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In the year 2009
808 Notable deaths
Rashied Ali
American jazz musician.
Born July 1st, 1935 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2009 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hank Crawford
American saxophonist (1934-2009).
Born December 21st, 1934 in Memphis. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2009 at 74 years old in Memphis (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Nancy Spero
American artist (1926-2009).
Born August 24th, 1926 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Dennis Brutus
South african activist and writer (1924-2009).
Born November 28th, 1924 in Harare.
Died December 26th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Hortensia Bussi
Wife of chilean president salvador allende.
Born July 22nd, 1914 in Rancagua.
Died June 18th, 2009 at 94 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Knut Haugland
Norwegian resistance fighter (1917-2009).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Rjukan.
Died December 25th, 2009 at 92 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Toni Sailer
Austrian alpine skier and actor (1935-2009).
Born November 17th, 1935 in Kitzbühel.
Died August 24th, 2009 at 73 years old in Innsbruck (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Maryanne Amacher
Composer and installation artist.
Born February 25th, 1943 in Kane. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 66 years old in Rhinebeck. [ref]
Jan Kaplický
Czech architect and designer (1937-2009).
Born April 18th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2009 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Valentin Varennikov
Soviet general and russian politician (1923-2009).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Krasnodar.
Died May 6th, 2009 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 808
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau