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In the year 2009
808 Notable deaths
Luís Cabral
Prime minister of guinea-bissau (1931-2009).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Bissau.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Torres Vedras (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Hugh Hopper
English bass guitarist (1945-2009).
Born April 29th, 1945 in Canterbury. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2009 at 64 years old (leukemia). [ref]
Liang Yusheng
Hong kong writer (1924-2009).
Born April 5th, 1924 in Mengshan County.
Died January 22nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Dana Vávrová
Czech-german actress and film director (1967-2009).
Born August 9th, 1967 in Prague.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 41 years old in Munich (cervical cancer). [ref]
Samak Sunthorawet
Thai politician (1935-2009).
Born June 13th, 1935 in Bangkok.
Died November 24th, 2009 at 74 years old in Bangkok (liver cancer). [ref]
Bud Shank
American saxophonist and flautist.
Born May 27th, 1926 in Dayton. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2009 at 82 years old in Tucson (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Akmal Shaikh
Taxi driver and criminal executed for drug offences in china.
Born April 5th, 1956 in Pakistan.
Died December 29th, 2009 at 53 years old in Ürümqi (lethal injection). [ref]
Robert Anderson
American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009).
Born April 28th, 1917 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2009 at 91 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [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]
Billy Lee Riley
American rockabilly musician, singer, record producer and songwriter (1933–2009).
Born October 5th, 1933 in Pocahontas.
Died August 2nd, 2009 at 75 years old in Jonesboro (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 808
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