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In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Anna Yegorova
Soviet female air force officer (1916–2009).
Born September 23rd, 1916 in Kuvshinovo.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Coosje van Bruggen
Dutch and american sculptor and painter.
Born June 6th, 1942 in Groningen. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2009 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer). [ref]
Chris Harman
British journalist and political activist (1942-2009).
Born November 8th, 1942.
Died November 7th, 2009 at 66 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Félix Malloum
Chadian politician (1932-2009).
Born September 10th, 1932 in Sarh.
Died June 12th, 2009 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (heart failure). [ref]
Susanna Foster
American actress (1924–2009).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died January 17th, 2009 at 84 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Edwin G. Krebs
American biochemist (1918-2009).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Lansing.
Died December 21st, 2009 at 91 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Santha Rama Rau
American writer (1923-2009).
Born January 24th, 1923 in Chennai.
Died April 21st, 2009 at 86 years old in Amenia. [ref]
Stanislav Markelov
Russian lawyer (1974-2009).
Born May 20th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died January 19th, 2009 at 34 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Anne Wiggins Brown
American singer.
Born August 9th, 1912 in Baltimore.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 96 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
David Levine
American caricaturist (1926-2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died December 29th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 886
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou