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In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Qian Xuesen
Chinese rocket scientist (1911-2009).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Shanghai.
Died October 31st, 2009 at 97 years old in Beijing.
Gale Storm
American actress, singer.
Born April 5th, 1922 in Bloomington.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 87 years old in Danville. [ref]
Billy Powell
American musician.
Born June 3rd, 1952 in Corpus Christi.
Died January 28th, 2009 at 56 years old in Orange Park (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Mortimer
English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author (1923-2009).
Born April 21st, 1923 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Turville. [ref]
Wayne Allwine
American voice actor (1947-2009).
Born February 7th, 1947 in Glendale. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2009 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, diabetes). [ref]
Dan O'Bannon
American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009).
Born September 30th, 1946 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (Crohn's disease). [ref]
Danny La Rue
British entertainer.
Died May 31st, 2009 at 81 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (prostate cancer).
Mitsuharu Misawa
Japanese professional wrestler.
Born June 18th, 1962 in Koshigaya.
Died June 13th, 2009 at 46 years old in Hiroshima. [ref]
Harry Patch
Soldier, last soldier to serve in the trenches of world war i.
Born June 17th, 1898 in Somerset.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 111 years old in Wells. [ref]
Taylor Mitchell
Canadian singer (1990-2009).
Born August 27th, 1990 in Toronto.
Died October 28th, 2009 at 19 years old in Halifax (coyote attack). [ref]
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