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In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Larry Gelbart
American comedy writer and playwright (1928-2009).
Born February 25th, 1928 in Chicago.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
R. Venkataraman
Seventh vice-president of india and the 8th president of india (1910-2009).
Born December 4th, 1910 in Thanjavur district.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 98 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Raúl Alfonsín
Former president of argentina (1983-89).
Born March 12th, 1927 in Chascomús. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Ertuğrul Osman
Head of the imperial house of osman (1912–2009).
Born August 18th, 1912 in Istanbul.
Died September 23rd, 2009 at 97 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure). [ref]
Kathleen Byron
English actress.
Born January 11th, 1921 in West Ham.
Died January 18th, 2009 at 88 years old in Northwood (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Edward T. Hall
American anthropologist.
Born May 16th, 1914 in Webster Groves.
Died July 20th, 2009 at 95 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Robert Ginty
American actor and director.
Born November 14th, 1948 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2009 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Yoshito Usui
Manga artist.
Born April 21st, 1958 in Shizuoka.
Died September 11th, 2009 at 51 years old in Shimonita (death from falling from height). [ref]
Miguel Serrano
Chilean diplomat, nazi and holocaust denier (1917-2009).
Born September 10th, 1917 in Santiago.
Died February 28th, 2009 at 91 years old in Santiago.
Daul Kim
South korean model (1989-2009).
Died November 19th, 2009 at 20 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 784
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht