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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Larry Gelbart
American comedy writer and playwright (1928-2009).
Born February 25th, 1928 in Chicago.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
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]
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]
Irving Penn
American photographer and photojournalist (1917–2009).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Plainfield.
Died October 7th, 2009 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [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]
Aage Bohr
Danish physicist (1922–2009).
Born June 19th, 1922 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2009 at 87 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Ron Asheton
American musician (1948-2009).
Born July 17th, 1948 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 6th, 2009 at 60 years old in Ann Arbor (myocardial infarction).
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]
Miguel Serrano
Chilean diplomat, nazi and holocaust denier (1917-2009).
Born September 10th, 1917 in Santiago.
Died February 28th, 2009 at 91 years old in Santiago.
Vernon Forrest
American boxer (1971–2009).
Born February 12th, 1971 in Augusta.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 38 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Robert Ginty
American actor and director (1948-2009).
Born November 14th, 1948 in Brooklyn.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Kathleen Byron
British actress (1921–2009).
Born January 11th, 1921 in West Ham.
Died January 18th, 2009 at 88 years old in Northwood (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
William Safire
American journalist and presidential speechwriter (1929–2009).
Born December 17th, 1929 in New York City.
Died September 27th, 2009 at 79 years old in Rockville (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Rafael Caldera
President of venezuela from 1969 to 1974 kai from 1994 to 1999.
Born January 24th, 1916 in San Felipe.
Died December 24th, 2009 at 93 years old in Caracas (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Arne Næss
Norwegian philosopher and mountain climber (1912-2009).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Slemdal.
Died January 12th, 2009 at 96 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Henry Surtees
British racing driver (1991–2009).
Born February 18th, 1991 in Lingfield. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 18 years old in Brands Hatch (traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Hirotugu Akaike
Japanese statistician (1927–2009).
Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).
Günther Rall
German general and fighter pilot during world war ii (1918–2009).
Born March 10th, 1918 in Gaggenau.
Died October 4th, 2009 at 91 years old in Bad Reichenhall (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
Cleric and deputy supreme leader of iran from 1985 to 1989.
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Najafabad.
Died December 20th, 2009 at 87 years old in Qom (cardiovascular disease).
Yoshito Usui
Japanese mangaka (1958–2009).
Born April 21st, 1958 in Shizuoka.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 51 years old in Shimonita (falling from height).
Koko Taylor
American chicago blues musician.
Born September 28th, 1938 in Memphis.
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 70 years old in Chicago (surgical complications). [ref]
Zena Marshall
British actress (1926–2009).
Born January 1st, 1926 in Nairobi.
Died July 10th, 2009 at 83 years old in London.
Shih Kien
Hong kong actor (1913-2009).
Born January 1st, 1913 in Panyu District.
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 96 years old in Hong Kong (kidney disease).
Jimmy Boyd
American singer, musician, and actor (1939-2009).
Born January 9th, 1939 in McComb.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Edward T. Hall
American anthropologist (1914–2009).
Born May 16th, 1914 in Webster Groves.
Died July 20th, 2009 at 95 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 958
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