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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Anastasia Baburova
Ukrainian journalist (1983–2009).
Born November 30th, 1983 in Sevastopol.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 25 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jocelyn Quivrin
French actor (1979–2009).
Born February 14th, 1979 in Dijon.
Died November 16th, 2009 at 30 years old in Saint-Cloud (single-vehicle accident). [ref]
Ian Carr
British trumpeter.
Born April 21st, 1933 in Dumfries.
Died February 25th, 2009 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Teddy Mayer
American businessman.
Born September 8th, 1935 in Scranton.
Died January 30th, 2009 at 73 years old in England (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Alison Des Forges
American historian and human rights activist.
Born August 20th, 1942 in Schenectady.
Died February 12th, 2009 at 66 years old in Clarence Center. [ref]
John Maddox
Welsh chemist, physicist, journalist and editor (1925–2009).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Penllergaer. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2009 at 83 years old in London. [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]
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]
Kamila Skolimowska
Polish hammer thrower.
Born November 4th, 1982 in Warsaw.
Died February 18th, 2009 at 26 years old in Vila Real de Santo António (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Marilyn Cooper
American actress (1934–2009).
Born December 14th, 1934 in New York City.
Died April 22nd, 2009 at 74 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 866
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami