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In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
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]
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]
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]
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]
Stephen Toulmin
English philosopher (1922–2009).
Born March 25th, 1922 in London.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [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]
I. J. Good
British statistician and cryptographer.
Born December 9th, 1916 in London.
Died April 5th, 2009 at 92 years old in Radford. [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.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 886
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