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The following is a list of deaths in July 2009. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.


July 2009


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* Alexis Argüello, 57, Nicaraguan former triple world champion boxer and politician, mayor of Managua, suspected suicide by gunshot. *
Marwa El-Sherbini Marwa may refer to: Places * Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, hills in Saudi Arabia * Marwah, a subdivision of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, India * Marwa Thermal Power Plant, power station near Marwa village in Janjgir–Champa district, Chhattisga ...
, 31, Egyptian pharmacist and vilification victim, stabbed. * Karl Malden, 97, American Academy Award-winning actor ''( A Streetcar Named Desire)'', natural causes. *
Anna Karen Morrow Anna Karen Morrow (September 20, 1914 – July 1, 2009) was an American model turned film and television actress. Biography Morrow appeared in such films as ''The Price of Fear'', ''The Wrong Man'' and ''It Happened in Athens'', and in such ...
, 94, American actress ('' Peyton Place''), natural causes. *
John Henry Moss John Henry Moss (November 10, 1918 – July 1, 2009) was a baseball executive and politician. Well known for his strong leadership and organizational skills, Moss was a key contributor to the development of Minor League Baseball during more than ...
, 90, American baseball executive ( South Atlantic League), mayor of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. *
Onni Palaste Onni Palaste, born Onni Bovellan (27 December 1917 - 1 July 2009) was a Finnish Winter War veteran and writer. Onni Bovellan was born in Kiuruvesi, Finland on 27 December 1917 to parents Joona Bovellan and Olga Miina Kärkkäinen. He was a frail c ...
, 91, Finnish soldier and writer, Winter War veteran, natural causes. *
David Pears __NOTOC__ David Francis Pears, FBA (8 August 1921 – 1 July 2009) was a British philosopher renowned for his work on Ludwig Wittgenstein. An Old Boy of Westminster School,David Pears: philosopher'' (obituary) ''The Times,'' 3 July 2009, Archi ...
, 87, British philosopher. * Baltasar Porcel, 72, Spanish Catalan writer, cancer. *
Andree Layton Roaf Andree Layton Roaf (March 31, 1941July 1, 2009) was an Arkansas lawyer and jurist. She was the first African-American woman to serve on the Arkansas Supreme Court, and is the mother of former NFL offensive lineman Willie Roaf. Biography Ea ...
, 68, American jurist, first black woman on Arkansas Supreme Court. * Mollie Sugden, 86, British actress ('' Are You Being Served?''), heart failure. * Rupert Thorneloe, 39, British soldier, Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, improvised explosive device. *
Norman Welton Norman Welton (1928 – July 1, 2009) was an American journalist. Welton worked for the Associated Press for 44 years. He was the photo editor for 31 years. Welton joined the Associated Press in 1946 as a part-time messenger and worked his way up ...
, 81, American journalist, photo editor for the Associated Press, colon cancer. * Jean Yoyotte, 81, French Egyptologist. *
Lyudmila Zykina Lyudmila Georgievna Zykina (russian: link=no, Людми́ла Гео́ргиевна Зы́кина; 10 June 1929 – 1 July 2009) was a national folk singer of Russia. She was born in Moscow and joined the Pyatnitsky Choir in 1947. Her surna ...
, 80, Russian singer, Hero of Socialist Labor, cardiac arrest.


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* Adésio, 76, Brazilian footballer. *
Pasquale Borgomeo Pasquale Borgomeo (20 March 1933 in Naples – 2 July 2009 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian Jesuit priest and longtime director of the Vatican Radio. Borgomeo entered the Society of Jesus at the young age of 15 (3 October 1948). After the usual nov ...
, 76, Vatican director of Radio Vatican, after long illness. *
Steve Brennan Stephen Edward Brennan (born 2 November 1951) is an English professional darts player who competed in the 1980s. He was a civil engineer from Leiston and began playing county darts for Suffolk in 1979–1980. He was eligible to play for Nort ...
, 57, Irish-born American reporter and editor ('' The Hollywood Reporter''), cancer. * Susan Fernandez, 52, Filipina activist and singer, ovarian cancer. *
M. K. Chandrashekaran Maroli Krishnayya Chandrashekaran (4 September 1937 – 2 July 2009), also known as Shekar or MKC, was an Indian zoologist, regarded as the founder of Indian chronobiology, the study of biological rhythms of organisms. He was a fellow of th ...
, 72, Indian zoologist, after brief illness. * Kaj Hansen, 68, Danish football player. *
Martin Hengel Martin Hengel (14 December 1926 – 2 July 2009) was a German historian of religion, focusing on the "Second Temple Period" or "Hellenistic Period" of early Judaism and Christianity. Biography Hengel was born in Reutlingen, south of Stuttgart, i ...
, 82, German theologian. *
Herbert G. Klein Herbert George Klein (April 1, 1918 – July 2, 2009Richard Nixon. *
Tyeb Mehta Tyeb Mehta (26 July 1925 – 2 July 2009) was an Indian painter, sculptor and film maker. He was part of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group and the first post-colonial generation of artists in India, like John Wilkins who also broke free ...
, 84, Indian painter, heart attack. * David Morley, 86, British paediatrician. *
James Oluleye James Oluleye (20 April 1930 – 2 July 2009) was a Nigerian Army major general who served as Federal Commissioner of Finance (1977–79), Federal Commissioner of Establishment and Service Matters (1975–77), and who commanded the Nigerian Army ...
, 79, Nigerian army general and politician. *
Robert Daniel Potter Robert Daniel Potter (April 4, 1923 – July 2, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Education and career Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Potter received an ...
, 86, American judge, member of the District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (1981–1994). *
Petro Ruçi Petro Ruci (3 March 1957 – 2 July 2009) was an Albanian football defender. Club career Ruci had a spell at Dinamo Tirana and was part of Flamurtari's golden team of the mid-1980s who played Spanish giants FC Barcelona in two successive UEFA Cu ...
, 52, Albanian football player (
Flamurtari Flamurtari FC is a professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Parë, which is the second tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, and it is also on ...
, national team). * Bert Schneider, 71, Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle racer. * Clyde Shugart, 92, American football player ( Washington Redskins), stroke. *
Robert E. L. Taylor Robert E. Lee Taylor Jr. (June 8, 1913 – July 2, 2009) was an American publisher and chairman of the ''Philadelphia Bulletin'' in the years leading up to the paper's demise. He was jailed in 1963 for his refusal to testify before a grand jury ...
, 96, American publisher and chairman of the ''
Philadelphia Bulletin The ''Philadelphia Bulletin'' was a daily evening newspaper published from 1847 to 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the largest circulation newspaper in Philadelphia for 76 years and was once the largest evening newspaper in the United ...
''.


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Jorge Enrique Adoum Jorge Enrique Adoum (June 29, 1926 in Ambato – July 3, 2009 in Quito) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, politician, and diplomat. He was one of the major exponents of Latin American poetry. His work received such prestigious awards as the first ...
, 83, Ecuadorian poet and writer. * Alauddin Al-Azad, 77, Bangladeshi author, natural causes. * John Barry, 84, American president and CEO of WD-40, pulmonary fibrosis. * John Blackburn, 84, American administrator ( University of Alabama), myelodysplastic syndrome. *
Frank Devine Frank Devine (17 December 1931 – 3 July 2009) was a New Zealand–born Australian newspaper editor and journalist. Devine was born in the South Island city of Blenheim and started his career there aged 17 as a cadet on the ''Marlborough Exp ...
, 77, New Zealand-born Australian newspaper editor, after long illness. *
Gabriel Fino Noriega Gabriel Fino Noriega (born 1966/7- died 2009) was a Honduran journalist and radio presenter who presented a daily news show on Radio Estelar. He also worked for Radio America (Honduras). He was shot dead on July 3, 2009 in San Juan Pueblo, nea ...
, 42, Honduran journalist, shot. *
E. J. Josey Elonnie J. Josey (January 20, 1924 – July 3, 2009) was an African-Americans, American activist and librarian. Josey was the first chair of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, having been instrumental in its formation in 1970; s ...
, 85, American librarian and civil rights activist, natural causes. * John Keel, 79, American ufologist and writer (''
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''), heart failure. *
Barbara Margolis Barbara Ann "Bobbie" Margolis (October 4, 1929 – July 3, 2009) was an American prisoners' rights advocate who served as the official greeter of New York City under the administration of Mayor of New York City Ed Koch. She established Fresh S ...
, 79, American prisoners' rights advocate, official greeter for New York City, cancer. *
Victor Smorgon Victor Smorgon (2 January 1913 – 3 July 2009) was an Australian industrialist, arts patron and benefactor, who was founder and former head of the Victor Smorgon Group. Biography Smorgon was born in 1913 in Heidelberg, a German settlement ...
, 96, Ukrainian-born Australian industrialist, natural causes.


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Jim Chapin James Forbes Chapin ( ) (July 23, 1919 – July 4, 2009) was an American jazz drummer and the author of books about jazz drumming. He was the author of several albums (later converted to CDs) on jazz drumming, as well as 2 CDs entitled ''Jim Cha ...
, 89, American jazz drummer. *
Robert E. Hopkins Robert Earl Hopkins (June 30, 1915 – July 4, 2009) was president of the Optical Society of America in 1973. Recognized as an expert in optical instrument design, aspheric optics, interferometry, lasers, and lens testing, Hopkins has been chara ...
, 94, American optical engineer. * Brenda Joyce, 92, American actress ('' Tarzan and the Amazons''). *
Béla Király Dr. Béla Király (14 April 1912 – 4 July 2009) was a Hungarian army officer before, during, and after World War II. After the war, he was sentenced to life in prison under the Soviet-allied regime, but was later released. After his relea ...
, 97, Hungarian general and historian, natural causes. * Allen Klein, 77, American businessman,
Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...
and
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manager, Alzheimer's disease. *
Drake Levin Drake Maxwell Levin (August 17, 1946 – July 4, 2009) was an American musician best known as the guitarist for the pop-rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. Levin was born in Chicago, and his family's name, Levinshefski, was shortened to Levin a ...
, 62, American guitarist ( Paul Revere & the Raiders), cancer. *
Robert Louis-Dreyfus Robert Louis-Dreyfus ( – ) was a French businessman who was chief executive officer (CEO) of Adidas (then, "Adidas Salomon") and Saatchi & Saatchi. He was a majority shareholder of the French football team Olympique de Marseille, and durin ...
, 63, French-born Swiss billionaire, leukemia. * Steve McNair, 36, American football player ( Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens), shot. * Hugh Millais, 79, British actor and adventurer. * Robert Mitchell, 96, American organist, pneumonia. *
Khan Mohammad Khan Mohammad ( Punjabi, ur, ) (1 January 1928 – 4 July 2009) was a cricket player who was a member of Pakistan's first Test team that played against India in 1952. Born in Lahore, Punjab, he was educated at the city's Islamia College. He p ...
, 81, Pakistani cricketer, prostate cancer. *
Leo Mol Leonid Molodozhanyn, known as Leo Mol, (January 15, 1915 – July 4, 2009) was a Ukrainian Canadian stained glass artist, painter and sculptor. History Born Leonid Molodozhanyn in Polonne, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), Mol learned the art o ...
, 94, Ukrainian-born Canadian sculptor. *
Lasse Strömstedt Folke Lars-Olov Strömstedt (23 May 1935 in Gävle – 4 July 2009), better known as Lasse Strömstedt, was a Swedish writer who wrote of and about his own life in prison and drug abuse. Strömstedt was born in Gävle in 1935. He was a casual la ...
, 74, Swedish writer. *
Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard (15 December 1938 – 4 July 2009) was a Congolese politician and poet. Having previously served as Minister of Higher Education and Minister of Arts and Culture, he was Minister of Hydrocarbons in the government of Co ...
, 70, Congolese politician, Minister of State. *
Laurence Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon (2 February 1933 – 4 July 2009), styled Lord Hyde between 1935 and 1955, was a British peer from the Villiers family. Villiers was the son of George Herbert Arthur Hyde Villiers, Lo ...
, 76, British aristocrat.


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* John Bachar, 52, American rock climber, fall. * Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker, 86, British diplomat and politician, MP for Blackpool South (1964–1992), pneumonia. * Lou Creekmur, 82, American football player (
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) and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. *
Alfonso de Andrés Alfonso Carlos de Andrés Asin (16 May 1938 – 5 July 2009) was a Spanish athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as ...
, 71, Spanish Olympic athlete. * Takeo Doi, 89, Japanese psychoanalyst. *
Harry Elliot Henry Elliot , (28 June 1920 – 5 July 2009) was a British space scientist, and Emeritus Professor of Physics, at the University of London. Biography Harry Elliot was born at Mealsgate, near Wigton, Cumberland, the son of Thomas, farmer, ...
, 89, British space scientist. *
Alfred John Ellory Alfred John Ellory (18 June 1920, Cornwall – 5 July 2009) was a British musician best known for playing flute on several of the James Bond films in the 1960s. Ellory won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music as a teenager, where he stu ...
, 89, British flautist. *
Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne Henry Oscar Murton, Baron Murton of Lindisfarne (8 May 1914 – 5 July 2009) was a British Conservative Party politician. Career Murton was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and educated at Uppingham School. He joined the Territorial Army with a ...
, 95, British politician, MP for
Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...
(1964–1979). *
John Orman John Michael Orman (January 3, 1949 – July 5, 2009) was a politics professor at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. He was the 1984 Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Congress seat in Connecticut's fourth district, and briefly ch ...
, 60, American professor and politician, self-appointed chairman of
Connecticut for Lieberman Connecticut for Lieberman was a Connecticut political party created by twenty-five supporters of Senator Joe Lieberman. The party was created to enable Lieberman to run for re-election following his defeat in the 2006 Connecticut Democratic prim ...
party. * Bob Titchenal, 91, American football player and coach. * Waldo Von Erich, 75, Canadian professional wrestler, fall.


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* Vasily Aksyonov, 76, Russian novelist, stroke. *
Mihai Baicu Mihai Baicu (21 September 1975 – 6 July 2009) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Naţional București, Brăila, Gloria IRIS Coreşti, Argeş Piteşti, Târgovişte, Foresta Suceava, Cittadella Cittadel ...
, 33, Romanian footballer, heart attack. *
Patrick Tracy Burris Patrick Tracy Burris (August 8, 1967 – July 6, 2009) was an American spree killer responsible for at least five known murders in Cherokee County, South Carolina in 2009. Over a span of six days, he shot and killed five people. His final kn ...
, 41, American criminal, suspected South Carolina spree killer, shot. *
Rene Capo Rene Capo (May 9, 1961 – July 6, 2009) was a judoka from the United States who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Capo immigrated to the United States from Cuba as a young boy. Though he ...
, 48, Cuban-born American Olympic judoka (1988, 1996), lung cancer. * Johnny Collins, 71, British folk singer. * Marlon Green, 80, American pilot. * Oscar G. Mayer, Jr., 95, American business executive ( Oscar Mayer). * Robert McNamara, 93, American business executive, Secretary of Defense (1961–1968), natural causes. * Mathieu Montcourt, 24, French tennis player, cardiac arrest. * Jim Reid, 75, British folk musician, after short illness. *
Robert L. Short Robert L. Short (1932 – July 6, 2009) was an American Christian minister and the author of several books of "popular theology", including the 1965 bestseller ''The Gospel According to Peanuts''. Life and career Short was born and raised ...
, 76, American theologian ('' The Gospel According to Peanuts''). *
Martin Streek Martin Streek (June 16, 1964 – July 6, 2009) was a Canadian radio DJ known for his work on CFNY-FM (102.1 the Edge) in Toronto, Ontario. His on-air duties included hosting the Thursday 30, live-to-air from the Phoenix nightclub, and live-to-air ...
, 45, Canadian disc jockey, suspected suicide. * Bleddyn Williams, 86, British rugby player, captain of Wales and British Lions, after long illness.


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* Anabaa, 17, American Thoroughbred racehorse, peritonitis after undergoing surgery from colic. * Mikhail Bachvarov, 73, Bulgarian Olympic sprinter. * Richard Reader Harris, 96, British businessman and politician, MP for Heston and Isleworth (1950–1970). *
John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755July 6, 1835) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longes ...
, 77, American sculptor.


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* Harry Gray, 89, American CEO and chairman of United Technologies Corporation. * Bertha Hertogh, 72, Dutch woman whose adoption led to ethnic riots in Singapore in 1950, leukemia. *
Robert Isabell Bruce Robert Isabell (June 2, 1952 – July 8, 2009) was an American event planner who was behind lavish and innovative events including weddings and funerals of the richest and most famous. He helped make Christmas at the White House during the ...
, 57, American event planner, heart attack. *
Edward Kenna Edward Kenna, VC (6 July 1919 – 8 July 2009) was an Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed ...
, 90, Australian soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross. *
Judi Ann Mason Judi Ann Mason (February 2, 1955 – July 8, 2009) was an American television writer, producer and playwright. Background Mason was born in Bossier City, Louisiana on February 2, 1955. She excelled in English and became interested in playwr ...
, 54, American screenwriter, television producer (''
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'') and playwright, aortic dissection. * Waldo McBurney, 106, American beekeeper, oldest worker in the United States. *
Nelson Munsey Nelson Emory Munsey (July 2, 1948 – July 8, 2009) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Baltimore Colts as an undrafted free agent in 1972. He played college football at Wyoming. He was ...
, 61, American football player (
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), heart disease. * Edgar O'Ballance, 90, British military historian. *
Lou Pagliaro Louis Pagliaro (May 5, 1919 – July 8, 2009) was an American table tennis player who won the United States national championship on four occasions, include three consecutive years in the 1940s. His small stature — he was just over five-fee ...
, 90, American table tennis player, national champion (1940–1942, 1952). * Yury Shlyapin, 77, Russian water polo player, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).


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William C. Conner William Curtis Conner (March 27, 1920 – July 9, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. His rulings during his 35 years of service covered a broad range of issues, incl ...
, 89, American federal judge (District Court for the Southern District of New York). * Magomed Gadaborshev, Russian Colonel, Head of
Ingushetia Ingushetia (; russian: Ингуше́тия; inh, ГӀалгӏайче, Ghalghayče), officially the Republic of Ingushetia,; inh, Гӏалгӏай Мохк, Ghalghay Moxk is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. ...
Forensics and Investigations Center, shot. *
George Haig, 2nd Earl Haig George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig, 2nd Earl Haig, (15 March 1918 – 9 July 2009) was a British artist and peer who succeeded to the earldom of Haig on 29 January 1928, at the age of nine upon the death of his father, Field Marshal the 1st ...
, 91, British Army officer, patron of military charities and artist. *
Jessie Hollins Jessie Edward Hollins (January 27, 1970 – July 9, 2009) was a professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues in 1992. He appeared in four games for the Chicago Cubs, finishing three. Hollins' body was recovered floating in ...
, 39, American baseball player, drowned. *
Ron Kennedy Ron Kennedy (May 7, 1953 – July 9, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. Early life Kennedy was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. Career Kennedy played minor-league hockey in North America, Sweden, the Netherlan ...
, 56, Canadian ice hockey player and trainer, brain cancer. *
Frank Mickens Dr. Frank Mickens (22 June 1946 - 9 July 2009), was a nationally recognized New York City educator as principal of Boys and Girls High School at 1700 Fulton Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The seventeenth largest high ...
, 63, American educator, natural causes. * Kinuthia Murugu, Kenyan Permanent Secretary, shot. *
Henri Verbrugghe Hendrik "Henri" Verbrugghe (20 July 1929 – 9 July 2009) was a Belgian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in P ...
, 79, Belgian Olympic canoer.


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* John Caldwell, 71, Irish boxer, Olympic medalist (1956), world bantamweight champion (1961–1962), cancer. *
Sir Edward Downes Sir Edward Thomas ("Ted") Downes, CBE (17 June 1924 – 10 July 2009) was an English conductor, specialising in opera. He was associated with the Royal Opera House from 1952, and with Opera Australia from 1970. He was also well known for his ...
, 85, British conductor, assisted suicide. * Ebba Haslund, 91, Norwegian author. *
Jack B. Horner Jack B. Horner (March 24, 1922 – July 10, 2009) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Horner was a graduate of Colgate University and Dickinson School of Law Penn State Dickinson Law, formerly Dickinson ...
, 87, American politician. *
Patrick J. McManus Patrick J. McManus (July 20, 1954 – July 10, 2009) was a Massachusetts attorney and politician who served as the 54th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts. Early life McManus was born in Lynn to Robert A. McManus and Kathryn "Kay" (Gainey) McManu ...
, 54, American politician, Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts (1992–2001). * Frank Seipelt, 48, German Olympic weightlifter (1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics). *
Edward Durell Stone, Jr. Edward Durell Stone Jr. (August 30, 1932 – July 10, 2009) was an American landscape architect. Biography The son of the architect, Edward Durell Stone, he graduated from The Hill School, and then went on to Yale, where he received a degree i ...
, 76, American landscape architect. * Zena Marshall, 83, Kenyan-born British actress ('' Dr. No''), after short illness.


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Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara María del Carmen Bousada de Lara (5 January 1940 – 11 July 2009) was a Spanish woman who gained worldwide attention when, at the age of 66, she became the world's oldest mother on December 29 or 30, 2006, when she gave birth to twins.
, 69, Spanish woman believed to be world's oldest mother, cancer. *
Manuel Carrascalão Manuel Guterres Viegas Carrascalão (Atauro, 16 December 1933 – Dili, 11 July 2009) was an Indonesian parliamentarian and prominent East Timorese independence leader. The Carrascalão family is of mestiço ancestry; On May 22, 1952, at the ag ...
, 75, East Timorese politician, cerebral embolism. * Robert 'Dolly' Dunn, 68, Australian child molester, multiple organ failure. * Reg Fleming, 73, Canadian hockey player ( Chicago Blackhawks). *
Arturo Gatti Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was an Italian-Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. A world champion in two weight classes, Gatti held the IBF junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the WBC super ...
, 37, Canadian boxer, strangulation. * Paul Hemphill, 73, American author, throat cancer. * Ji Xianlin, 97, Chinese linguist, paleographer, historian and writer, heart attack. *
Lawyer Ron Lawyer Ron (March 1, 2003 – July 11, 2009) was an American thoroughbred race horse. Background Lawyer Ron was bred and owned by James T. Hines, Jr., an entrepreneur who started his first companyPremium Allied Tool in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 19 ...
, 6, American Thoroughbred racehorse, complications after colic surgery. * Mark Mandala, 72, American television executive, president of
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(1986–1994), heart attack. *
Žan Marolt Žan Marolt (25 September 1964 – 11 July 2009) was a Bosnian actor and TV personality. He was a regular actor of the Chamber Theatre 55 where he made numerous roles in the theater, in plays such as ''Buba u uhu'', ''Umri muški'', ''Kidaj od svo ...
, 44, Bosnia-Herzegovinian actor. * Geraint Owen, 43, British actor, cerebral haemorrhage.


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* Doris Barr, 87, Canadian baseball player, original member of
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. *
Charles N. Brown Charles Nikki Brown (June 24, 1937 – July 12, 2009) was an American publishing editor, the co-founder and editor of ''Locus (magazine), Locus'', the long-running news and reviews magazine covering the genres of science fiction and fantasy litera ...
, 72, American founding editor of '' Locus'' magazine. *
Vinod Chaubey Vinod Kumar Choubey, KC was an Indian Police Service officer of 1998 batch who was martyred in an encounter with naxalites in the Rajnandgaon ambush in July 2009. Choubey was posthumously awarded with peacetime gallantry award 'Kirti Chakr ...
, 49, Indian police officer, shot in the
Rajnandgaon ambush The Rajnandgaon ambush occurred on 12 July 2009, when around 29 members of the Indian Police were martyred in three connected attacks by Maoist naxalite in Rajnandgaon, from Raipur (India's Chhattisgarh state). Incident In the morning of 12 ...
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Tommy Cummings Thomas Smith Cummings (12 September 1928 – 12 July 2009) was an English football player and manager. Cummings was born in Sunderland, County Durham and started his football career at Hylton Colliery Juniors. Such was his quality as a centr ...
, 80, British football player ( Burnley F.C.). * Donald MacCormick, 70, British television journalist, heart attack. * Shesha Palihakkara, 81, Sri Lankan dancer, actor and producer. *
Christopher Prout, Baron Kingsland Christopher James Prout, Baron Kingsland (1 January 1942 – 12 July 2009) was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He is perhaps most well known for serving as the leader of the Conservative group of Members of the European Pa ...
, 67, British politician and barrister, MEP (1979–1994), pulmonary embolism. * S. G. Sender, 78, Belgian pastry chef, after long illness. * Pavel Smeyan, 52, Russian singer and actor, cancer. *
Nikola Stanchev Nikola Nikolov Stanchev ( bg, Никола Николов Станчев, 11 September 1930 – 12 July 2009) was a Bulgarian freestyle wrestling, freestyle Amateur wrestling, wrestler. He was born in Tvarditsa, Burgas Province, Tvardits ...
, 78, Bulgarian wrestler, Olympic gold medalist. *
Simon Vinkenoog Simon Vinkenoog (18 July 1928 – 12 July 2009) was a Dutch poet, spoken word poet and writer. He was the editor of the anthology ''Atonaal'' (Atonal), which launched the Dutch "Fifties Movement". In 2004 he was chosen as Dichter des Vaderland ...
, 80, Dutch poet and writer. * Jane Weinberger, 91, American author, widow of Caspar Weinberger, stroke.


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Uma Aaltonen Ulla-Maija "Uma" Aaltonen (28 August 1940, Vihti – 13 July 2009, Helsinki) was a Finnish people, Finnish author, journalist, and Green League politician. Early life and education Aaltonen was raised on a farm and learned to love animals ...
, 68, Finnish author, journalist and politician. * Amin al-Hafez, 83, Lebanese politician, Prime Minister (1973). *
Giuseppe Alessi Giuseppe Alessi (29 October 1905 – 13 July 2009) was an Italian politician. Biography Alessi was born in San Cataldo, Caltanissetta, Sicily. He was one of the founding members of the Christian Democratic (Democrazia Cristiana) party on the ...
, 103, Italian politician,
President of Sicily This is the list of all the presidents of Sicily since 1947. There has been 24 elected presidents by Regional Council (1947-2001), and 4 directly elected presidents since 2001. ;Elected by the Regional Council (1947–2001) ;Directly-elected p ...
(1947–1949, 1955–1956). *
Robert Cushman Robert Cushman (1577–1625) was an important leader and organiser of the ''Mayflower'' voyage in 1620, serving as Chief Agent in London for the Leiden Separatist contingent from 1617 to 1620 and later for Plymouth Colony until his death in 1625 ...
, 62, American photograph curator ( Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). * Neil Munro, 62, Canadian director, actor and playwright, after long illness. *
Nilu Phule Nilu Phule (Marathi pronunciation: iɭuː pʰuleː 4 April 1930 - 13 July 2009) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Marathi movies and Marathi theatre. Nilu Phule acted in around 250 Marathi and Hindi movies during his film career. He ...
, 78, Indian Marathi and Hindi film actor, esophageal cancer. * Vince Powell, 80, British scriptwriter (''
Love Thy Neighbour Love Thy Neighbor or Love Thy Neighbour refers to the Biblical phrase "thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" from the Book of Leviticus 19:18 in the Old Testament about the ethic of reciprocity known as the Golden Rule or the Great Commandment. ...
'', '' Mind Your Language''). * Beverly Roberts, 96, American actress, natural causes. *
Don Schneider Donald Paul Schneider (April 3, 1923 – July 13, 2009) was an American football player who played at the halfback position. He played college football for Penn and professional football for the Buffalo Bills. Early years Schneider was born in ...
, 86, American football player. *
Dash Snow Dashiell A. Snow (July 27, 1981 – July 13, 2009) was an American artist based in New York City.Roberta Smith"Dash Snow, New York Artist, Dies at 27" ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2009. Snow's photographs included scenes of sex, drugs, viole ...
, 27, American artist, heroin overdose.


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* Pat Brady, 83, American football player (
Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
), lymphoma. *
Lucio Ceccarini Lucio Ceccarini (13 December 1930 – 14 July 2009) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Rome. In 1952 he was part of the Italian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tourna ...
, 78, Italian water polo player. * Sam Church, 72, American labor leader ( UMWA), complications of surgery. * Joe DiGangi, 94, American bullpen catcher ( New York Yankees), natural causes. * John Fautenberry, 46, American serial killer, execution by lethal injection. * Phyllis Gotlieb, 83, Canadian science fiction author, *
Christopher Hipp Christopher G. Hipp (August 6, 1961 – July 14, 2009) was an American inventor and serial entrepreneur who received a patent for his invention of the blade server, a compact, stripped-down computer server that includes all of the necessary com ...
, 47, American inventor (
blade server A blade server is a stripped-down server computer with a modular design optimized to minimize the use of physical space and energy. Blade servers have many components removed to save space, minimize power consumption and other considerations, whil ...
) and entrepreneur, suspected embolism. *
Dallas McKennon Dallas Raymond McKennon (July 19, 1919 – July 14, 2009), sometimes credited as Dal McKennon, was an American film, television and voice actor, who had a career lasting over 50 years. During World War II he served in the Army Signal Corps and wa ...
, 89, American actor and voice actor ( Gumby, Buzz Buzzard, Archie Andrews), natural causes. *
Kujtim Majaci Kujtim Majaci (20 March 1962 - 14 July 2009) was an Albanian football player. Club career He played for Apolonia Fier for his entire career, playing around 300 league games and scoring 174 goals, making him the club's highest goalscorer. He was ...
, 47, Albanian footballer, heart attack. *
Heinrich Schweiger Heinrich Schweiger (23 July 1931 – 14 July 2009) was an Austrian film and stage actor who played leading roles at the Burgtheater on the Ring beginning in 1949. Among the plays in which he starred were Schiller's ''Don Carlos'', Shakespeare ...
, 77, Austrian actor, cardiovascular disease. *
Muzaffer Tokaç Muzaffer Tokaç (29 September 1922 – 14 July 2009) was a Turkish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), of ...
, 86, Turkish footballer. *
Jean Sommeng Vorachak Jean Sommeng Vorachek (February 24, 1933 – July 14, 2009) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Vicariate Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest on June 29, 1963, Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioa ...
, 76, Laotian Apostolic Vicar of
Savannakhet Savannakhet (ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ), officially named Kaysone Phomvihane ( lo, ໄກສອນ ພົມວິຫານ; th, ไกสอน พมวิหาน) since 2005 and previously known as ''Khanthaboury'' (ຄັນທະ ...
. * Bill Young, 95, New Zealand politician and diplomat. *
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz Zbigniew Jan Zapasiewicz (13 September 1934 – 14 July 2009) was one of the most prominent post-war Polish actors, as well as a theatre director and pedagogue. Biography Zbigniew Zapasiewicz was born on 13 September 1934 in Warsaw, Poland. Du ...
, 74, Polish actor and director.


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Avraham Ahituv Avraham Ahituv ( he, אברהם אחיטוב; ''né'' Gottfried; December 10, 1930 – July 15, 2009) was an Israeli civil servant who served as director of the Shin Bet, Israel's security agency, from 1974 to 1980. Life Ahituv was born Abraham Go ...
, 79, German-born Israeli intelligence chief, Director of the Shin Bet (1974–1980). *
Khursheed Kamal Aziz Khursheed Kamal Aziz ( ur, , 1927–2009)Historian K.K. Aziz dead
Dawn (newspaper), ...
, 81, Pakistani historian. *
Seddon Bennington Seddon Leonard Bennington (8 October 1947 – c. 11 July 2009) was a New Zealand museum executive (management), executive. Bennington was the chief executive of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the national museum of New Zealand, from ...
, 61, New Zealand chief executive of the
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. ''Te Papa Tongarewa'' translates literally to "container of treasures" or in full "container of treasured things and people that spring fr ...
, hypothermia. *
Adama Drabo Adama Drabo (1948 - July 15, 2009) was a Malian filmmaker and playwright. Biography Drabo was in the Malian capital of Bamako, Mali, where he showed an interest in film since his childhood. For ten years, he was a schoolteacher in a Malian vil ...
, 60/61, Malian filmmaker and playwright. *
Natalya Estemirova Natalya Khusainovna Estemirova (russian: Наталья Хусаиновна Эстемирова; 28 February 1958 – 15 July 2009) was a Russian human rights activist and board member of the Russian human rights organization Memorial. ...
, 50, Russian human rights activist in Chechnya and Ingushetia, shot. *
Klára Fried-Bánfalvi Klára Fried-Bánfalvi (9 May 1931 – 15 July 2009) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at Rome in 19 ...
, 78, Hungarian Olympic bronze medal-winning (
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
) sprint canoeist. *
Brian Goodwin Brian Carey Goodwin (25 March 1931 – 15 July 2009) (St Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada - Torbay, Devon, UK) was a Canadian mathematician and biologist, a Professor Emeritus at the Open University and a founder of theoretical biology and bio ...
, 78, Canadian mathematician, fall from a bicycle. *
Julius Shulman Julius Shulman (October 10, 1910 – July 15, 2009) was an American architectural photographer best known for his photograph " Case Study House #22, Los Angeles, 1960. Pierre Koenig, Architect." The house is also known as the Stahl House. Shulman ...
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* Thomas Dao, 88, Chinese-born American physician, expert in breast cancer treatment, Pick's Disease. *
Leslie Fernandez Captain Leslie Percival Fernandez OBE, MM, C de G, (22 March 1918 – 16 July 2009) was an English army officer in Special Forces during the Second World War who had risen from the ranks. He was notable for having trained Violette Szabó, ma ...
, 91, British WW2 Special Forces saboteur and trainer of
Violette Szabó Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo, George Cross, GC (née Bushell; 26 June 1921 – February 1945) was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross. On her sec ...
. *
Charles Gonthier Charles Doherty Gonthier, (August 1, 1928 – July 16, 2009) was a Puisne judge on the Supreme Court of Canada from February 1, 1989 to August 1, 2003. He was replaced by Morris Fish. Early life Gonthier was born in Montreal, Quebec to Ge ...
, 80, Canadian jurist, Supreme Court Justice (1989–2003). *
Maurice Grimaud Maurice Grimaud (11 November 1913 – 16 July 2009) was the French Prefect of Police, or police chief, of the city of Paris during the May 1968 general strikes and student uprisings. He is credited with avoiding an escalation of violence and bloo ...
, 95, French police chief of Paris during the 1968 student uprising. * Otto Heino, 94, American ceramicist and potter, acute renal failure. * Jerry Holland, 54, American-born Canadian fiddler and composer, cancer. *
Paulo Lopes de Faria Paulo Lopes de Faria (February 24, 1931 Igaratinga - July 16, 2009) was the Brazilian Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Diamantina from May 14, 1997 until his retirement on May 30, 2007. He was succeeded by Archbishop João Bosco Oli ...
, 78, Brazilian archbishop of
Diamantina Diamantina may refer to: Geography Australia * Diamantina Bowen (1833-1893), ''grande dame'' of Queensland and the wife of Sir George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland. * ''Diamantina Cocktail'', 1976 album by Little River Band * Diam ...
. * Bud Marshall, 67, American football player. *
D. K. Pattammal Damal Krishnaswamy Pattammal () (19 March 1919 – 16 July 2009), popularly known as D. K. Pattammal or DKP, was an Indian Carnatic musician and a playback singer for film songs in Tamil. Pattammal, along with her contemporaries M. S. Subbulakshm ...
, 90, Indian Carnatic singer, after short illness. * Angelo Rizzo, 83, Italian archbishop of
Ragusa Ragusa is the historical name of Dubrovnik. It may also refer to: Places Croatia * the Republic of Ragusa (or Republic of Dubrovnik), the maritime city-state of Ragusa * Cavtat (historically ' in Italian), a town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Cro ...
. *
Ashraf W. Tabani Ashraf W. Tabani (17 December 1930 – 16 July 2009) was a Pakistani businessman and politician who was the Governor of Sindh and the Provincial Minister of Finance, Industries, Excise and Taxation between 1981 and 1984 during Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq ...
, 79, Pakistani businessman and politician,
Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Minister of Sindh, chief minister and t ...
(1987–1988). *
Yury Verlinsky Yury Verlinsky (1 September 1943 – 16 July 2009) was a Russian-American medical researcher specializing in embryonic and cellular genetics (genetic Cell biology, cytology). He is best known as a pioneer in prenatal diagnosis for detecting gene ...
, 65, Russian medical researcher, colorectal cancer.


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* Meir Amit, 88, Israeli major general and politician. * Gordon Burn, 61, British writer, cancer. * Walter Cronkite, 92, American television news anchor, cerebrovascular disease. * Richard H. Hall, 78, American ufologist, colon cancer. *
Leszek Kołakowski Leszek Kołakowski (; ; 23 October 1927 – 17 July 2009) was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analyses of Marxist thought, especially his three-volume history, '' Main Currents of Marxism'' (1976). ...
, 81, Polish philosopher, historian of ideas and essayist. * Jean Margéot, 93, Mauritian cardinal. * Gordon Waller, 64, British singer ( Peter and Gordon), cardiac arrest.


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* Henry Allingham, 113, British supercentenarian, world's oldest man and World War I veteran. * Annagul Annakuliyeva, 85, Turkmen opera singer and actress. * Jill Balcon, 84, British actress, widow of
Cecil Day-Lewis Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis; 27 April 1904 – 22 May 1972), often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Irish-born British poet and Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Bla ...
and mother of Daniel Day-Lewis, brain tumour. *
Yasmine Belmadi Yasmine Belmadi (26 January 1976 – 18 July 2009) was a French actor of Algerian parents. He appeared in 13 films, and had completed his final role, in a television production, the day before his death. Biography Belmadi grew up in the northern ...
, 33, French actor, traffic collision. * Lionel Casson, 94, American professor of Classics ( New York University), author on
ancient maritime history Maritime history dates back thousands of years. In ancient maritime history, evidence of maritime trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia. The first prehistoric boats are presumed to have been dugout canoes which were devel ...
, pneumonia. * Ricardo Londoño, 59, Colombian racing driver, shot. *
Denis Redman Major General Denis Arthur Kay Redman, CB, OBE (8 April 191018 July 2009) was a senior British Army officer. He was Director of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from 1960 to 1963 and therefore head of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mecha ...
, 99, British army general. *
Steven Rothenberg Steven Rothenberg (September 12, 1958 – July 17, 2009) was an American film studio executive. Rothenberg headed the theatrical distribution operations at Lions Gate Entertainment at the film studio's President of domestic releasing. He over ...
, 50, American studio executive (
Lions Gate Entertainment Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in ...
, Artisan Entertainment), stomach cancer. *
Graham Stanton Graham Norman Stanton (1940–2009) was a New Zealand biblical scholar who taught at King's College, London, and as Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. A New Testament specialist, Stanton's special interests were ...
, 69, New Zealand-born British theologian. *
Robert Uffen Robert James Uffen, (September 21, 1923 – July 18, 2009) was a Canadian research geophysicist, professor, and university administrator. He was the first dean of The University of Western Ontario Faculty of Science. Early life Born in Toronto, ...
, 85, Canadian geophysicist. *
Joel Weisman Joel D. Weisman D.O. (February 20, 1943 – July 18, 2009) was one of the first to identify a pattern of illnesses that was ultimately diagnosed as AIDS during his work as a general practitioner in the United States. He later became an advoc ...
, 66, American physician and pioneer in AIDS detection, heart disease.


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Sue Burns Sue Burns (August 9, 1950 – July 19, 2009) was an American businesswoman who was the senior general partner (principal owner and largest shareholder) of the San Francisco Giants baseball franchise. Early life Burns was born in Anchorage, Alaska ...
, 58, American businesswoman, principal owner of the San Francisco Giants, lung cancer. *
Alan Garnett Davenport Alan Garnett Davenport (September 19, 1932 – July 19, 2009) was a professor at the University of Western Ontario and founder of its Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory. He analyzed the wind's effect on a significant portion of the world ...
, 76, Canadian engineer. *
Karen Harup Karen Margrethe Harup Petersen (20 November 1924 – 9 July 2009) was a Danish swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1948 Summer Olympics and won three medals: a gold in the 100 m backstroke and silvers in the 400 m and 4 × 100 m freestyl ...
, 84, Danish swimmer, Olympic champion (1948). *
Ingeborg Hunzinger Ingeborg Hunzinger (3 February 1915, in Berlin – 19 July 2009, in Berlin) was a German sculptor. Life and career Hunzinger was born Ingeborg Franck to a Jewish mother. In 1932 Ingeborg joined the Communist Party. She was an apprentice stone ...
, 94, German sculptor. *
Frank McCourt Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book ''Angela's Ashes'', a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood. Early life and education Frank McC ...
, 78, Irish-American author ('' Angela's Ashes''), melanoma. *
Gilberto Mestrinho Gilberto Mestrinho de Medeiros Raposo (February 23, 1928 – July 19, 2009) was a Brazilian politician. Mestrinho served as the Governor of the state of Amazonas on three separate occasions. His first term as Governor was from 1959 until 19 ...
, 81, Brazilian Governor of Amazonas (1959–1963, 1983–1987, 1991–1995), lung cancer. *
Cecil Mountford Cecil Ralph Mountford (16 June 1919 – 19 July 2009), also known by the nickname of "The Blackball Bullet", was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach. Mountford was one of ten siblings, he and four of his brothers played rugby leag ...
, 90, New Zealand rugby league player and coach. *
Frank Rickwood Frank Kenneth Rickwood OBE (1921–2009) was an Australian businessman in the oil industry. He worked for BP from 1956 to 1980, serving as the President of BP Alaska from 1969 to 1980. He later served as the Chairman of Oil Search, focusing o ...
, 88, Australian oil executive. *
Guillermo Schulenburg Guillermo von der Schulenburg Prado, often referred to simply as Guillermo Schulenburg (June 12, 1916 – July 19, 2009), was the abbot of the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City from 1963 to 1996. He was appointed Abbot of the Basilica of Guadal ...
, 93, Mexican Abbot of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (1963–1996), natural causes. * Ray Shaw, 75, American journalist and work (
American City Business Journals American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina. ACBJ publishes The Business Journals, which contains local business news for 44 markets in the United States, Hemmings Motor News ...
), complications from a wasp sting. * Bryan Stanley, 83, British trade unionist, General Secretary of the
Post Office Engineering Union The Post Office Engineering Union (POEU) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It represented engineering staff in the Post Office, mostly working in telecommunications. History The union was founded in 1915 when the Post Office Enginee ...
. *
Henry Surtees Henry John Surtees (18 February 1991 – 19 July 2009) was a British racing driver and the son of John Surtees. He died during a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch when he was struck by a wheel which came off another car which had spun into a wal ...
, 18, British racing driver, Formula Two race accident. * Ebbe Wallén, 92, Swedish Olympic bobsledder.


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Gene Amondson Gene C. Amondson (October 15, 1943 – July 20, 2009) was a painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist, who was the 2004 US presidential nominee for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nominee of the unified par ...
, 65, American politician,
Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party (PRO) is a political party in the United States known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages and as an integral part of the temperance movement. It is the oldest existing third party ...
nominee for U.S. President, stroke. * Gretel Bolliger, 87, Swiss Olympic athlet
Gretel Bolliger
*
Ria Brieffies Maria Petronella "Ria" Brieffies (23 February 1957 – 20 July 2009) was a Dutch singer, best known as a member of 1980s girl group "Dolly Dots". Life After leaving school, Brieffies trained as a medical assistant. In her spare time she sang in ...
, 52, Dutch singer (
Dolly Dots Dolly Dots are a popular Dutch girl band in the 1980s. With their style of upbeat dance/ pop, they scored many hits throughout Europe. The sextet consisted of Angela Groothuizen, Angéla Kramers, Anita Heilker, Esther Oosterbeek, Patty Zomer a ...
), lung cancer. *
Edward T. Hall Edward Twitchell Hall, Jr. (May 16, 1914 – July 20, 2009) was an American anthropologist and cross-cultural researcher. He is remembered for developing the concept of proxemics and exploring cultural and social cohesion, and describing how ...
, 95, American anthropologist. *
Bobby Knoxall Robert McKenna MBE (24 December 1933 – 20 July 2009) was an English comedian, better known by his stage name Bobby Knoxall. Early life Knoxall was born in the East End of Sunderland in 1933 and attended St Patrick's School. Illiterate after ...
, 75, British comedian. *
Vedat Okyar Vedat Okyar (August 1945 – 20 July 2009) was a Turkish international footballer who later became a sports journalist. Early life Vedat Okyar was born in Bursa August 1945. He played amateur football for Yücespor and Adaletspor before becomi ...
, 64, Turkish journalist and footballer (
Beşiktaş J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (), also known simply as Beşiktaş (), is a Turkish sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most ...
), colorectal cancer. *
Stan Polley Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 – July 20, 2009) was an American entertainment manager and fraudster active in the 1960s and 1970s. His clients included rock band Badfinger, musician Al Kooper, and singer Lou Christie. Throughout his car ...
, 87, American music manager. * H. James Starr, 78, American politician. * Paul Fouad Tabet, 79, Lebanese archbishop, Nuncio to Greece (1996–2005). *
Gösta Werner Gösta Werner (May 15, 1908 – July 20, 2009) was a Swedish film director. He was married to Kaj Björkdahl. He primarily made his mark on European cinema during the 1940s. During the 1970s, Werner was first associate professor at Stockholm Uni ...
, 101, Swedish film director. *
Carlton Willey Carlton Francis Willey (June 6, 1931 – July 20, 2009) was an American professional baseball player who pitched eight seasons for the Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He was a native of Cherryfield, Maine, who threw a ...
, 78, American baseball player (
Milwaukee Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bost ...
, New York Mets), lung cancer.


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* John Dawson, 64, American musician (
New Riders of the Purple Sage New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco in 1969 and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. The band is sometimes referred ...
), stomach cancer. * Armando del Moral, 93, Spanish-born American film journalist, natural causes. * Nelson Demarco, 84, Uruguayan basketball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1952, 1956). *
Heinz Edelmann Heinz Edelmann (20 June 1934 – 21 July 2009) was a Czech-German illustrator and designer. His art direction and character designs for the Beatles' 1968 animated film '' Yellow Submarine'' brought him additional recognition around the world. ...
, 75, Czech-born German illustrator and designer, heart disease and renal failure. * Gidget, 15, American chihuahua, Taco Bell mascot, stroke. * Gangubai Hangal, 96, Indian Hindustani classical singer, cardiac arrest. * Marcel Jacob, 45, Swedish musician, suicide. *
Yoshinori Kanada was an influential Japanese animator originally from Nara, Japan. He is best known for his popular 1984 work ''Birth'', one of the first (after Dallos) original video animations released in the market. Though he did not create many character des ...
, 57, Japanese animator ('' My Neighbor Totoro'', ''
Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida ...
'', ''
Castle in the Sky , titled ''Laputa: Castle in the Sky'' for release in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The first film produced by Studio Ghibli, ...
''), heart attack. *
Les Lye Leslie Ernest Lye (November 18, 1924 – July 21, 2009) was a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, radio personality and announcer and voice artist. He was an original cast member and played numerous roles on the children's program ''You Can't Do Tha ...
, 84, Canadian actor and broadcaster ('' You Can't Do That on Television''). *
Hiroshi Wakasugi was a Japanese orchestra conductor. He premiered many of the major Western operas in Japan, and was honoured with many awards for cultural achievement. He was best known for conducting works by German composers such as Richard Wagner, Anton Br ...
, 74, Japanese orchestra conductor, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.


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Howard Engle Howard Aaron Engle (September 11, 1919 – July 22, 2009) was an American pediatrician and lifelong smoker who was one of the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed against the tobacco industry, in which Engle claimed that he smoked multiple ...
, 89, American pediatrician, lead plaintiff in landmark tobacco lawsuit, lymphoma. *
Richard M. Givan Richard M. Givan (1921–2009) served as the 96th Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 6, 1969, until his retirement December 31, 1994. He served as chief justice from 1974 until March 1987. Early life Givan was born June 7, 1921, ...
, 88, American judge, Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court (1969–1994). *
Peter Krieg Peter Krieg, born as Wilhelm Walter Gladitz (August 27, 1947 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, West Germany – July 22, 2009 in Berlin, Germany) was a documentary filmmaker, producer and writer. He initially enrolled in business and economics courses at ...
, 61, German documentary filmmaker. *
Mark Leduc Mark Leduc (May 4, 1962 – July 22, 2009) was a boxer from Canada, who won a silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics. Amateur career *Amateur Record: 184-26 *Won an Olympic Silver Medal 1992 for Canada. Olympic results *Def ...
, 47, Canadian boxer, Olympic silver medalist (1992), heat stroke. * Herbert Morris, 94, American rower, Olympic gold medalist (1936). *
Marco Antonio Nazareth Marco Antonio Nazareth (12 April 1986 – 22 July 2009) was a Mexican professional boxer. Professional career Nazareth began his professional career in 2005, and until 2009 he racked up a record of four wins and three losses in seven bouts. ...
, 23, Mexican boxer, cerebral hemorrhage. *
Billy Parks William James Parks (January 1, 1948 – July 22, 2009) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and Houston Oilers. He played college football at Long Beach State ...
, 61, American football player, melanoma. * Lynn Pressman Raymond, 97, American president of Pressman Toy Corporation. * John Ryan, 88, British cartoonist ('' Captain Pugwash''). * Damian Steele, 33, American professional wrestler, brain aneurysm. * Aygyl Tajiyeva, 64, Turkmen politician and opposition activist, stroke.


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* Virginia Carroll, 95, American actress and model, natural causes. *
E. Lynn Harris E. Lynn Harris ( Everette Lynn Jeter; June 20, 1955 – July 23, 2009) was an American author. Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of African-American men who were on the down-low and closeted. He authored ten consecutive books th ...
, 54, American author. * Conyers Herring, 94, American physicist. *
Talis Kitsing Talis Kitsing (28 March 1976 – 23 July 2009) was an Estonian kickboxing trainer and a member of the Estonian Reform Party and later Estonian Independence Party. He was best known for his participation in the reality TV show '' Baar'' (''The B ...
, 33, Estonian reality TV star. * Danny McBride, 63, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Sha Na Na), natural causes. *
Duse Nacaratti Duse Nacaratti (22 June 1942 – 23 July 2009) was a Brazilian actress and comedian, known for roles in films, theater productions and telenovelas. She was nicknamed the "Soberana da comédia" by fellow actors. Biography She was born in Cataguas ...
, 67, Brazilian actress, respiratory failure. *
Thomas N. Schroth Thomas Nolan Schroth (December 21, 1920 – July 23, 2009) was an American journalist who specialized in coverage of inside the Beltway politics as editor of ''Congressional Quarterly'' starting in 1955 and then establishing ''The National Journ ...
, 88, American editor ('' Congressional Quarterly''), founder of ''
The National Journal ''National Journal'' is an advisory services company based in Washington, D.C., offering services in government affairs, advocacy communications, stakeholder mapping, and policy brands research for government and business leaders. It publishes da ...
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José Carlos da Costa Araújo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
, 47, Brazilian goalkeeper, reserve at
1990 World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being M ...
, abdominal cancer. *
Omar Dani Air Chief Marshal (Ret.) Omar Dhani (23 January 1924 – 24 July 2009) was commander of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) from 1962 until 1965. He was a leading leftist figure in Indonesia during the Sukarno era. Early life and career Dhani f ...
, 85, Indonesian Commander of the National Air Force (1962–1965). * Friedrich Goldmann, 68, German composer and conductor. *
Austin Gresham Geoffrey Austin Gresham (1 November 1924–24 July 2009) was a British pathologist and writer of ''A Colour Atlas of Forensic Pathology'', a seminal book on the subject. He was educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and King's Colleg ...
, 84, British pathologist. *
G. Alexander Heard George Alexander Heard (March 14, 1917 - July 24, 2009) was chancellor of Vanderbilt University from 1963 to 1982. He was also a political scientist and adviser to U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. Biography ...
, 92, American presidential advisor, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University (1963–1982). * John Panton, 92, Scottish golfer. * Sir Edward Peck, 93, British diplomat, Permanent Representative to NATO (1970–1975). * Harry Towb, 83, British actor, cancer.


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Yasmin Ahmad Yasmin binti Ahmad (7 January 1958 – 25 July 2009) was a Malaysian film director, writer and scriptwriter. She was the executive creative director at Leo Burnett Kuala Lumpur. Her television commercials and films are well known in Malaysia fo ...
, 51, Malaysian film director, brain hemorrhage. *
Rick Bryan Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
, 47, American football player (
Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
), heart attack. *
Gladys Bustamante Gladys Maud, Lady Bustamante, OJ (; 8 March 1912 – 25 July 2009) was a Jamaican workers' and women's rights activist and wife of Sir Alexander Bustamante, Jamaica's first Prime Minister. She was a prominent member of the Jamaican trade union ...
, 97, Jamaican trade unionist and activist, wife of Prime Minister Alexander Bustamante. *
Alexis Cohen Alexis Cohen (October 17, 1983 – July 5, 2009) was a two-time reality TV show contestant and singer on ''American Idol'' who directed an expletive-filled televised rant at the show's judges after comparing her singing style to vocalists Grace S ...
, 25, American singer, '' American Idol'' contestant, hit-and-run. *
Vernon Forrest Vernon Forrest (February 12, 1971 – July 25, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBC, IBF, ''Ring'' magazine and lineal welterweig ...
, 38, American former world welterweight and super welterweight (light middleweight) champion boxer, shot. * Gerald Gardner, 83, Irish-born American mathematician, evidence led to ban on sex-segregated classified advertising. leukemia. * Erling Kristiansen, 85, Norwegian Olympic cyclist. *
Ken Major John Kenneth Major ARIBA, FSA, popularly known as Ken Major (21 October 1928 – 25 July 2009) was an architect, author and world authority on industrial archaeology, particularly windmills, watermills and animal powered machines. As an autho ...
, 80, British architect. *
Stanley Middleton Stanley Middleton FRSL (1 August 1919 – 25 July 2009) was a British novelist. Life He was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, in 1919 and educated at High Pavement School, Stanley Road, Nottingham, and later at University College Nottingha ...
, 89, British author, cancer. * Harry Patch, 111, British supercentenarian, fourth-last surviving World War I veteran. *
Lorrie Pickering Herbert Elmer Lorraine Pickering (29 March 1919 – 25 July 2009) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and was a cabinet minister. Biography Pickering was born in Havelock in 1919, the son of Charles Henry Pickering. He re ...
, 90, New Zealand politician. *
Sarath Ranawaka Jayasiri Sarath Kumara Ranawaka (15 July 1951 – 25 July 2009) was a Member of Parliament representing Kalutara Electoral District. He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. Ranawaka was first elected to parliament as the United National Pa ...
, 58, Sri Lankan politician, after short illness.


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* John Brockway, 80, British swimmer. *
Traugott Buhre Traugott Buhre (21 June 1929 – 26 July 2009) was a German actor. Buhre was born at Insterburg, East Prussia, Germany (today Chernyakhovsk, Russia) the son of a Lutheran Pastor.Bhaskar Chandavarkar Bhaskar Chandavarkar (16 March 1936 – 26 July 2009) was an Indian sitar player, academic and film and theatre composer who worked with well-known directors of Indian cinema like Mrinal Sen, Girish Karnad, Aparna Sen, K. G. George and Amol P ...
, 73, Indian sitarist and composer, cancer. * Merce Cunningham, 90, American choreographer, natural causes. * Richard Ferguson, 73, British barrister, Queen's Counsel for Northern Ireland and former politician. *
Clayton Hill Clayton Hill (May 7, 1931 – July 26, 2009) was an American actor who appeared in many films, but was best known for his role as the "sweater zombie" in the 1978 horror film '' Dawn of the Dead'' by director George A. Romero. He was an ass ...
, 78, American actor ('' Dawn of the Dead'', '' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth''), complications from pneumonia. *
Lois Hunt Lois Hunt (born Lois Harriet Marcus, November 26, 1924 – July 26, 2009) was an American lyric soprano who had spent some of her earlier career performing at New York City's Metropolitan Opera and later spent four decades performing and rec ...
, 84, American lyric soprano, complications from cardiac surgery. *
Marcey Jacobson Marcella "Marcey" Jacobson (September 27, 1911 – July 26, 2009) was an American photographer who moved to Chiapas, Mexico in the 1950s, and was best known for her photographs of the indigenous peoples of Southern Mexico. Early life Jacobson ...
, 97, American photographer of indigenous peoples in Mexico, heart failure. *
James E. King James E. King (October 20, 1939 – July 26, 2009) was an American businessman and politician. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was a member of Florida House of Representatives from 1986 through 1999, and subsequently represent ...
, 69, American politician, Florida state senator since 1999, pancreatic cancer. *
Maria Sílvia Maria Sílvia Correa Moreira Menezes Aguiar (February 16, 1944 – July 26, 2009) was a Brazilian film, stage and television actress. Sílvia was already a well established film and theater actress by the time she made her television acting debu ...
, 65, Brazilian actress, lung cancer. * Michael Steinberg, 80, American musicologist. *
Sérgio Viotti Sérgio Luiz Viotti (14 March 192726 July 2009) was a Brazilian actor and television director. Biography Viotti was born in São Paulo. He resided in London, England between 1949 and 1958, where he worked for BBC Radio. He worked as a radio br ...
, 82, Brazilian actor, cardiac arrest. *
Jerry Yanover Jerald "Jerry" Yanover (January 3, 1947 – July 26, 2009) was a political advisor in Canada. For several decades, Yanover was the leading advisor to the Liberal Party of Canada House Leader. He was considered to be one of Canada's foremost e ...
, 62, Canadian political advisor.


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Bernadette Cozart Bernadette Cozart (May 17, 1949 – July 27, 2009) was an American professional gardener, botanist, and urban gardening advocate. She worked for a time with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Biography In 1989, Cozart founded ...
, 60, American gardener, urban gardening advocate, heart attack. *
Dick Holub Richard W. Holub (October 29, 1921 – July 27, 2009) was an Americans, American basketball player and Coach (sport), coach. A 6'6" center born in Racine, Wisconsin,NY Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...
) and coach ( FDU). * Lars Käll, 75, Swedish Olympic sailor. *
Domingos Lam Domingos Lam Ka Tseung (; 9 April 1928 – 27 July 2009) was the first Chinese-born bishop in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. On 26 May 1987, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao ...
, 81, Chinese Roman Catholic bishop of Macau. * Joseph C. Muren, 73, American Mormon general authority. *
Lee Orr Lee Pearce Orr (April 12, 1917 – July 27, 2009) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Saskatchewan, Canada and grew up in Monroe, Washington, United States. During high school, he participated ...
, 92, Canadian Olympic athlete. *
Luis Quintana Luis Joaquín Quintana Santos (December 25, 1951 – July 27, 2009) was a professional baseball player who played two seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball. Quintana was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.California Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...
), natural causes. * George Russell, 86, American jazz composer, complications from Alzheimer's disease. *
Larry Siemering Lawrence Edwin Siemering (November 24, 1910 – July 27, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of San Francisco and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Boston Redski ...
, 98, American college football head coach, complications from a fall. *
Sybil Sibyls were oracular women believed to possess prophetic powers in ancient Greece. Sybil or Sibyl may also refer to: Films * ''Sybil'' (1921 film) * ''Sybil'' (1976 film), a film starring Sally Field * ''Sybil'' (2007 film), a remake of the 19 ...
, 3, British Downing Street cat, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office (2007–2008), after short illness. *
Aeronwy Thomas Aeronwy Bryn Thomas-Ellis (3 March 1943 – 27 July 2009) was a poet, writer and translator of Italian poetry. She was the second child and only daughter of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his wife, Caitlin Macnamara. She had two brothers, Lle ...
, 66, British translator and writer, daughter of
Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Under ...
, cancer. *
Michaël Zeeman Michaël Zeeman (12 September 1958 – 27 July 2009) was a Dutch journalist, author, editor, columnist and literary critic. He received the C. Buddingh'-prijs, given annually for the best debut in Dutch poetry (named for C. Buddingh'), for ''Beeld ...
, 50, Dutch literary critic, journalist, poet and writer, brain cancer.


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* Stelios Georgousopoulos, 43, Greek Olympian windsurfer, illness. *
Hermann J. Huber Hermann J. Huber (31 October 1954 – 28 July 2009) was a German journalist and writer. He was born in Moosbach. Life After school in Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, at ''Augustinus-Gymnasium Weiden'' Huber studied Roman Catholic theology ...
, 54, German journalist and writer, heart attack. * Reverend Ike, 74, American evangelist, stroke. * Jim Johnson, 68, American football coach ( Philadelphia Eagles), melanoma. *
Kaori Kawamura was a rock and pop singer in Japan, born in Moscow, Soviet Union. Family background Her father was a Japanese expatriate in the Soviet Union, while her mother was a Russian. The family moved to Japan when she was 11 years old, where she was ...
, 38, Japanese singer, breast cancer. *
Brian Mears Joseph Brian Mears (25 April 1931 – 28 July 2009) was a chairman of Chelsea Football Club. He was the son of Joe Mears, also a chairman of Chelsea, and grandson of Joseph Mears, co-founder of the club. He was born in Richmond, Surrey, and educat ...
, 78, British Chairman of
Chelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. The ...
(1969–1991). * Leela Naidu, 69, Indian actress, Miss India (1954), after long illness. *
Bernard Rosenthal Bernard J. Rosenthal (August 9, 1914 – July 28, 2009), also known as Tony Rosenthal, was an American Abstract art, abstract sculptor widely known for his monumental public art sculptures, created over seven decades. Biography Rosenthal was ...
, 94, American sculptor, stroke. * William G. Tapply, 69, American writer, leukemia, *
Peter Tahourdin Peter Richard Tahourdin (27 August 192828 July 2009) was an English-born Australian composer. His compositions range from orchestral (5 symphonies) and chamber music to choral and educational music, as well as music for the opera and ballet. Wi ...
, 80, British-born Australian composer.


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Remi Abiola Remi Abiola (August 1953 – 28 July 2009) was a Nigerian film actress and spouse of the late Moshood Abiola, a Nigerian business magnate and Politics, politician. She died of cancer in New York City on 28 July 2009. She was survived by two chil ...
, 55, Nigerian actress, cancer. *
Dina Babbitt Annemarie Dina Babbitt (née Gottliebová; January 21, 1923 – July 29, 2009) was an artist and Holocaust survivor. A naturalized U.S. citizen, she resided in Santa Cruz, California. As Dina Gottliebová, she was imprisoned at Auschwitz conce ...
, 86, Czech-born American artist and Holocaust survivor, abdominal cancer. *
Rajan P. Dev Rajan P. Dev (20 May 1951 – 29 July 2009) was an Indian film and stage actor. He was born in Cherthala in the Alappuzha district of the former state Thiru-Kochi (present day Kerala). He had acted in over 500 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu ...
, 58, Indian actor, after short illness. * Gayatri Devi, 90, Indian royal, last Maharani of Jaipur (1939–1970), paralytic ileus. *
Steve Fiorilla Steve Fiorilla (January 12, 1961 – July 29, 2009) was an American artist born in Paterson, New Jersey, who lived and worked in Buffalo, New York. Throughout his career, Fiorilla emphasized the grotesque and surreal in illustrations, sculptur ...
, 48, American artist. *
Joanne Jordan Joanne Jordan (September 5, 1920 – July 29, 2009) was an American actress and television spokesmodel. Her film credits include ''Loophole'' and ''Son of Sinbad''. She also portrayed Queen Mirtha on the television series "'' Space Patrol''." ...
, 88, American actress and spokesmodel, Parkinson's disease. *
Ernest W. Lefever Ernest Warren Lefever (November 12, 1919 – July 29, 2009) was an American political theorist and foreign affairs expert who founded the Ethics and Public Policy Center in 1976 and was nominated for a State Department post by President Ronal ...
, 90, American foreign policy expert, founder of Ethics and Public Policy Center, dementia with Lewy bodies. *
Paul McGrillen Paul McGrillen (19 August 1971 – 29 July 2009) was a Scottish Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker for clubs including Motherwell, Falkirk, Airdrieonians and East Fife in the Scottish leagues ...
, 37, Scottish footballer ( Motherwell F.C.). *
Olga A. Méndez Olga Aran Méndez (February 5, 1925 – July 29, 2009) was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the United States mainland, when, in 1978, she became a member of the New York State Senate. Early years Olga Aran Mén ...
, 84, American politician, New York State Senator (1978–2004), breast cancer. * Steven Miessner, 48, American Academy Awards administrator, heart attack. * Hideaki Motoyama, 40, Japanese Olympic badminton player. *
Renato Pagliari Renato Pagliari (28 June 1940 – 29 July 2009) was an Italian tenor, who was the lead vocalist alongside Hilary Lister in the short-lived 1980s pop duo Renée and Renato. The pop duo were best known for their UK Christmas Number 1 hit from ...
, 69, Italian-born British singer (
Renée and Renato Renée and Renato were a female/male vocal duo, who had a UK number-one hit in December 1982 with " Save Your Love". The follow-up single " Just One More Kiss" peaked at No. 48. Their third single, "Jesus Loves Us All", failed to reach the UK Si ...
), brain cancer. * Edward Richardson, 79, Australian cricketer. * Zhuo Lin, 93, Chinese consultant, widow of Deng Xiaoping.


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* Zahirul Islam Abbasi, 66, Pakistani general. * Kola Abdulai, 62, Nigerian Olympic sprinter. *
Renato Izzo Renato Izzo (15 June 1929 – 30 July 2009) was an Italian actor, voice actor and screenwriter. Biography Born in Campobasso to Romolo and Giuseppina Izzo and the second of eight children, Izzo was considered to be among the most popular and inf ...
, 80, Italian actor, voice actor and screenwriter. *
Yuri Kurnenin Yuri Anatolyevich Kurnenin ( be, Юрый Анатолевіч Курненін, russian: Юрий Анатольевич Курненин; 14 June 1954 – 30 July 2009) was a Belarusian professional football player and coach of Russian origin. ...
, 55, Belarusian football player and coach. *
Joy Langan Joy Langan (23 January 1943 – 30 July 2009)Mission—Coquitlam Mission—Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Mission—Port Moody riding. It was abol ...
(1988–1993), breast cancer. * Yoshihisa Maitani, 76, Japanese camera designer. * Mohammed Yusuf, 39, Nigerian sect leader ( emileah soto), shot. * Peter Zadek, 83, German stage director, film director and screenwriter, illness.


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* Sir Edward Archdale, 87, British Royal Navy officer. * John Donnelly, 82, Scottish footballer (
Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language * Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Fo ...
,
Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...
). *
Tim Guest Tim Guest (16 July 1975 – 31 July 2009) (also known as Yogesh and Errol Mysterio) was an English author and journalist. Early childhood When he was four, Guest was left in the UK by his psychologist mother, Anne Geraghty, who went to India an ...
, 34, British writer, suspected heart attack. * David Hawkes, 86, British sinologist. *
Chris Humphries Chris Humphries FLS (Derby, 29 April 1947 – 31 July 2009) was a British botanist known for his work on systematic botany and biogeography. In 1980, he was awarded the Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society. In 2001 the Linnean Society of ...
, 62, British botanist. *
Ted Nierenberg Theodore David "Ted" Nierenberg (May 20, 1923 – July 31, 2009) was an American business executive and entrepreneur who created Dansk International Designs, a company that sells Scandinavian Design-style cooking and serving utensils and othe ...
, 86, American entrepreneur, founder of
Dansk International Designs Dansk Designs (also known as Dansk International Designs starting in 1954) is an American distributor and retailer of cookware, tableware, and other home accessories based in Mount Kisco, New York. , the brand was called Dansk and was a wholly ...
, pancreatic cancer. *
Sir Bobby Robson Sir Robert William Robson (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English footballer and football manager. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich ...
, 76, British footballer and manager, lung cancer. * Jean-Paul Roussillon, 78, French actor. *
Harry Alan Towers Harry Alan Towers (19 October 1920 – 31 July 2009) was a British radio and independent film producer and screenwriter. He wrote numerous screenplays for the films he produced, often under the pseudonym Peter Welbeck. He produced over 80 ...
, 88, British film producer and screenwriter, after short illness.


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