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In the year 2009
886 Notable deaths
Harry Hill
English racing cyclist (1916-2009).
Born May 8th, 1916 in Padiham.
Died January 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Bury (pneumonia).
Ercole Rabitti
Italian footballer and manager (1921-2009).
Born August 24th, 1921 in Turin.
Died May 28th, 2009 at 87 years old in Ferrara. [ref]
Baciro Dabó
Guinea-bissauan politician (1958-2009).
Born March 12th, 1958 in Bigene.
Died June 5th, 2009 at 51 years old [ref]
Urpo Korhonen
Finnish cross-country skier (1923-2009).
Born February 8th, 1923 in Rautalampi.
Died August 10th, 2009 at 86 years old in Lahti. [ref]
Igor Stelnov
Russian ice hockey player (1963–2009).
Born February 12th, 1963 in Moscow.
Died March 24th, 2009 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Willy Kyrklund
Finland swedish writer (1921–2009).
Born February 27th, 1921 in Helsinki.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 88 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Alaksandar Aksionaw
Soviet politician (1924–2009).
Born October 9th, 1924 in Kuntaraŭka.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 84 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Willy Kernen
Swiss footballer (1929-2009).
Born August 6th, 1929 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died November 12th, 2009 at 80 years old in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Paolo Maffei
Italian astrophysicist (1926-2009).
Born January 2nd, 1926 in Arezzo. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2009 at 83 years old in Foligno. [ref]
Ryuzo Hiraki
Japanese association football player and manager (1931–2009).
Born October 7th, 1931 in Osaka.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 77 years old in Toyota (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 761 to 770 of 886
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