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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

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