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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Clifford Hansen
American politician (1912-2009).
Born October 16th, 1912 in Teton County.
Died October 20th, 2009 at 97 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Richard T. Whitcomb
Us aerospace engineer.
Born February 21st, 1921 in Evanston.
Died October 13th, 2009 at 88 years old in Newport News. [ref]
Jean Dausset
French immunologist (1916-2009).
Born October 19th, 1916 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2009 at 92 years old in Palma. [ref]
Stanislav Markelov
Russian lawyer (1974-2009).
Born May 20th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died January 19th, 2009 at 34 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Anne Wiggins Brown
American singer.
Born August 9th, 1912 in Baltimore.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 96 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Willy Ronis
French photographer (1910-2009).
Born August 14th, 1910 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2009 at 99 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
Croatian politician (1923-2009).
Born December 6th, 1923 in Korčula.
Died August 6th, 2009 at 85 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Novelist, mystery writer.
Born September 29th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 75 years old in St. Louis (hepatitis). [ref]
Gaafar Nimeiry
Sudanese president (1931-2009).
Born January 1st, 1931 in Omdurman.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 78 years old in Khartoum.
Konstantin Feoktistov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born February 7th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died November 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 787
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