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In the year 2009
958 Notable deaths
Ralf Dahrendorf
German-british sociologist, politician (1929–2009).
Born May 1st, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died June 17th, 2009 at 80 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Christopher Allport
American actor (1947–2008).
Born June 17th, 1947 in Boston.
Died January 25th, 2009 at 61 years old in Wrightwood. [ref]
Guillermo Endara
President of panama (1936-2009).
Born May 12th, 1936 in Panama City.
Died September 28th, 2009 at 73 years old in Panama City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Claiborne Pell
American politician (1918–2009).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 1st, 2009 at 90 years old in Newport. [ref]
Dewey Martin
Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with buffalo springfield (1940–2009).
Born September 30th, 1940 in North Dundas.
Died February 1st, 2009 at 68 years old in Van Nuys.
Habib Tanvir
Indian actor (1923–2009).
Born September 1st, 1923 in Raipur.
Died June 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Bhopal. [ref]
John Keel
American writer (1930-2009).
Born March 25th, 1930 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 2009 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Budd Schulberg
American writer (1914–2009).
Born March 27th, 1914 in Manhattan.
Died August 5th, 2009 at 95 years old in Westhampton Beach. [ref]
Carl Ballantine
American entertainer (1917-2009).
Born September 27th, 1917 in Chicago.
Died November 3rd, 2009 at 92 years old in Hollywood Hills (disease). [ref]
John Hope Franklin
African-american historian.
Born January 2nd, 1915 in Rentiesville.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 94 years old in Durham. [ref]
Tuulikki Pietilä
Finnish artist (1917–2009).
Born February 18th, 1917 in Seattle.
Died February 23rd, 2009 at 92 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Marek Edelman
(1919–2009) jewish resistance member.
Born January 1st, 1922 in Gomel. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2009 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Satyananda Saraswati
Yogi (1923-2009).
Born December 24th, 1923 in Almora.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 85 years old in Deoghar district.
Shyamala Gopalan
Indian-american biomedical scientist and researcher (1938–2009).
Born April 7th, 1938 in Chennai.
Died February 11th, 2009 at 70 years old in Oakland (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Johnny Kerr
American basketball player and coach (1932–2009).
Born July 17th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died February 26th, 2009 at 76 years old in Chicago (prostate cancer). [ref]
Fritz Darges
German ss-officer (1913–2009).
Born February 8th, 1913 in Dülseberg.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 96 years old in Celle. [ref]
Janet Jagan
President of guyana, prime minister of guyana, nurse (1920-2009).
Born October 20th, 1920 in Chicago.
Died March 28th, 2009 at 88 years old in Georgetown (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Zakes Mokae
South african actor (1934–2009).
Born August 5th, 1934 in Johannesburg.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 75 years old in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Valley (stroke). [ref]
Rose Friedman
American economist (1910–2009).
Born December 30th, 1910 in Chartoryisk.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 98 years old in Davis. [ref]
Don Hewitt
American television news producer (1922–2009).
Born December 14th, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 2009 at 86 years old in Bridgehampton (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jean Jadot
Catholic archbishop (1909-2009).
Born November 23rd, 1909 in Brussels.
Died January 21st, 2009 at 99 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. [ref]
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
Tibetan politician (1910–2009).
Born February 1st, 1910 in Lhasa.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Meir Amit
Israeli politician (1921-2009).
Born March 17th, 1921 in Tiberias. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv.
I. J. Good
British statistician and cryptographer (1916–2009).
Born December 9th, 1916 in London.
Died April 5th, 2009 at 92 years old in Radford. [ref]
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