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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum
Prime minister of cambodia (1905-2009).
Born September 9th, 1905 in An Giang.
Died January 22nd, 2009 at 103 years old in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Tomaž Humar
Slovenian mountaineer (1969-2009).
Born February 18th, 1969 in Ljubljana.
Died November 10th, 2009 at 40 years old in Langtang Lirung. [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]
Albert Scanlon
English footballer (1935-2009).
Born October 10th, 1935 in Manchester.
Died December 22nd, 2009 at 74 years old in Salford. [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]
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]
Milorad Pavić
Serbian writer (1929–2009).
Born October 15th, 1929 in Belgrade.
Died November 30th, 2009 at 80 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
Howard Zieff
American film director (1927–2009).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Chicago.
Died February 22nd, 2009 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Maryanne Amacher
American composer and installation artist (1938–2009).
Born February 25th, 1943 in Kane. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2009 at 66 years old in Rhinebeck. [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]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 866
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather