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In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Prakash Mehra
Film producer and director.
Born July 13th, 1939 in Bijnor.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 69 years old in Mumbai (pneumonia). [ref]
Irving Penn
American photographer and photojournalist.
Born June 16th, 1917 in Plainfield. [ref]
Died October 7th, 2009 at 92 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Bina Rai
Indian actress.
Born July 13th, 1931 in Lahore.
Died December 6th, 2009 at 78 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Shakti Samanta
Film director (1926-2009).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Bardhaman.
Died April 9th, 2009 at 83 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
K. Pattabhi Jois
Indian yoga guru (1915–2009).
Born July 26th, 1915 in Hassan district.
Died May 18th, 2009 at 93 years old in Mysore (disease). [ref]
Dave Arneson
American game designer (1947-2009).
Born October 1st, 1947 in Hennepin County.
Died April 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Saint Paul. [ref]
Ali Akbar Khan
Hindustani musician.
Born April 14th, 1922 in Brahmanbaria. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in San Francisco (kidney failure). [ref]
Don Galloway
American actor (1937-2009).
Born July 27th, 1937 in Augusta.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 71 years old in Reno (stroke). [ref]
William Safire
American journalist (1929-2009).
Born December 17th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2009 at 79 years old in Rockville (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Irving Kristol
American columnist, journalist, and writer (1920–2009).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2009 at 89 years old in Arlington County (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 784
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