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In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Alain Bashung
French singer (1947–2009).
Born December 1st, 1947 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2009 at 61 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Kenny Rankin
American singer-songwriter (1940-2009).
Born February 10th, 1940 in Manhattan.
Died June 7th, 2009 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Greg Page
American boxer (1958-2009).
Born October 25th, 1958 in Louisville.
Died April 27th, 2009 at 50 years old in Louisville. [ref]
Roméo LeBlanc
Canadian politician (1927-2009).
Born December 18th, 1927 in Memramcook.
Died June 24th, 2009 at 81 years old in Grande-Digue (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Israel Gelfand
Soviet mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Okny. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2009 at 96 years old in New Brunswick. [ref]
Dave Dee
British musician, singer-songwriter and businessman (1941/1943–2009).
Born December 17th, 1941 in Salisbury.
Died January 9th, 2009 at 67 years old in Kingston upon Thames (prostate cancer). [ref]
Sergey Mikhalkov
Soviet and russian writer (1913–2009).
Born March 18th, 1913 in Moscow.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 96 years old in Moscow (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Hank Locklin
American musician (1918–2009).
Born February 15th, 1918 in Santa Rosa County.
Died March 8th, 2009 at 91 years old in Brewton.
Lou Jacobi
Actor (1913-2009).
Born December 28th, 1913 in Toronto.
Died October 23rd, 2009 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Ray Barrett
Australian actor (1927-2009).
Born May 2nd, 1927 in Brisbane. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2009 at 82 years old in Gold Coast (neurological disorder). [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 886
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