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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Prince Alexandre of Belgium
Prince of belgium.
Born July 18th, 1942 in Royal Castle of Laeken, Château du Stuyvenberg.
Died November 29th, 2009 at 67 years old in Sint-Genesius-Rode (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Vasily Aksyonov
Soviet writer.
Born August 20th, 1932 in Kazan. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2009 at 76 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Gerald Cohen
Canadian philosopher.
Born April 14th, 1941 in Montreal. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2009 at 68 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Lasantha Wickrematunge
Sri lankan journalist (1958-2009).
Born April 5th, 1958 in Colombo.
Died January 8th, 2009 at 50 years old in Colombo. [ref]
Pavel Popovich
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born October 5th, 1930 in Uzyn. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2009 at 78 years old in Gurzuf (stroke). [ref]
Lorena Gale
Canadian actress (1958-2009).
Born May 9th, 1958 in Montreal.
Died June 21st, 2009 at 51 years old in Vancouver (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Edward Goldsmith
British environmentalist, writer and philosopher.
Born November 8th, 1928 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2009 at 80 years old in Siena. [ref]
Darren Sutherland
Irish boxer (1982-2009).
Born April 18th, 1982 in Dublin.
Died September 14th, 2009 at 27 years old in London (hanging). [ref]
Lukas Foss
American composer.
Born August 15th, 1922 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Griffin Bell
American judge (1918-2009).
Born October 31st, 1918 in Americus.
Died January 5th, 2009 at 90 years old in Atlanta (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 787
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