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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Marcel Jacob
Swedish bassist (1964–2009).
Born January 30th, 1964 in Stockholm.
Died July 21st, 2009 at 45 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
D. K. Pattammal
Indian singer.
Born March 28th, 1919 in Kanchipuram.
Died July 16th, 2009 at 90 years old in Chennai (disease). [ref]
Virginia Davis
American actress (1918–2009).
Born December 31st, 1918 in Kansas City.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 90 years old in Corona (disease). [ref]
Maurice Druon
French novelist.
Born April 23rd, 1919 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2009 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
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]
Harold Guy Hunt
49th governor of alabama (1933-2009).
Born June 17th, 1933 in Holly Pond.
Died January 30th, 2009 at 75 years old in Birmingham (lung cancer). [ref]
Vitaly Ginzburg
Russian physicist (1916–2009).
Born October 4th, 1916 in Moscow.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 93 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
John Mayhew
British musician (1947-2009).
Born March 27th, 1947 in United Kingdom.
Died March 26th, 2009 at 61 years old in Scotland. [ref]
Russell L. Ackoff
American organizational theorist (1919–2009).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 90 years old in Paoli (surgical complications). [ref]
Lorissa McComas
American actor/model (1970-2009).
Born November 26th, 1970 in Columbus.
Died November 3rd, 2009 at 38 years old in Waverly (dystrophy). [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 866
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