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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Ray Barrett
Australian actor (1927-2009).
Born May 2nd, 1927 in Brisbane. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2009 at 82 years old in Gold Coast (neurological disorder). [ref]
Guillermo Endara
President of panama (1936-2009).
Born May 12th, 1936 in Panama City.
Died September 28th, 2009 at 73 years old in Panama City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lou Jacobi
Actor (1913-2009).
Born December 28th, 1913 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2009 at 95 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Roméo LeBlanc
Canadian politician (1927-2009).
Born December 18th, 1927 in Memramcook.
Died June 24th, 2009 at 81 years old in Grande-Digue (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Peter Zezel
Canadian ice hockey player (1965-2009).
Born April 22nd, 1965 in Scarborough.
Died May 26th, 2009 at 44 years old in Toronto (anemia). [ref]
Vitaly Ginzburg
Russian physicist.
Born October 4th, 1916 in Moscow. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2009 at 93 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Adolf Merckle
Businessman, billionaire.
Born March 18th, 1934 in Dresden.
Died January 5th, 2009 at 74 years old in Blaubeuren. [ref]
Venetia Burney
British schoolteacher, namer of the dwarf planet pluto.
Born July 11th, 1918 in England.
Died April 30th, 2009 at 90 years old in Banstead.
Olga San Juan
American actress (1927–2009).
Born March 16th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 81 years old in Burbank (kidney failure). [ref]
Juan Almeida Bosque
Cuban politician and one of the original commanders of the cuban revolution (1927-2009).
Born February 17th, 1927 in Havana. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2009 at 82 years old in Havana (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 787
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy