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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Frederiek Nolf
Road bicycle racer (1987–2009).
Born February 10th, 1987 in Kortrijk.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 21 years old in Doha.
Gianni Baget Bozzo
Italian politician (1925-2009).
Born March 8th, 1925 in Savona.
Died May 8th, 2009 at 84 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Gennadiy Shatkov
Boxer (1932–2009).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Jaime Belmonte
Mexican footballer (1934-2009).
Born October 8th, 1934 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2009 at 74 years old in Irapuato.
Jabr Muadi
Israeli politician (1919-2009).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Yarka. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2009 at 90 years old in Yarka.
Helvi Sipilä
Finnish politician, lawyer and diplomat (1915–2009).
Born May 5th, 1915 in Helsinki.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 94 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
W.S. Rendra
Indonesian writer and performer (1935-2009).
Born November 7th, 1935 in Surakarta.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 73 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Anne-Marie Blanc
Swiss actress (1919–2008).
Born September 2nd, 1919 in Vevey.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 89 years old in Zurich.
Giulio Bosetti
Italian actor and director (1930–2009).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Bergamo.
Died December 24th, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Lis Løwert
Actress (1919-2009).
Born December 7th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died November 26th, 2009 at 89 years old
Gino Munaron
Racecar driver.
Born April 2nd, 1928 in Turin.
Died November 22nd, 2009 at 81 years old in Valenza.
Anna-Maria Müller
East german luger (1949–2009).
Born February 23rd, 1949 in Friedrichroda.
Died August 23rd, 2009 at 60 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jobie Dajka
Australian racing cyclist (1981–2009).
Born December 11th, 1981 in Bourke.
Died April 4th, 2009 at 27 years old in Adelaide. [ref]
Kabun Mutō
Japanese politician (1926-2009).
Born November 18th, 1926 in Kakamigahara.
Died November 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Yvon Bourges
French politician (1921–2009).
Died April 18th, 2009 at 87 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Heini Walter
Swiss formula one driver (1927-2009).
Born July 28th, 1927 in Alpthal.
Died May 12th, 2009 at 81 years old in Aesch. [ref]
Arda Mandikian
Greek mezzo-soprano (1924–2009).
Born September 1st, 1924 in İzmir.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Athens.
Traugott Buhre
German actor (1929–2009).
Born June 21st, 1929 in Chernyakhovsk.
Died July 26th, 2009 at 80 years old in Dortmund. [ref]
Yevheniia Miroshnychenko
Ukrainian opera singer (1931–2009).
Born June 12th, 1931 in Hrafske.
Died April 27th, 2009 at 77 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Abraham Ravitz
Israeli politician (1934-2009).
Born January 13th, 1934 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2009 at 75 years old in Jerusalem (heart failure). [ref]
Thomas Amlong
American rower (1935–2009).
Born June 15th, 1935 in Fort Knox.
Died January 26th, 2009 at 73 years old in New Haven.
Yukio Endō
Japanese gymnast (1937–2009).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Akita.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 72 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Héctor Rossetto
Argentine chess player (1922–2009).
Born September 8th, 1922 in Bahía Blanca.
Died January 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Qamar Aden Ali
Somali politician (1957-2009).
Born September 19th, 1957 in Banaadir.
Died December 3rd, 2009 at 52 years old in Mogadishu (suicide attack). [ref]
Adolf Endler
German writer (1930–2009).
Born September 20th, 1930 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 2nd, 2009 at 78 years old in Berlin.
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