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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Grigory Baklanov
Soviet russian novelist and short story writer (1923–2009).
Born September 11th, 1923 in Voronezh.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Werner Maihofer
German legal scholar and politician (1918–2009).
Born October 20th, 1918 in Constance.
Died October 6th, 2009 at 90 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Rica Erickson
Western australian writer, historian, botanist and artist (1908-2009).
Born August 10th, 1908 in City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 101 years old in Mosman Park. [ref]
Miroslav Filip
Czech chess player (1928-2009).
Born October 27th, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2009 at 80 years old in Prague.
Hans Klenk
German racing driver (1919–2009).
Born October 28th, 1919 in Künzelsau.
Died March 24th, 2009 at 89 years old in Vellberg.
František Veselý
Czech footballer (1943-2009).
Born December 7th, 1943 in Prague.
Died October 30th, 2009 at 65 years old in Prague. [ref]
Léon Glovacki
French footballer (1928-2009).
Born February 19th, 1928 in Carvin.
Died September 9th, 2009 at 81 years old in Geneva.
Mordechai Limon
Israeli military officer (1924–2009).
Born January 3rd, 1924 in Baranavichy.
Died May 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in New York City.
Dalibor Brozović
Croatian linguist, slavist, dialectologist and politician (1927–2009).
Born July 28th, 1927 in Sarajevo.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 81 years old in Zagreb.
Gayane Khachaturian
Georgian-armenian painter and graphic artist (1942-2009).
Born May 9th, 1942 in Tbilisi.
Died May 1st, 2009 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Actor (1931-2009).
Born March 5th, 1931 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2009 at 78 years old in Auxerre (lung cancer). [ref]
Olja Ivanjicki
Serbian artist (1931-2009).
Born October 5th, 1931 in Pančevo.
Died June 24th, 2009 at 77 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Valeri Broshin
Turkmenistan footballer and manager (1962-2009).
Born October 19th, 1962 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 5th, 2009 at 46 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Gábor Ocskay
Hungarian ice hockey player (1975–2009).
Born September 11th, 1975 in Budapest.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 33 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Giuseppe Chiappella
Italian footballer (1924-2009).
Born September 8th, 1924 in San Donato Milanese.
Died December 26th, 2009 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Rupprecht Geiger
German artist (1908–2009).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Munich.
Died December 6th, 2009 at 101 years old in Munich. [ref]
Abel Paz
Spanish anarchist, former combatant and historian.
Born August 12th, 1921 in Almería.
Died April 13th, 2009 at 87 years old in Barcelona.
Attila Dargay
Hungarian animator (1927-2009).
Born June 20th, 1927 in Budapest.
Died October 20th, 2009 at 82 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Roger Planchon
French playwright, director, filmmaker (1931-2009).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Saint-Chamond.
Died May 12th, 2009 at 77 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dorothy Layton
American film actress (1912-2009).
Born August 13th, 1912 in Cincinnati.
Died June 4th, 2009 at 96 years old in Towson (disease). [ref]
Alberto Andrade
Peruvian politician (1943-2009).
Born December 24th, 1943 in Lima. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2009 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C. (pulmonary fibrosis).
Yevgeny Vesnik
Soviet and russian actor, theatrical director (1923—2009).
Born January 15th, 1923 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 10th, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Veikko Huovinen
Finnish writer (1927–2009).
Died October 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Sotkamo. [ref]
Israel Gohberg
Russian mathematician (1928-2009).
Born August 23rd, 1928 in Bessarabske.
Died October 12th, 2009 at 81 years old in Kfar Saba, Ra'anana.
Hideyuki Fujisawa
Japanese go player (1925–2009).
Born June 14th, 1925 in Yokohama. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2009 at 83 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti