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In the year 2009
808 Notable deaths
Chris Connor
American jazz singer (1927-2009).
Born November 8th, 1927 in Kansas City.
Died August 29th, 2009 at 81 years old in New Jersey (cancer). [ref]
Clive Granger
British economist.
Born September 4th, 1934 in Swansea. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2009 at 74 years old in La Jolla. [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]
Nancy Bird Walton
Australian aviator (1915-2009).
Born October 16th, 1915 in Kew.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 93 years old in Sydney.
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 (1930–2009).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Uzyn. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2009 at 78 years old in Hurzuf (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]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 808
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner