes. [19] (Spanish)
- Jim McWithey, 81, American race car driver. [20]
- Edward Joseph O'Donnell, 77, American Bishop of Lafayette. [21]
External links
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For earlier deaths, see Deaths in 2008, Deaths in 2007, Deaths in 2006, Deaths in 2005, Deaths in 2004, Deaths in 2003, Deaths in 2002, Deaths in 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, ...