page_title: 2009 in South Korea
section_title: Deaths
hierarchical_section_title: 2009 in South Korea / Deaths
caption_attribution_description: English: Sidewalk memorial for Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun set up across the street from Seoul City Hall on July 10th, 2009. Photo by Peter Rimar.
context_page_description: Events from the year 2009 in South Korea.
context_section_description: February 16 – Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, 86, South Korean Roman Catholic prelate,  Archbishop of Seoul (1968–1998).
  March 7 – Jang Ja-yeon, 26, South Korean actress (Boys Over Flowers), suicide by hanging.
  April 27 – Woo Seung-yeon, 25, South Korean actress and model, suicide by hanging.
  May 17 – Jung Seung-hye, 44, South Korean film producer, colon cancer.
  May 22 – Yeo Woon-kay, 69, South Korean actress, kidney cancer.
  May 23 – Roh Moo-hyun, former president of South Korea (born 1946), suicide.
  June 3 -Do Kum-bong, 79, actress.
  June 28 – Yu Hyun-mok, 83, film director died of cerebral infarction.
  July 12 – Ko Mi Young, 42, Climber, false step.
  August 4 – Cho Oh Ryun, 57, South Korean Merman, heart attack.
  August 18 – Kim Dae-jung, 85, former president of South Korea, cardiac arrest.
  September 1 – Jang Jin-young, 35, South Korean actress, stomach cancer.
  October 31 – Lee Hurak, 85, Politician.
  November 4 –  Park Yong-oh, 72, Enterpriser, suicide.
  November 19 – Daul Kim, 20, Model, suicide by hanging.
caption: Sidewalk memorial for Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun set up across the street from Seoul City Hall on July 10, 2009.
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