Deaths in 2009
The following is a list of notable deaths in 2009. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
- Luiz Carlos Alborghetti, 64, Brazilian TV presenter and politician, lung cancer. [1] (Portuguese)
- Håkan Wickberg, 66, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player. [2] (Swedish)
- Kenneth Biros, 51, American murderer, execution by lethal injection. [3]
- Elza Cansanção Medeiros, 88, Brazilian World War II veteran. [4] (Portuguese)
- Frank M. Coffin, 90, American politician, Representative from Maine (1957–1961), complications of aortic aneurysm surgery. [5]
- Royden G. Derrick, 94, American general authority of the LDS Church, natural causes. [6]
- Al Dorow, 80, American football player (Washington Redskins, New York Titans), bone cancer. [7]
- Grady Patterson, 85, American politician, South Carolina State Treasurer (1966–1995; 1999–2007), natural causes. [8]
- Pyotr Vail, 60, Russian essayist and journalist. [9]
- Pedro Altares, 74, Spanish journalist, after long illness. [10] (Spanish)
- Rupprecht Geiger, 101, German painter and sculptor
- Eddie James, 46, American long distance motorcyclist, traffic collision. [11]
- Dermott Monteith, 66, Irish cricketer. [12]
- John Pittenger, 79, American politician, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education (1972–1976). [13]
- Bina Rai, 78, Indian actress (Anarkali), heart attack. [14]
- Jerry Birn, 86, American television writer. [15]
- Alfred Hrdlicka, 81, Austrian architect and draughtsman. [16]
- Otto Graf Lambsdorff, 82, German politician, Minister of Economics and Technology (1977–1982; 1982–1984). [17]
- Kálmán Markovits, 78, Hungarian Olympic gold (1952, 1956) and bronze (1960) medal-winning water polo player. [18]
- Tim "Barrel Man" McKernan, 69, American fan of the Denver Broncos, lung failure. [19]
- Malcolm Oliver Perry, 80, American attending physician to President John F. Kennedy after his assassination, lung cancer. [20]
- Jim Rohn, 79, American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker, pulmonary fibrosis. [21]
- Jack Rose, 38, American guitarist, heart attack. [22]
- Hans-Jürgen Simon, 70, German football official. [23] (German)
- Princess Vimolchatra of Thailand, 88, Thai royalty, cousin of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, renal failure. [24] (Thai)
- William A. Wilson, 95, American Ambassador to the Holy See (1984–1986). [25]
- Richard T. Antoun, 77, American anthropologist and professor, stabbed. [26]
- Liam Clancy, 74, Irish folk singer (The Clancy Brothers), pulmonary fibrosis. [27]
- Eddie Fatu, 36, American Samoan professional wrestler, heart attack. [28]
- Spyridon, 83, Greek Metropolitan Bishop of Lagkadas, after long illness. [29] (Greek)
- Vyacheslav Tikhonov, 81, Russian actor (Seventeen Moments of Spring). [30] (Russian)
- Jordi Solé Tura, 79, Spanish politician and lawyer, Minister of Culture (1991–1993). [31] (Spanish)
- Ibrahim Hassan Addou, Somali Higher Education Minister, bombing. [32]
- Qamar Aden Ali, Somali Health Minister, bombing. [33]
- Luis María Bandrés, 65, Spanish leader of Basque Nationalist Party, after long illness. [34] (Spanish)
- Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, 92, Brazilian Roman Catholic Bishop of Uberlândia (1978–1992). [35]
- Paula Hawkins, 82, American politician, Senator from Florida (1981–1987), complications from a fall. [36]
- István Iglódi, 65, Hungarian Kossuth Prize-winning actor. [37] (Hungarian)
- Leila Lopes, 40, Brazilian actress, suicide. [38] (Portuguese)
- Curtis Nkondo, 81, South African politician, activist and diplomat. [39]
- Sam Salt, 69, British rear admiral, captain of HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War. [40]
- Richard Todd, 90, Irish-born British Academy Award-nominated actor (The Hasty Heart, The Dam Busters), cancer. [41]
- Ahmed Abdulahi Waayeel, Somali Education Minister, bombing. [42]
- Bobby Wayne Woods, 44, American rapist, kidnapper and murderer, execution by lethal injection. [43]
- Foge Fazio, 71, American football coach, leukemia. [44]
- Maggie Jones, 75, British actress (Coronation Street), after long illness. [45]
- Jozo Križanović, 65, Bosnian politician, Croat member of the Presidency (2001–2002), complications from surgery. [46] (Bosnian)
- Luiz Lombardi Neto, 69, Brazilian announcer (Silvio Santos television program), stroke. [47] (Portuguese)
- Aaron Schroeder, 83, American songwriter, Alzheimer's disease. [48]
- Vjekoslav Šutej, 58, Croatian conductor, leukemia. [49] (Croatian)
- Eric Woolfson, 64, Scottish singer and keyboardist (The Alan Parsons Project), cancer. [50]
- Christoph Budde, 46, German football player (Borussia Mönchengladbach), swine flu. [51] (German)
- Maurice Clemmons, 37, American felon, suspected of Lakewood police officer shooting, shot. [52]
- Neil Dougall, 88, British footballer (Plymouth Argyle), after long illness. [53]
- Tommy Henrich, 96, American baseball player (New York Yankees). [54]
- "Big Bill" Lister, 86, American honky tonk singer. [55]
- Alberto Martínez, 59, Uruguayan football player (FK Austria Wien), heart failure. [56] (German)
- Ramses Shaffy, 76, Dutch singer and actor, esophageal cancer. [57] (Dutch)
- Shilendra Kumar Singh, 77, Indian politician, Governor of Rajasthan (2007–2009), after short illness. [58]
- Éva Szörényi, 92, Hungarian actress, Kossuth Prize winner. [59] (Hungarian)
- Donald Washington, Sr., 79, American jazz tenor saxophonist, lung cancer. [60]
See: Deaths in November 2009.
See Deaths in July 2009.
See Deaths in June 2009.
See Deaths in May 2009.
See Deaths in April 2009.
See Deaths in March 2009.
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, ...