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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Erich Kunzel
American orchestra conductor; conductor of the cincinnati pops orchestra.
Born March 21st, 1935 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2009 at 74 years old in Bar Harbor (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Charlie Mariano
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Boston.
Died June 16th, 2009 at 85 years old in Cologne (cancer). [ref]
Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu
Turkish statesperson (1954–2009).
Born December 31st, 1954 in Şarkışla.
Died March 25th, 2009 at 54 years old in Göksun district. [ref]
Gianna Maria Canale
Italian actress (1927-2009).
Born September 12th, 1927 in Reggio Calabria.
Died February 13th, 2009 at 81 years old in Sutri.
Robert F. Furchgott
American biochemist (1916-2009).
Born June 4th, 1916 in Charleston.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 92 years old in Seattle. [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]
Ekaterina Maximova
Russian ballet dancer (1939-2009).
Born February 1st, 1939 in Moscow.
Died April 28th, 2009 at 70 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
James Purdy
Writer.
Born July 17th, 1914 in Fremont.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in Englewood. [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]
Chris Finnegan
British boxer.
Born June 5th, 1944 in Buckinghamshire.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 64 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 866
Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace