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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Fritz Darges
German ss-officer (1913–2009).
Born February 8th, 1913 in Dülseberg.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 96 years old in Celle. [ref]
Janet Jagan
President of guyana, prime minister of guyana, nurse (1920-2009).
Born October 20th, 1920 in Chicago.
Died March 28th, 2009 at 88 years old in Georgetown (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Don Hewitt
American television news producer (1922–2009).
Born December 14th, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 2009 at 86 years old in Bridgehampton (pancreatic cancer). [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]
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
Tibetan politician (1910–2009).
Born February 1st, 1910 in Lhasa.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
I. J. Good
British statistician and cryptographer.
Born December 9th, 1916 in London.
Died April 5th, 2009 at 92 years old in Radford. [ref]
Meir Amit
Israeli politician (1921-2009).
Born March 17th, 1921 in Tiberias. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv.
George Russell
American pianist and composer.
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2009 at 86 years old in Boston (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Sulim Yamadayev
Chechen warlord (1973-2009).
Born June 21st, 1973 in Benoy.
Died March 28th, 2009 at 35 years old in Emirate of Dubai.
Yasmin Ahmad
Malaysian film director (1958–2009).
Born January 7th, 1958 in Kampung Bukit Treh.
Died July 25th, 2009 at 51 years old in Petaling Jaya (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 866
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain