2009 Year In Review
Choose a notable:
Weeks 1 - 10
Jett Travolta
Ron Asheton
Patrick McGoohan
Ricardo Montalban
Andrew Wyeth
John Updike
Millard Fuller
James Whitmore
Betty Jameson
Flight 3407 Crash Victims
Weeks 11 - 20
Paul Harvey
Horton Foote
James Purdy
Ron Silver
Natasha Richardson
Jade Goody
Dan Seals
Irving R. Levine
Marvin Webster
Nick Adenhart
Weeks 21 - 30
Harry Kalas
Mark "The Bird" Fidrych
Beatrice Arthur
Danny Gans
Jack Kemp
Dom DeLuise
Dominic DiMaggio
Chuck Daly
Wayman Tisdale
Wayne Allwine
Weeks 31 - 36
Roh Moo-hyun
Koko Taylor
David Carradine
Farrah Fawcett
Michael Jackson
Billy Mays
Each year Tributes.com puts together a list of the most notable deaths that have affected our lives over the past year. While every loss is hugely impactful, these people were hugely influential in our lives.Click on a thumbnail for information about that notable person.
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Week 1 X
Jett Travolta »
DIED: January 2, 2009
John Travolta's teenage son, Jett, died in the Bahamas after apparently suffering a seizure and hitting his head at his family's vacation home.
Week 2 X
DIED: January 6, 2009
The guitarist for the Stooges whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians.
Week 3 X
DIED: January 13, 2009
Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show "The Prisoner"
Week 4 X
DIED: January 14, 2009
The Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island"
Week 5 X
DIED: January 16, 2009
Artist who portrayed the hidden melancholy of the people and landscapes of Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley and coastal Maine
Week 6 X
DIED: January 27, 2009
John Updike, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, prolific man of letters and erudite chronicler of sex, divorce and other adventures
Week 7 X
Millard Fuller »
DIED: February 3, 2009
Millionaire entrepreneur who gave it all away to help found the Christian house-building charity Habitat for Humanity.
Week 8 X
DIED: February 6, 2009
Emmy and Tony award winning character actor who delivered strong performances in movies, television and theater
Week 9 X
DIED: February 7, 2009
Betty Jameson was one of the 13 founding members of the LPGA Tour in 1950
Week 10 X
DIED: February 12, 2009
A Continental commuter plane coming in for a landing nose-dived into a house in suburban Buffalo, sparking a fiery explosion that killed all 49 people aboard and a person in the home.
Week 11 X
DIED: February 28, 2009
Paul Harvey, news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's most familiar voices
Week 12 X
DIED: March 4, 2009
Horton Foote, playwright of "The Trip to Bountiful," "Tender Mercies" and Oscar-winning screenwriter of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Week 13 X
DIED: March 13, 2009
Author of underground classics such as "Cabot Wright Begins"
Week 14 X
Ron Silver »
DIED: March 15, 2009
Actor Ron Silver, Tony Award winner and television actor
Week 15 X
DIED: March 18, 2009
Broadway and movie actress and heiress to acting royalty Natasha Richardson
Week 16 X
DIED: March 22, 2009
Jade Goody, a dental assistant turned reality-TV star on the television series, "Big Brother"
Week 17 X
DIED: March 25, 2009
Singer who was England Dan in the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley and later had a successful country career.
Week 18 X
DIED: March 26, 2009
The professorial NBC newsman who explained the fine points of economics to millions of viewers for nearly a quarter century.
Week 19 X
DIED: April 6, 2009
The fierce shot-blocking center who helped lead the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1978 NBA finals.
Week 20 X
DIED: April 9, 2009
22-year-old Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher who was killed by a hit-and-run driver
Week 21 X
DIED: April 13, 2009
Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster who punctuated innumerable home runs with his "Outta here!"
Week 22 X
DIED: April 13, 2009
The fun-loving pitcher who baffled hitters for one All-Star season and entertained fans with his antics.
Week 23 X
Beatrice Arthur »
DIED: April 25, 2009
The tall, deep-voiced actress who starred in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and musical such as "Mame."
Week 24 X
DIED: May 1, 2009
Singer-actor-impressionist who spent more than a decade as one of the most popular entertainers in Las Vegas
Week 25 X
Jack Kemp »
DIED: May 2, 2009
The former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes
Week 26 X
DIED: May 4, 2009
The portly entertainer & chef whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades with movie and TV audiences.
Week 27 X
DIED: May 8, 2009
Seven-time All Star who still holds the record for the longest consecutive game hitting streak in Boston Red Sox history.
Week 28 X
DIED: May 9, 2009
Coach of the original Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992 after winning back-to-back NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons
Week 29 X
DIED: May 15, 2009
Three-time All-American at Oklahoma in the mid-1980s before playing a dozen years in the NBA and later becoming an accomplished jazz musician.
Week 30 X
DIED: May 18, 2009
The actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for more than 30 years.
Week 31 X
Roh Moo-hyun »
DIED: May 23, 2009
Former South Korean President, whose hard-won reputation as a corruption fighter was tarnished by bribery allegations.
Week 32 X
DIED: June 3, 2009
Sharecropper's daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet "Queen of the Blues"
Week 33 X
DIED: June 3, 2009
Star of the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies.
Week 34 X
Farrah Fawcett »
DIED: June 25, 2009
One of TV's "Charlie's Angels" whose feathered blond hair and dazzling smile made her one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1970s.
Week 35 X
DIED: June 25, 2009
The 50-year-old musical superstar defined in equal parts as the world's greatest entertainer and perhaps its most enigmatic figure.
Week 36 X
DIED: June 28, 2009
The burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon.
