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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Hanne Darboven
German artist (1941-2009).
Born April 29th, 1941 in Munich.
Died March 9th, 2009 at 67 years old in Hamburg, Rönneburg. [ref]
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Novelist, mystery writer (1934–2009).
Born September 29th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 75 years old in St. Louis (hepatitis). [ref]
Paula Hawkins
American politician (1927–2009).
Born January 24th, 1927 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Winter Park (falling from height).
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
President of guatemala; of norwegian parentage (1930-2009).
Born January 24th, 1930 in Guatemala City.
Died December 9th, 2009 at 79 years old in Guatemala City (kidney disease). [ref]
Sverre Fehn
Norwegian architect (1924-2009).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Kongsberg.
Died February 23rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
Croatian politician (1923–2009).
Born December 6th, 1923 in Korčula.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 85 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Jean Dausset
French immunologist (1916-2009).
Born October 19th, 1916 in Toulouse.
Died June 6th, 2009 at 92 years old in Palma.
Konstantin Feoktistov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born February 7th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died November 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Andrew Donald Booth
British computer scientist (1918-2009).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Elmbridge.
Died November 29th, 2009 at 91 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Al Cervi
American basketball player and coach (1917-2009).
Born February 12th, 1917 in Buffalo.
Died November 9th, 2009 at 92 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Willy Ronis
French photographer (1910-2009).
Born August 14th, 1910 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2009 at 99 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Fatimah el-Sharif
Queen consort of libya (1911–2009).
Born April 2nd, 1911 in Kufra.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 98 years old in Cairo.
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
German politician (1926–2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Aachen.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Stanley Jaki
Hungarian-american priest-theologian and theoretical physicist (1924–2009).
Born August 17th, 1924 in Győr.
Died April 7th, 2009 at 84 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nizar Rayan
Hamas leader (1959-2009).
Born March 6th, 1959 in Jabalia.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 49 years old in Gaza City (targeted killing by Israel). [ref]
Grigore Vieru
Moldovan poet (1935–2009).
Born February 14th, 1935 in Pererîta.
Died January 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Chișinău (traffic collision).
Vicente Ferrer Moncho
Indian-spanish philanthropist (1920-2009).
Born April 9th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 89 years old in Ananthapuram. [ref]
Guy Babylon
American keyboardist (1956-2009).
Born December 20th, 1956 in New Windsor.
Died September 2nd, 2009 at 52 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
José Luis López Vázquez
Spanish actor (1922-2009).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Madrid.
Died November 2nd, 2009 at 87 years old in Madrid (disease). [ref]
Wess
American-born italian singer.
Born August 13th, 1945 in Winston-Salem.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 64 years old in Winston-Salem (asthma).
Ammo Baba
Iraqi footballer (1934-2009).
Born November 27th, 1934 in Baghdad.
Died May 27th, 2009 at 74 years old in Duhok (diabetes). [ref]
Delara Darabi
Iranian artist (1986-2009).
Born September 29th, 1986 in Rasht.
Died May 1st, 2009 at 22 years old in Rasht (hanging). [ref]
Paul Wendkos
American film director (1925-2009).
Born September 20th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 2009 at 84 years old in Malibu.
Pedro Luiz de Orleans e Bragança
Brazilian heir (1983–2009).
Born January 12th, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 1st, 2009 at 26 years old in Atlantic Ocean (Air France Flight 447, aviation accident).
Ji Xianlin
Chinese academic, linguist, historian, translator and university teacher (1911-2009).
Born August 6th, 1911 in Linqing.
Died July 11th, 2009 at 97 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 426 to 450 of 958
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