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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Milorad Pavić
Serbian writer.
Born October 15th, 1929 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2009 at 80 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
Ian Carr
British trumpeter.
Born April 21st, 1933 in Dumfries.
Died February 25th, 2009 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Luther Dixon
American songwriter, record producer, singer, conductor (1931-2009).
Born August 7th, 1931 in Jacksonville.
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 78 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
Iraqi politician (1953-2009).
Born January 1st, 1953 in Najaf.
Died August 26th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tehran (lung cancer). [ref]
Charlie Mariano
American alto saxophonist (1923-2009).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Boston. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Shigeo Fukuda
Japanese artist (1932-2009).
Born February 4th, 1932 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died January 11th, 2009 at 76 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Robert Holdstock
British fantasy and science fiction author (1948-2009).
Born August 2nd, 1948 in Hythe. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2009 at 61 years old in London. [ref]
Charles Gwathmey
American architect.
Born June 19th, 1938 in Charlotte.
Died August 3rd, 2009 at 71 years old in Manhattan (cancer, esophageal cancer). [ref]
Anastasia Baburova
Ukrainian journalist.
Born November 30th, 1983 in Sevastopol.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 25 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Edwin G. Krebs
American biochemist (1918-2009).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Lansing.
Died December 21st, 2009 at 91 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 787
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore