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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Lux Interior
American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band the cramps (1946–2009).
Born October 21st, 1946 in Akron.
Died February 4th, 2009 at 62 years old in Glendale (aortic dissection). [ref]
Wayne Allwine
American voice actor (1947–2009).
Born February 7th, 1947 in Glendale. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2009 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, diabetes). [ref]
Amin al-Hafez
3rd president of the syrian arab republic (1921–2009).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Abdurrahman Wahid
4th president of the republic of indonesia (1940–2009).
Born September 7th, 1940 in Jombang.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 69 years old in Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Taylor Mitchell
Canadian singer (1990-2009).
Born August 27th, 1990 in Toronto.
Died October 28th, 2009 at 19 years old in Halifax (coyote attack). [ref]
David Eddings
American novelist (1931–2009).
Born July 7th, 1931 in Spokane.
Died June 2nd, 2009 at 77 years old in Carson City. [ref]
Danny La Rue
British entertainer (1927–2009).
Died May 31st, 2009 at 81 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (prostate cancer).
Sergei Magnitsky
Russian tax advisor who died in police custody (1972–2009).
Born April 8th, 1972 in Odesa.
Died November 16th, 2009 at 37 years old in Matrosskaya Tishina (blunt trauma).
Kim Manners
American television director and producer (1951–2009).
Born January 13th, 1951 in Los Angeles.
Died January 25th, 2009 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Mitsuharu Misawa
Japanese professional wrestler (1962-2009).
Born June 18th, 1962 in Yūbari-shi.
Died June 13th, 2009 at 46 years old in Hiroshima. [ref]
Lucy Gordon
British actress and model (1980–2009).
Born May 22nd, 1980 in Oxford.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 28 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (hanging to death). [ref]
Merce Cunningham
American dancer and choreographer (1919–2009).
Born April 16th, 1919 in Centralia.
Died July 26th, 2009 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joseph Wiseman
Canadian actor (1918–2009).
Born May 15th, 1918 in Montreal.
Died October 19th, 2009 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]
Rolando patch
British soldier, last soldier to serve in the trenches of world war i.
Born June 17th, 1898 in Combe Down.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 111 years old in Wells. [ref]
Hulda Regehr Clark
Canadian naturopath and practitioner of alternative medicine (1928–2009).
Born October 18th, 1928 in Rosthern.
Died September 3rd, 2009 at 80 years old in Chula Vista (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Wayman Tisdale
American basketball player and smooth jazz bass guitarist (1964–2009).
Born June 9th, 1964 in Fort Worth.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 44 years old in Tulsa (bone cancer). [ref]
George Tiller
American physician from wichita, kansas murdered by anti-abortion extremist (1941-2009).
Born August 8th, 1941 in Wichita.
Died May 31st, 2009 at 67 years old in Wichita (gunshot wound).
Andy Hallett
American actor and singer (1975–2009).
Born August 4th, 1975 in Barnstable.
Died March 29th, 2009 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Omar Bongo
Gabonese politician (1935–2009).
Born December 30th, 1935 in Bongoville.
Died June 8th, 2009 at 73 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction, small intestine cancer). [ref]
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
American professional and amateur wrestler, football player and author (1960-2009).
Born May 14th, 1960 in Lakewood.
Died December 29th, 2009 at 49 years old in Denver (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Alexis Argüello
Nicaraguan boxer (1952-2009).
Born April 19th, 1952 in Managua.
Died July 1st, 2009 at 57 years old in Managua (gunshot wound). [ref]
R. Venkataraman
President of india from 1987 to 1992.
Born December 4th, 1910 in Thanjavur district.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 98 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Philip Carey
United states marine and actor (1925-2009).
Born July 15th, 1925 in Hackensack.
Died February 6th, 2009 at 83 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Arnold Stang
American actor (1918–2009).
Born September 28th, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2009 at 84 years old in Newton (pneumonia). [ref]
Vic Chesnutt
Singer-songwriter from athens, georgia (1964–2009).
Born November 12th, 1964 in Jacksonville.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 45 years old in Athens (drug overdose). [ref]
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