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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Israel Gelfand
Soviet mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Okny. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2009 at 96 years old in New Brunswick. [ref]
D. K. Pattammal
Indian singer.
Born March 28th, 1919 in Kanchipuram.
Died July 16th, 2009 at 90 years old in Chennai (disease). [ref]
Marek Edelman
Jewish resistance member.
Born January 1st, 1922 in Gomel. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2009 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Maurice Druon
French novelist.
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2009 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Virginia Davis
Actress (1918-2009).
Born December 31st, 1918 in Kansas City.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 90 years old in Corona (disease). [ref]
Russell L. Ackoff
American organizational theorist.
Born February 12th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 90 years old in Paoli. [ref]
Alain Bashung
French singer (1947–2009).
Born December 1st, 1947 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2009 at 61 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
al-Tayyib Salih
Sudanese writer.
Born July 12th, 1929 in Sudan, Al Dabbah. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2009 at 79 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Achille Compagnoni
Italian mountain climber and skier.
Born September 26th, 1914 in Province of Sondrio.
Died May 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in Aosta. [ref]
Hiroshi Maeue
Japanese murderer (1968-2009).
Born August 8th, 1968 in Osaka.
Died July 28th, 2009 at 40 years old in Osaka Prefecture (hanging).
Deaths 221 to 230 of 787
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