page_title: 2009 in the United Kingdom
section_title: April
hierarchical_section_title: 2009 in the United Kingdom / Deaths / April
caption_attribution_description: English: Alan Bristow raising a glass on 13 May 2009. Photo taken by Bristow's wife; rights held by Patrick Malone.
context_page_description: Events from the year 2009 in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: 1 April – Paul Dean, Baron Dean of Harptree, politician, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons (1982–1992) (b. 1924)
  5 April
  Sir Michael Giddings, RAF air marshal (b. 1920)
  I. J. Good, cryptologist (b. 1916)
  Sir Neil MacCormick, lawyer and politician (b. 1941)
  8 April – Lennie Bennett, comedian and television presenter (b. 1938)
  10 April – Richard Arnell, composer (b. 1917)
  11 April – Simon Channing Williams, film producer (b. 1945)
  12 April – John Maddox, biologist and science writer (b. 1925)
  14 April – Peter Rogers, film producer (b. 1914)
  15 April – Sir Clement Freud, writer, broadcaster, politician and chef (b. 1924)
  18 April
  Peter Dennis, actor (b. 1933)
  Edward George, Baron George, financier, Governor of the Bank of England (1993–2003) (b. 1938)
  19 April – J. G. Ballard, author (b. 1930)
  21 April – Jack Jones, trade union leader (b. 1913)
  22 April
  Jack Cardiff, cinematographer and director (b. 1914)
  Ken Annakin, director (b. 1914)
  24 April
  Margaret Gelling, toponymist (b. 1924)
  John Michell, author (b. 1933)
  26 April – Alan Bristow, businessman (b. 1923)
  27 April – Edwin McClellan, Japanologist (b. 1925, Japan)
  28 April – U. A. Fanthorpe, poet (b. 1929)
  30 April
  Maxime de la Falaise, model and actress (b. 1922)
  Venetia Phair (née Burney), teacher who named the planet Pluto (b. 1918)
caption: Alan Bristow
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