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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Susanna Agnelli
Italian politician, businesswoman and writer (1922–2009).
Born April 24th, 1922 in Turin.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 87 years old in Rome (falling). [ref]
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician (1933–2009).
Born July 1st, 1935 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2009 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eluana Englaro
Italian medical ethics case.
Born November 25th, 1970 in Lecco.
Died February 9th, 2009 at 38 years old in Udine (euthanasia). [ref]
Herbert Morris
American rower (1915–2009).
Born July 16th, 1915 in Seattle.
Died July 22nd, 2009 at 94 years old in Maple Valley. [ref]
Liang Yusheng
Hong kong writer (1924-2009).
Born April 5th, 1924 in Mengshan County.
Died January 22nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Marilyn French
Novelist, critic (1929-2009).
Born November 21st, 1929 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 79 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Dave Laut
Athletics competitor (1956–2009).
Born December 21st, 1956 in Findlay.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 52 years old in Oxnard. [ref]
Billy Lee Riley
American rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter (1933–2009).
Born October 5th, 1933 in Pocahontas.
Died August 2nd, 2009 at 75 years old in Jonesboro (cancer). [ref]
Marwa El-Sherbini
Egyptian handball player and pharmacist (1977–2009).
Born October 7th, 1977 in Alexandria.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 31 years old in Dresden (stabbing). [ref]
Patriarch Pavle of Serbia
Patriarch of serbia.
Born September 11th, 1914 in Kućanci.
Died November 15th, 2009 at 95 years old in Belgrade.
Karl Michael Vogler
German actor (1928–2009).
Born August 28th, 1928 in Remscheid.
Died June 9th, 2009 at 80 years old in Seehausen am Staffelsee. [ref]
Edith Lucie Bongo
First lady of gabon (1964-2009).
Born March 10th, 1964 in Brazzaville.
Died March 14th, 2009 at 45 years old in Rabat (cancer). [ref]
Hortensia Bussi
Wife of chilean president salvador allende (1914–2009).
Born July 22nd, 1914 in Rancagua.
Died June 18th, 2009 at 94 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009).
Born December 21st, 1934 in Memphis.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 74 years old in Memphis (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Leila Lopes
Actress, journalist and television presenter (1959-2009).
Born November 19th, 1959 in São Leopoldo.
Died December 3rd, 2009 at 50 years old in São Paulo (intoxication). [ref]
Jan Kaplický
Czech architect and designer (1937-2009).
Born April 18th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2009 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Edith Hahn Beer
Austrian holocaust survivor (1914-2009).
Born January 24th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died March 17th, 2009 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Dennis Brutus
South african activist and writer (1924–2009).
Born November 28th, 1924 in Harare.
Died December 26th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
Prime minister of cambodia (1905-2009).
Born September 9th, 1905 in An Giang.
Died January 22nd, 2009 at 103 years old in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Tomaž Humar
Slovenian mountaineer (1969-2009).
Born February 18th, 1969 in Ljubljana.
Died November 10th, 2009 at 40 years old in Langtang Lirung. [ref]
Toni Sailer
Austrian alpine skier and actor (1935-2009).
Born November 17th, 1935 in Kitzbühel.
Died August 24th, 2009 at 73 years old in Innsbruck (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Albert Scanlon
English footballer (1935-2009).
Born October 10th, 1935 in Manchester.
Died December 22nd, 2009 at 74 years old in Salford. [ref]
Nancy Spero
American artist (1926-2009).
Born August 24th, 1926 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Alda Merini
Italian writer and poet (1931-2009).
Born March 21st, 1931 in Milan.
Died November 1st, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (bone cancer). [ref]
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