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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Jane Randolph
American film actress (1915–2009).
Born October 30th, 1915 in Youngstown.
Died May 4th, 2009 at 93 years old in Gstaad (disease). [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]
João Bernardo Vieira
Ancient president of guinea-bissau (1939-2009).
Born April 27th, 1939 in Bissau.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 69 years old in Bissau (ballistic trauma, deliberate murder). [ref]
Ivan van Sertima
British africanist in new jersey.
Born January 26th, 1935 in Guyana.
Died May 25th, 2009 at 74 years old in Highland Park. [ref]
Oleg Yankovsky
Soviet and russian actor (1944-2009).
Born February 23rd, 1944 in Karsakpay.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 65 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Arthur Erickson
Canadian architect and urban planner.
Born June 14th, 1924 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 84 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Norm Van Lier
American basketball player.
Born April 1st, 1947 in East Liverpool.
Died February 26th, 2009 at 61 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Claude Berri
French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director (1934-2009).
Born July 1st, 1934 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2009 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (stroke). [ref]
Adolf Merckle
Businessman, billionaire.
Born March 18th, 1934 in Dresden.
Died January 5th, 2009 at 74 years old in Blaubeuren. [ref]
Mike Bongiorno
American-born italian television host (1924-2009).
Born May 26th, 1924 in New York City.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Monaco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 866
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