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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Pierre Samuel
French mathematician (1921–2009).
Born September 12th, 1921 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2009 at 87 years old in Antony. [ref]
Nguyen Ba Can
Vietnamese politician (1930-2009).
Born September 9th, 1930 in Cần Thơ.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in San Jose. [ref]
Félix Luna
Argentine writer, lyricist and historian (1925–2009).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 5th, 2009 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Shlomo Shamir
Israeli military officer.
Born June 15th, 1915 in Berdychiv.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 93 years old in Tel Aviv.
Kazuhiko Nishijima
Japanese physicist (1926-2009).
Born October 4th, 1926 in Tsuchiura.
Died February 15th, 2009 at 82 years old in Tokyo (leukemia).
Francisco Valdés
Chilean footballer (1943-2009).
Born March 19th, 1943 in Santiago.
Died August 10th, 2009 at 66 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
René Monory
French politician (1923-2009).
Born June 6th, 1923 in Loudun.
Died April 11th, 2009 at 85 years old in Loudun (disease).
Arne Bendiksen
Norwegian singer, lyricist, composer and producer (1926–2009).
Born October 19th, 1926 in Bergen.
Died March 26th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bergen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abdelkebir Khatibi
Moroccan writer (1938-2009).
Born February 11th, 1938 in El Jadida.
Died March 16th, 2009 at 71 years old in Rabat (myocardial infarction).
Semyon Farada
Soviet and russian actor (1933-2009).
Born December 31st, 1933 in Nikolsky.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 75 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Conyers Herring
American physicist (1914–2009).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Scotia.
Died July 23rd, 2009 at 94 years old in Palo Alto.
Andrés Montes
Sports journalist (1955–2009).
Born November 27th, 1955 in Madrid.
Died October 16th, 2009 at 53 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Omar Dhani
Commander of the indonesian air force (1924-2009).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Surakarta.
Died July 24th, 2009 at 85 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Ernst Benda
German legal scholar, politician, and judge (1925–2009).
Born January 15th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Blanca Varela
Peruvian poet (1926–2009).
Born August 10th, 1926 in Lima.
Died March 12th, 2009 at 82 years old in Lima. [ref]
Vyacheslav Nevinny
Soviet and russian actor (1934–2009).
Born November 30th, 1934 in Tula.
Died May 31st, 2009 at 74 years old in Moscow (diabetes).
John Caldwell
Boxer (1938-2009).
Born May 7th, 1938 in Belfast.
Died July 10th, 2009 at 71 years old in Belfast (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Åke Lindman
Finland swedish actor, director and football player (1928-2009).
Born January 11th, 1928 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2009 at 81 years old in Espoo. [ref]
Tamás Cseh
Hungarian singer-songwriter and actor (1943-2009).
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Budapest.
Died August 7th, 2009 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Veronika Dudarova
Russian conductor (1916-2009).
Born December 5th, 1916 in Baku.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Erland von Koch
Swedish composer, educator, conductor, organist and pianist (1910–2009).
Born April 26th, 1910 in Stockholm.
Died January 31st, 2009 at 98 years old in Stockholm.
Pierre Gamarra
French writer (1919–2009).
Born July 10th, 1919 in Toulouse.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 89 years old in Argenteuil.
Giselher Klebe
German composer (1925–2009).
Born June 28th, 1925 in Mannheim.
Died October 5th, 2009 at 84 years old in Detmold. [ref]
Tony Marsh
British racing driver (1931-2009).
Born July 20th, 1931 in Stourbridge.
Died May 7th, 2009 at 77 years old in Petersfield. [ref]
Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi
Libyan politician (1935-2009).
Born November 29th, 1935 in Haifa.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 73 years old in Damascus.
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