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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Thomas Berry
American priest (1914–2009).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Greensboro.
Died June 1st, 2009 at 94 years old in Greensboro. [ref]
Jim Dickinson
American musician (1941–2009).
Born November 15th, 1941 in Little Rock.
Died August 15th, 2009 at 67 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Paul Naschy
Spanish actor, screenwriter, and director (1934–2009).
Born September 6th, 1934 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2009 at 75 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Lino Lacedelli
Italian mountain climber (1925–2009).
Born December 4th, 1925 in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 83 years old in Cortina d'Ampezzo. [ref]
Tyeb Mehta
Indian artist.
Born July 26th, 1925 in Kapadvanj.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 83 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henry Bellmon
American politician (1921-2009).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Tonkawa.
Died September 29th, 2009 at 88 years old in Enid (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Alicia de Larrocha
Spanish pianist.
Born May 23rd, 1923 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2009 at 86 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Rosanna Schiaffino
Italian actress (1939-2009).
Born November 25th, 1938 in Genoa.
Died October 17th, 2009 at 70 years old in Milan (breast cancer). [ref]
Richard John Neuhaus
Canadian-american christian writer.
Born May 14th, 1936 in Pembroke.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 72 years old in Manhattan (cancer). [ref]
Noordin Mohammad Top
Malaysian terrorist (1968-2009).
Born August 11th, 1968 in Kluang. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2009 at 41 years old in Mojosongo (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 866
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius