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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Mohamed M. Atalla
Electrical engineer and "father of the pin".
Born August 4th, 1924 in Port Said.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 85 years old in Atherton.
Mario Benedetti
Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet (1920-2009).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Paso de los Toros.
Died May 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Montevideo (asthma).
Philip José Farmer
American writer (1918–2009).
Born January 26th, 1918 in Terre Haute.
Died February 25th, 2009 at 91 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Yegor Gaidar
Russian economist (1956-2009).
Born March 19th, 1956 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2009 at 53 years old in Odintsovo (edema). [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]
Helen Suzman
South african politician (1917-2009).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Germiston.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 91 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
Iranian islamic theologian, islamic democracy activist, writer and human rights activist (1922-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Najafabad.
Died December 20th, 2009 at 87 years old in Qom (cardiovascular disease).
Connie Hines
American actress (1931-2009).
Born March 24th, 1931 in Dedham.
Died December 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Daul Kim
South korean model (1989-2009).
Died November 19th, 2009 at 20 years old in Paris (hanging). [ref]
Henry Allingham
British supercentenarian,who lived to age 113.
Born June 6th, 1896 in London. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2009 at 113 years old in Brighton (disease). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 866
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown