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In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Giovanni Arrighi
Italian economist and sociologist (1937-2009).
Born July 7th, 1937 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2009 at 71 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Keith Waterhouse
British writer (1929–2009).
Born February 6th, 1929 in Leeds.
Died September 4th, 2009 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Nancy Bird Walton
Australian aviator (1915-2009).
Born October 16th, 1915 in Kew.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 93 years old in Sydney.
Viola Wills
American singer (1939–2009).
Born December 30th, 1939 in Watts.
Died May 6th, 2009 at 69 years old in Phoenix (cancer). [ref]
Iqbal Bano
Pakistani singer (1935-2009).
Born August 27th, 1935 in Delhi.
Died April 21st, 2009 at 73 years old in Lahore.
Jang Jin-young
South korean actress.
Born June 14th, 1972 in Jeonju.
Died September 1st, 2009 at 37 years old in Seoul (stomach cancer). [ref]
Bruce King
American businessman and politician (1924-2009).
Born April 6th, 1924 in Stanley.
Died November 13th, 2009 at 85 years old in Stanley (heart failure). [ref]
Mildred Cohn
American biochemist.
Born July 12th, 1913 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died October 12th, 2009 at 96 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Steven Gilborn
American actor, educator (1936-2009).
Born July 15th, 1936 in New Rochelle.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Chatham (cancer). [ref]
Lorena Gale
Canadian actress (1958-2009).
Born May 9th, 1958 in Montreal.
Died June 21st, 2009 at 51 years old in Vancouver (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 886
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