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In the year 2009
865 Notable deaths
Billy Mays
American salesperson.
Born July 20th, 1958 in McKees Rocks.
Died June 28th, 2009 at 50 years old in Tampa (hypertensive heart disease). [ref]
Patrick McGoohan
Irish-american actor (1928-2009).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Astoria. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2009 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Stephen Gately
Irish singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, musician, author.
Born March 17th, 1976 in Dublin.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 33 years old in Andratx (edema). [ref]
Corazon Aquino
President of the philippines from 1986 to 1992.
Born January 25th, 1933 in Paniqui.
Died August 1st, 2009 at 76 years old in Makati (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Founder of the liberation tigers of tamil eelam, a militant organization in sri lanka (1954-2009).
Born November 26th, 1954 in Valvettithurai.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 54 years old in Nanthi Lagoon.
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
14th chief minister of andhra pradesh.
Born July 8th, 1949 in Pulivendula.
Died September 2nd, 2009 at 60 years old in Andhra Pradesh. [ref]
John Allen Muhammad
American serial killer, co-perpetrator in the "dc sniper case".
Born December 31st, 1960 in Baton Rouge.
Died November 10th, 2009 at 48 years old in Greensville Correctional Center (lethal injection). [ref]
Feroz Khan
Indian actor and filmmaker (1935–2009).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Bengaluru.
Died April 27th, 2009 at 69 years old in Bengaluru (lung cancer). [ref]
Jennifer Jones
American actress (1919–2009).
Born March 2nd, 1919 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 90 years old in Malibu (disease). [ref]
Test
Canadian professional wrestler and actor (1975-2009).
Born March 17th, 1975 in Whitby.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 33 years old in Tampa (drug overdose). [ref]
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