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In the year 2009
866 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).
Aage Niels Bohr
Danish physicist.
Born June 19th, 1922 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2009 at 87 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Ron Asheton
American musician (1948-2009).
Born July 17th, 1948 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2009 at 60 years old in Ann Arbor (myocardial infarction).
Vernon Forrest
American boxer (1971–2009).
Born February 12th, 1971 in Augusta.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 38 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
William Safire
American journalist and presidential speechwriter (1929–2009).
Born December 17th, 1929 in New York City.
Died September 27th, 2009 at 79 years old in Rockville (pancreatic cancer). [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.
Robert Ginty
American actor and director (1948-2009).
Born November 14th, 1948 in Brooklyn.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Hirotugu Akaike
Japanese statistician (1927–2009).
Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).
Kathleen Byron
British actress (1921–2009).
Born January 11th, 1921 in West Ham.
Died January 18th, 2009 at 88 years old in Northwood (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Arne Næss
Norwegian philosopher and mountain climber (1912-2009).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Slemdal.
Died January 12th, 2009 at 96 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 866
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson