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In the year 2009
865 Notable deaths
Steve McNair
American football player (1973–2009).
Born February 14th, 1973 in Mount Olive.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 36 years old in Nashville (gunshot wound). [ref]
Umaga
American professional wrestler.
Born March 28th, 1973 in San Francisco.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 36 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction).
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
American philanthropist; founder of the special olympics; sister of john f. kennedy.
Born July 10th, 1921 in Brookline.
Died August 11th, 2009 at 88 years old in Hyannis (stroke). [ref]
Dom DeLuise
American actor, comedian, chef, director, producer, author.
Born August 1st, 1933 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2009 at 76 years old in Santa Monica (diabetes). [ref]
Robert McNamara
American businessman and secretary of defense (1916-2009).
Born June 9th, 1916 in San Francisco.
Died July 6th, 2009 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Ricardo Montalbán
Mexican actor (1920–2009).
Born November 25th, 1920 in Torreón.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Walter Cronkite
American broadcast journalist (1916-2009).
Born November 4th, 1916 in St. Joseph.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 92 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Jade Goody
English reality television personality (1981-2009).
Born June 5th, 1981 in London.
Died March 22nd, 2009 at 27 years old in Upshire (cervical cancer). [ref]
Marilyn Chambers
American pornographic actress (1952-2009).
Born April 22nd, 1952 in Providence. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2009 at 56 years old in Santa Clarita (aortic aneurysm, aneurysm, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young