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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Björn Borg
Swedish swimmer (1919–2009).
Born November 14th, 1919 in Västra Götaland County.
Died April 13th, 2009 at 89 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Kálmán Markovits
Hungarian water polo player (1931–2009).
Born August 26th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Gwendoline Konie
Zambian politician (1938-2009).
Born October 9th, 1938 in Lusaka.
Died March 14th, 2009 at 70 years old in Lusaka.
Frank J. Low
American astronomer (1933–2009).
Born November 23rd, 1933 in Mobile.
Died June 11th, 2009 at 75 years old in Tucson (disease). [ref]
Lino Aldani
Italian science fiction writer (1926–2009).
Born March 29th, 1926 in San Cipriano Po.
Died January 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Pavia (lung cancer). [ref]
Claude Nollier
French actress (1918–2009).
Born December 12th, 1919 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 12th, 2009 at 89 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Ivan Jensen
Danish footballer (1922-2009).
Born November 10th, 1922 in Copenhagen.
Died January 26th, 2009 at 86 years old in Vedbæk. [ref]
Remy Chauvin
French entomologist (1913–2009).
Born October 10th, 1913 in Toulon. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2009 at 96 years old in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. [ref]
Helge Reiss
Norwegian actor (1928–2009).
Born February 27th, 1928 in Oslo.
Died November 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Geertje Wielema
Swimmer (1934-2009).
Born July 24th, 1934 in Hilversum.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 75 years old in Almere.
Maurice Chappaz
Swiss poet (1916-2009).
Born December 21st, 1916 in Lausanne.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Martigny. [ref]
Yuri Kurnenin
Russian footballer (1954-2009).
Born June 14th, 1954 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died July 30th, 2009 at 55 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Oswald Karch
Racecar driver (1917–2009).
Born March 6th, 1917 in Ludwigshafen.
Died January 28th, 2009 at 91 years old in Mannheim.
Bill Disney
American speed skater (1932–2009).
Born April 3rd, 1932 in Topeka.
Died April 22nd, 2009 at 77 years old in Lake Havasu City. [ref]
Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
Vietnamese catholic cardinal (1919–2009).
Born June 15th, 1919 in Yên Thắng.
Died February 22nd, 2009 at 89 years old in Hanoi.
Henk Nijdam
Dutch road bicycle racer (1935–2009).
Born August 26th, 1935 in Haren.
Died April 30th, 2009 at 73 years old in Breda.
Andriy Fedchuk
Ukrainian boxer (1980–2009).
Born January 12th, 1980 in Kolomyia. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2009 at 29 years old in Kolomyia (traffic collision). [ref]
Harry Hill
English racing cyclist (1916-2009).
Born May 8th, 1916 in Padiham.
Died January 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Bury (pneumonia).
Baciro Dabó
Guinea-bissauan politician (1958-2009).
Born March 12th, 1958 in Bigene.
Died June 5th, 2009 at 51 years old [ref]
Ivan Gubijan
Athletics competitor (1923–2009).
Born June 14th, 1923 in Bjelovar. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2009 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Alaksandar Aksionaw
Soviet politician (1924–2009).
Born October 9th, 1924 in Kuntaraŭka.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 84 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Edhi Handoko
Indonesian chess player (1960–2009).
Born August 28th, 1960 in Surakarta.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 48 years old in Bogor (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Grazyna Miller
Polish writer, poet, translator (1957-2009).
Born January 29th, 1957 in Jedwabne.
Died August 17th, 2009 at 52 years old (tumor). [ref]
Willy Kyrklund
Finland swedish writer (1921–2009).
Born February 27th, 1921 in Helsinki.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 88 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Ercole Rabitti
Italian footballer and manager (1921-2009).
Born August 24th, 1921 in Turin.
Died May 28th, 2009 at 87 years old in Ferrara. [ref]
Deaths 801 to 825 of 958
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson