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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Pierre Molinéris
French cyclist (1920–2009).
Born May 21st, 1920 in Nice. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2009 at 88 years old in Cuneo.
Philip Kueber
Canadian rower (1934-2009).
Born November 17th, 1934 in Galahad.
Died November 23rd, 2009 at 75 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Yury Shlyapin
Soviet water polo player (1932–2009).
Born January 11th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died July 8th, 2009 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Igor Voronchikhin
Cross-country skier (1938-2009).
Born April 14th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died March 10th, 2009 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Yvan Quénin
Basketball player (1920-2009).
Born March 1st, 1920 in Monaco.
Died July 27th, 2009 at 89 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Maria Assumpció Català i Poch
Catalan mathematician and astronomer (1925-2009).
Born July 14th, 1925 in Barcelona.
Died July 3rd, 2009 at 83 years old in Barcelona.
Victor Cosson
Road bicycle racer (1915–2009).
Born October 11th, 1915 in Lorges.
Died June 18th, 2009 at 93 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Freek van de Graaff
Dutch rower (1944–2009).
Born February 20th, 1944 in Oegstgeest.
Died June 24th, 2009 at 65 years old in The Hague.
Aleksei Petrov
Russian cyclist (1937-2009).
Born March 22nd, 1937 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 8th, 2009 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
May Nilsson
Swedish alpine skier (1921–2009).
Born May 5th, 1921 in Åre Municipality.
Died November 7th, 2009 at 88 years old in Albertville. [ref]
Sigurd Andersson
Cross-country skier (1926-2009).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Kalix. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Kalix. [ref]
Ib Olsen
Danish rower (1929-2009).
Born November 9th, 1929 in Højelse.
Died November 9th, 2009 at 80 years old in Sorø Municipality. [ref]
Glenn Davis
American track athlete and football player (1934-2009).
Born September 12th, 1934 in Wellsburg.
Died January 28th, 2009 at 74 years old in Barberton. [ref]
Svend Ove Pedersen
Danish rower.
Born October 31st, 1920 in Frederiksværk.
Died August 3rd, 2009 at 88 years old
Jean Laroyenne
Fencer (1930–2009).
Born March 6th, 1930 in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died February 13th, 2009 at 78 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Guy Guillabert
French rower.
Born January 28th, 1931 in Villefranche-d'Albigeois. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2009 at 78 years old in Châtellerault. [ref]
Luigi Casola
Italian road bicycle racer (1921–2009).
Born July 11th, 1921 in Busto Arsizio. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2009 at 87 years old in Certosa di Pavia.
Juvenal Amarijo
Brazilian footballer (1923-2009).
Born November 27th, 1923 in Santa Vitória do Palmar. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2009 at 85 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Pierre Skawinski
French journalist and sprinter (1912-2009).
Born December 23rd, 1912 in Bordeaux.
Died March 20th, 2009 at 96 years old in Biarritz.
Giorgos Kontogeorgis
Greek politician and economist (1912-2009).
Born November 21st, 1912 in Tinos.
Died November 9th, 2009 at 96 years old in Athens.
Andrei Ivanov
Russian footballer (1967-2009).
Born April 6th, 1967 in Moscow.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 42 years old in Moscow (pneumonia).
Tamara Lisitsian
Soviet film director (1923-2009).
Born March 3rd, 1923 in Tbilisi.
Died November 29th, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Samba Félix Ndiaye
Senegalese writer and director (1945–2009).
Born March 6th, 1945 in Dakar.
Died November 6th, 2009 at 64 years old in Dakar.
Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas
Spanish historian and writer.
Born June 23rd, 1921 in Madrid. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2009 at 87 years old in Valencia.
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir