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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Amos Kenan
Israeli writer, journalist and artist (1927-2009).
Born May 2nd, 1927 in Tel Aviv.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Alan Kelly
Irish footballer and manager (1936-2009).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Dublin.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 72 years old in Rockville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Adriano Directo Emperado
American martial artist (1926–2009).
Born June 15th, 1926 in Honolulu.
Died April 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Karine Ruby
French snowboarder (1978-2009).
Born January 4th, 1978 in Bonneville.
Died May 29th, 2009 at 31 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]
Shota Chochishvili
Georgian professional wrestler and judoka (1950–2009).
Born July 10th, 1950 in Ghvlevi.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 59 years old in Gori (leukemia). [ref]
Pierre Chaunu
French historian & academic (1923-2009).
Born August 17th, 1923 in Belleville-sur-Meuse.
Died October 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Caen (falling from height). [ref]
Pierre Harmel
Belgian politician (1911-2009).
Born March 16th, 1911 in Uccle.
Died November 15th, 2009 at 98 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Ricardo Londoño
Colombian racing driver.
Born August 8th, 1949 in Medellín.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 59 years old in San Bernardo del Viento. [ref]
Tommy Casey
Northern irish footballer (1930-2009).
Born March 11th, 1930 in Comber.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 78 years old in Somerset. [ref]
Gertrude Baines
American supercentenarian, oldest living person in the world.
Born April 6th, 1894 in Shellman.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 115 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
Ian Catford
British linguist (1917–2009).
Born March 26th, 1917 in Edinburgh.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 92 years old in Shoreline.
Olivier Clément
French historian and orthodox theologian (1921–2009).
Born November 17th, 1921 in Aniane.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 87 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Alfred Hrdlicka
Austrian sculptor and chess player (1928-2009).
Born February 27th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2009 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Barbara Rudnik
German actress (1958–2009).
Born July 27th, 1958 in Kirchen.
Died May 23rd, 2009 at 50 years old in Munich (breast cancer).
Charles Camilleri
Maltese composer (1931–2009).
Born September 7th, 1931 in Ħamrun.
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 77 years old in Malta. [ref]
Jorge Enrique Adoum
Ecuadorian writer (1926-2009).
Born June 29th, 1926 in Ambato.
Died July 3rd, 2009 at 83 years old in Quito. [ref]
Georges Cravenne
French film producer (1914-2009).
Born January 24th, 1914 in Kairouan.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 94 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Oskar Danon
Yugoslav composer (1913–2009).
Born February 7th, 1913 in Sarajevo.
Died December 18th, 2009 at 96 years old in Belgrade.
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Italian film actress (1943–2009).
Born May 20th, 1943 in Tirana.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 66 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Peter Zadek
German theatre director (1926–2009).
Born May 19th, 1926 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2009 at 83 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Gilles Carle
Film director (1928–2009).
Born July 31st, 1928 in Maniwaki. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2009 at 81 years old in Granby (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Arnold Meri
Estonian soldier allied with the soviet union (1919-2009).
Born July 1st, 1919 in Tallinn.
Died March 27th, 2009 at 89 years old in Tallinn (lung cancer). [ref]
Maria de Jesus dos Santos
Portuguese supercentenarian (1893–2009).
Born September 10th, 1893 in Olival.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 115 years old in Tomar (sepsis). [ref]
Giovanni Parisi
Boxer (1967-2009).
Born December 2nd, 1967 in Vibo Valentia.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 41 years old in Voghera (traffic collision). [ref]
Shōichi Nakagawa
Minister of finance of japan (1953-2009).
Born July 19th, 1953 in Shibuya.
Died October 4th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Deaths 576 to 600 of 958
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