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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Idea Vilariño
Uruguayan poet, essayist and literary critic (1920-2009).
Born August 18th, 1920 in Montevideo.
Died April 28th, 2009 at 88 years old in Montevideo.
Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi
Jewish historian (1932–2009).
Born May 20th, 1932 in The Bronx.
Died December 8th, 2009 at 77 years old in Manhattan (lung disease).
Riccardo Cassin
Italian mountaineer (1909-2009).
Born January 2nd, 1909 in San Vito al Tagliamento. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2009 at 100 years old in Lecco. [ref]
Lincoln Gordon
U.s. ambassador to brazil and university president (1913–2009).
Born September 10th, 1913 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2009 at 96 years old in Mitchellville. [ref]
Lionel Casson
American classicist (1914–2009).
Born July 22nd, 1914 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 94 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Stanley Middleton
British writer (1919–2009).
Born August 1st, 1919 in Nottinghamshire.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 89 years old (cancer). [ref]
Michel Clouscard
French marxist philosopher and sociologist (1928–2009).
Born August 6th, 1928 in Montpinier.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 80 years old in Gaillac (Parkinson's disease).
Marjorie Grene
American philosopher (1910–2009).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Milwaukee.
Died March 16th, 2009 at 98 years old in Blacksburg. [ref]
Ramón de Algeciras
Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer (1938-2009).
Born February 5th, 1938 in Algeciras. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2009 at 70 years old in Madrid (disease).
Tony Maggs
South african racing driver (1937-2009).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Pretoria.
Died June 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Caledon (cancer). [ref]
Hong Song-nam
North korean politician (1929-2009).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in Chongju.
Died March 31st, 2009 at 79 years old in Pyongyang.
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
President of costa rica (1926-2009).
Born December 27th, 1926 in Cartago.
Died December 9th, 2009 at 82 years old in San José (heart failure). [ref]
Elisabeth Söderström
Swedish opera singer (1927-2009).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Stockholm.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 82 years old in Stockholm (stroke).
Leo Mol
Canadian artist (1915-2009).
Born January 15th, 1915 in Polonne.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 94 years old in Winnipeg (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Abel Goumba
Prime minister of the central african republic (1926-2009).
Born September 18th, 1926 in Grimari.
Died May 11th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bangui.
Mark Leduc
Boxer (1962-2009).
Born May 4th, 1962 in Toronto.
Died July 22nd, 2009 at 47 years old in Toronto (hyperthermia). [ref]
Lis Hartel
Danish equestrian (1921-2009).
Born March 14th, 1921 in Hellerup. [ref]
Died February 12th, 2009 at 87 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Sidney Wood
Us tennis player (1911–2009).
Born November 1st, 1911 in Black Rock.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 97 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
István Bujtor
Hungarian actor, director, producer and screenplay writer (1942–2009).
Born May 5th, 1942 in Budapest.
Died September 25th, 2009 at 67 years old in Budapest (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Abdellatif Filali
Moroccan prime minister.
Born February 26th, 1928 in Beni Mellal.
Died March 20th, 2009 at 81 years old in Clamart.
Dina Vierny
Besarabia-born french model and muse.
Born January 25th, 1919 in Chișinău.
Died January 20th, 2009 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Shinkichi Tajiri
American-dutch visual artist (1923-2009).
Born December 7th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died March 15th, 2009 at 85 years old in Baarlo. [ref]
Virginia Carroll
American actress (1913–2009).
Born December 2nd, 1913 in Los Angeles.
Died July 23rd, 2009 at 95 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Harold Norse
American writer, poet, and artist (1916-2009).
Born July 6th, 1916 in New York City.
Died June 8th, 2009 at 92 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
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