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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Mohammed Yusuf
Militant islamist leader (1970-2009).
Born January 29th, 1970 in Yobe State.
Died July 30th, 2009 at 39 years old in Maiduguri (extra-judicial killing). [ref]
Dan O'Bannon
American film director, screenwriter, actor (1946-2009).
Born September 30th, 1946 in St. Louis.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (Crohn's disease). [ref]
Sydney Chaplin
American film and theater actor (1926-2009).
Born March 30th, 1926 in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 2009 at 82 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke). [ref]
Gale Storm
American actress, singer.
Born April 5th, 1922 in Bloomington.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 87 years old in Danville. [ref]
Qian Xuesen
Chinese rocket scientist (1911-2009).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Shanghai.
Died October 31st, 2009 at 97 years old in People's Liberation Army General Hospital.
Lux Interior
American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band the cramps (1946–2009).
Born October 21st, 1946 in Akron.
Died February 4th, 2009 at 62 years old in Glendale (aortic dissection). [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]
Amin al-Hafez
3rd president of the syrian arab republic (1921–2009).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 866
The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson