The year 2009 has been an odd one. This is because it seemed that every three weeks, a celebrity died. Not to mention the very controversial death of Michael Jackson who has caused massive grief around the world. If you want to know more details, read on and check out the list of celebrities who dies in 2009.

In January, John Travolta’s16-year old son died. Patrick McGoohan, the actor from Scanners, Silver Streak & Braveheart passed away after a short illness.  In February, John Martyn aged 60 and who has worked with Phil Collins and Eric Clapton died. Kelly Groucutt, former bassist for the band ELO died of heart attack at age 63. March saw the death of Marquis Cooper, a professional football player for Oakland Raiders died of possible drowning. Charlie Chaplin’s son Sydney Earle Chaplin aged 80 died.

Marilyn Chambers, legendary porn actress and Jack Cardiff, a cinematographer whose work include Rambo both died in April. In June of course saw the death of David Carradine who died of autoerotic asphyxiation and both Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died June 25. Jim Carroll, poet and music artist who formed the Jim Carroll Band died of heart attack in September and also Patrick Swayze who succumbed to pancreatic cancer.