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In the year 2009
808 Notable deaths
Edward Schillebeeckx
Belgian theologian (1914-2009).
Born November 12th, 1914 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 95 years old in Nijmegen. [ref]
Jang Jin-young
South korean actress.
Born June 14th, 1972 in Jeonju.
Died September 1st, 2009 at 37 years old in Seoul (stomach cancer). [ref]
Steven Gilborn
American actor, educator (1936-2009).
Born July 15th, 1936 in New Rochelle.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Chatham (cancer). [ref]
Eluana Englaro
Italian medical ethics case.
Born November 25th, 1970 in Lecco.
Died February 9th, 2009 at 38 years old in Udine (euthanasia). [ref]
Ramses Shaffy
Dutch-french singer and actor.
Born August 29th, 1933 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died December 1st, 2009 at 76 years old in Amsterdam (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Reinhard Mohn
German businessman and philanthropist (1921-2009).
Born June 29th, 1921 in Gütersloh.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 88 years old in Steinhagen.
Marilyn French
Novelist, critic (1929-2009).
Born November 21st, 1929 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 79 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Lloyd Ruby
American racing driver (1928-2009).
Born January 12th, 1928 in Wichita Falls.
Died March 23rd, 2009 at 81 years old in Wichita Falls. [ref]
Susanna Agnelli
Italian politician, businesswoman and writer (1922-2009).
Born April 24th, 1922 in Turin.
Died May 15th, 2009 at 87 years old in Rome (falling). [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 808
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker