Obituaries of the Year 2009
BRITTANY MURPHY
US actress Brittany Murphy waves as she arrives at the Sydney premiere of the movie Happy Feet at Fox Studios in Sydney on December 10, 2006.
The US actress died in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 20, 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest in her bathroom.
Check out 8 more such obituaries after the jump.
MICHEAL JACKSON
Michael Jackson is shown during a break in testimony in his child molestation trial at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on May 24, 2005 in Santa Maria, California.
Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest on June 25, 2009 and died on Thursday, June 26, 2009 at UCLA Medical Center in Holmby Hills.
PATRICK SWAYZE
Actor Patrick Swayze attends the fan screening of Mission: Impossible III at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood on May 4, 2006.
Patrick Swayze died on Monday, September 14, 2009 after a prolonged and brave battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
JADE GOODY
Former Celebrity Big Brother contestant Jade Goody speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India on February 27, 2007.
Jade Goody, who was suffering from cervical cancer, died on March 22, 2009 at her home in Upshire, a village in southest England. She was 27.
LUCY GORDON
British actress Lucy Gordon arrives at the premiere of the film Spiderman 3 during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 30, 2007.
Lucy Gordon was found dead after apparently committing suicide on May 21, 2009, French Police said.
JETT TRAVOLTA
Actor John Travolta broke a two-day silence over the death of his 16-year-old son Jett on Sunday, saying he and his wife, actress Kelly Preston were "heartbroken" by their sudden loss.
Jett (above), who had a history of seizures, was found unconscious in a bathroom at his family's home at the Old Bahama Bay resort on Grand Bahama Island on Friday morning on January 2, 2009. He died soonafter.
NATASHA RICHARDSON
British actress Natasha Richardson listens to a question during a news conference for the movie The White Countess in Shanghai on October 8, 2004.
Natasha Richardson died on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at age 45 after suffering a head injury during a beginners' ski lesson in New York.
JAMES WHITMORE
Legendary film and television actor James Whitmore arrives as a guest at the American Civil Liberties Union Bill of Rights dinner in Beverly Hills, California on December 11, 2006.
Emmy award winning veteran American actor James Whitmore died at the age of 87. He died of lung cancer at his home in Malibu on Friday, February 6, 2009.
CORAZON AQUINO
Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, who is suffering from colon cancer, reacts while talking to her friends before the start of a mass in Quezon city, metro Manila on May 30, 2008. Aquino, 74, widow of the late senator Benigno Aquino Jr, became President after a popular uprising ousted the dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Former President Corazon Aquino died on Saturday, August 1, 2009 after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.
Feet at Fox Studios in Sydney on December 10, 2006.
The US actress died in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 20, 2009 after suffering a cardiac
arrest in her bathroom.
