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In the year 2009
889 Notable deaths
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]
Dave Arneson
American game designer (1947-2009).
Born October 1st, 1947 in Hennepin County.
Died April 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Saint Paul. [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]
Eric Woolfson
Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist (1945–2009).
Born March 18th, 1945 in Glasgow.
Died December 2nd, 2009 at 64 years old in London (kidney cancer). [ref]
Daniel Jarque
Spanish footballer (1983–2009).
Born January 1st, 1983 in Barcelona.
Died August 8th, 2009 at 26 years old in Florence (asystole). [ref]
Robert Novak
American journalist and columnist (1931-2009).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Joliet.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer). [ref]
Ingemar Johansson
Swedish boxer (1932-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Gothenburg.
Died January 30th, 2009 at 76 years old in Kungsbacka (pneumonia). [ref]
Yves Rocher
French businessman (1930-2009).
Born April 7th, 1930 in La Gacilly. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2009 at 79 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (leukemia). [ref]
John Hart
American motion picture and television actor (1917-2009).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died September 20th, 2009 at 91 years old in Rosarito. [ref]
Raúl Alfonsín
Argentine politician.
Born March 12th, 1927 in Chascomús. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Prakash Mehra
Film producer and director.
Born July 13th, 1939 in Bijnor.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 69 years old in Mumbai (pneumonia). [ref]
Irving Kristol
American columnist, journalist, and writer (1920–2009).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died September 18th, 2009 at 89 years old in Falls Church (lung cancer). [ref]
Don Galloway
American actor (1937-2009).
Born July 27th, 1937 in Augusta.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 71 years old in Reno (stroke). [ref]
Bina Rai
Indian actress.
Born July 13th, 1931 in Lahore.
Died December 6th, 2009 at 78 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Larry Knechtel
American session musician.
Born August 4th, 1940 in Bell.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 69 years old in Yakima (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ali Akbar Khan
Hindustani musician (1922–2009).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Brahmanbaria.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in San Francisco (kidney failure). [ref]
Shakti Samanta
Film director (1926-2009).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Bardhaman.
Died April 9th, 2009 at 83 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
K. Pattabhi Jois
Indian yoga guru (1915–2009).
Born July 26th, 1915 in Hassan district.
Died May 18th, 2009 at 93 years old in Mysore (disease). [ref]
Louie Bellson
American jazz drummer, a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator.
Born July 6th, 1924 in Rock Falls.
Died February 14th, 2009 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Lucian Pulvermacher
American catholic priest (1918–2009).
Born April 20th, 1918 in Wood County. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2009 at 91 years old in Springdale. [ref]
Rowland S. Howard
Australian musician and songwriter (1959–2009).
Born October 24th, 1959 in Melbourne.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 50 years old in Melbourne (liver cancer). [ref]
Irving Penn
American photographer and photojournalist.
Born June 16th, 1917 in Plainfield. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2009 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Vyacheslav Ivankov
Russian mob boss (1940–2009).
Born January 2nd, 1940 in Moscow.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 69 years old in Moscow (peritonitis). [ref]
Collin Wilcox
American actress (1935-2009).
Born February 4th, 1935 in Cincinnati.
Died October 14th, 2009 at 74 years old in Highlands (brain cancer). [ref]
Edmund Purdom
English actor and director (1926-2009).
Born December 19th, 1926 in Welwyn Garden City.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 889
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