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In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Johnny Kerr
American basketball player and coach (1932-2009).
Born July 17th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died February 26th, 2009 at 76 years old in Chicago (prostate cancer). [ref]
Satyananda Saraswati
Yogi (1923-2009).
Born December 24th, 1923 in Almora.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 85 years old in Deoghar district.
Frank Aletter
American actor (1926-2009).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Queens.
Died May 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in California (lung cancer). [ref]
Habib Tanvir
Indian actor.
Born September 1st, 1923 in Raipur.
Died June 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Bhopal. [ref]
Stephen Toulmin
English philosopher.
Born March 25th, 1922 in London. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2009 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
Dewey Martin
Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with buffalo springfield.
Born September 30th, 1940 in North Dundas.
Died February 1st, 2009 at 68 years old in Van Nuys.
Budd Schulberg
American writer.
Born March 27th, 1914 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2009 at 95 years old in Quogue. [ref]
John Keel
American writer (1930-2009).
Born March 25th, 1930 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 2009 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Kelly Groucutt
British bassist (1945–2009).
Born September 8th, 1945 in Coseley.
Died February 19th, 2009 at 63 years old in Worcester (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yasmin Ahmad
Malaysian film director.
Born January 7th, 1958 in Kampung Bukit Treh. [ref]
Died July 25th, 2009 at 51 years old in Petaling Jaya (stroke). [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson