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In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Béla Király
Hungarian officer, professor, and politician (1912-2009).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Kaposvár. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2009 at 97 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Brian Barry
British philosopher (1936–2009).
Born January 13th, 1936 in London. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2009 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Martin Hengel
German historian of religion (1926–2009).
Born December 14th, 1926 in Reutlingen.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Alastair McCorquodale
British athlete (1925-2009).
Born December 5th, 1925 in Glasgow.
Died February 27th, 2009 at 83 years old in Grantham. [ref]
Cahal Daly
Cardinal (1917–2009).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Loughguile.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Belfast City Hospital. [ref]
Waldemar Matuška
Czech actor and singer (1932–2009).
Born April 2nd, 1932 in Košice. [ref]
Died May 30th, 2009 at 77 years old in St. Petersburg (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Dudu Topaz
Israeli comedian (1946-2009).
Born September 20th, 1946 in Haifa.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 62 years old in Ramla (hanging). [ref]
Mamadou Dia
Prime minister of senegal (1910-2009).
Born July 18th, 1910 in Khombole. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2009 at 98 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Johannes Mario Simmel
Austrian writer (1924–2009).
Born April 7th, 1924 in Vienna.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 84 years old in Lucerne. [ref]
Salvatore Samperi
Italian film director.
Born July 26th, 1944 in Padua. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2009 at 64 years old in Rome.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 886
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi