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In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Mercedes Sosa
Argentine singer (1935-2009).
Born July 9th, 1935 in San Miguel de Tucumán. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2009 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (kidney failure). [ref]
Philip Carey
United states marine and actor (1925-2009).
Born July 15th, 1925 in Hackensack. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2009 at 83 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Willy DeVille
American musician, singer-songwriter.
Born August 27th, 1953 in Stamford. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2009 at 55 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist.
Born April 28th, 1926 in Greene County. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2009 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Robert Novak
American journalist and columnist (1931-2009).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Joliet.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer). [ref]
Ingemar Johansson
Swedish boxer (1932-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Gothenburg.
Died January 30th, 2009 at 76 years old in Kungsbacka (pneumonia). [ref]
John Hart
American motion picture and television actor (1917-2009).
Born December 13th, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died September 20th, 2009 at 91 years old in Rosarito. [ref]
Daniel Jarque
Spanish footballer (1983-2009).
Born January 1st, 1983 in Barcelona.
Died August 8th, 2009 at 26 years old in Florence (asystole). [ref]
Omar Bongo
President of gabon (1935-2009).
Born December 30th, 1935 in Bongoville. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2009 at 73 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction, small intestine cancer). [ref]
Eric Woolfson
Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist (1945-2009).
Born March 18th, 1945 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2009 at 64 years old in London (cancer, kidney cancer). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 784
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy