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In the year 2009
808 Notable deaths
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]
Teddy Mayer
American businessman.
Born September 8th, 1935 in Scranton.
Died January 30th, 2009 at 73 years old in England (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Chris Finnegan
British boxer.
Born June 5th, 1944 in Buckinghamshire.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 64 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Chris Harman
British journalist and political activist (1942-2009).
Born November 8th, 1942.
Died November 7th, 2009 at 66 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Amir Pnueli
Israeli computer scientist (1941–2009) researching temporal logic, model checking, and concurrent systems.
Born April 22nd, 1941 in Nahalal.
Died November 2nd, 2009 at 68 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [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]
Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu
Turkish politician (1954-2009).
Born December 31st, 1954 in Şarkışla.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 54 years old in Göksun. [ref]
Félix Malloum
Chadian politician (1932-2009).
Born September 10th, 1932 in Sarh.
Died June 12th, 2009 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (heart failure). [ref]
Sverre Fehn
Norwegian architect (1924-2009).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Kongsberg. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Mildred Cohn
American biochemist.
Born July 12th, 1913 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died October 12th, 2009 at 96 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 808
There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel