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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Alda Merini
Italian writer and poet (1931-2009).
Born March 21st, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (bone cancer). [ref]
Anna Yegorova
Soviet female air force officer.
Born September 23rd, 1916 in Kuvshinovo.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Patriarch Pavle of Serbia
Patriarch of serbia.
Born September 11th, 1914 in Kućanci.
Died November 15th, 2009 at 95 years old in Belgrade.
Tomaž Humar
Slovenian mountaineer (1969-2009).
Born February 18th, 1969 in Ljubljana.
Died November 10th, 2009 at 40 years old in Langtang Lirung. [ref]
John Maddox
Welsh chemist, physicist, journalist and editor.
Born November 27th, 1925 in Penllergaer. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2009 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Henry Bellmon
American politician (1921-2009).
Born September 3rd, 1921 in Tonkawa.
Died September 29th, 2009 at 88 years old in Enid (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
South african politician (1937-2009).
Born September 18th, 1937 in Kroonstad.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 71 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Robert F. Furchgott
American biochemist (1916-2009).
Born June 4th, 1916 in Charleston.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 92 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Erich Kunzel
American orchestra conductor; conductor of the cincinnati pops orchestra.
Born March 21st, 1935 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2009 at 74 years old in Bar Harbor (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 787
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