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In the year 2009
808 Notable deaths
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 (1934–2009).
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]
Paul Fannin
Republican governor of and u.s. senator from arizona (1907–2002).
Born January 29th, 1907 in Ashland.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 101 years old in Phoenix (cerebrovascular disease).
Stanley Jaki
American priest and physicist.
Born August 17th, 1924 in Győr. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2009 at 84 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Levine
American caricaturist (1926-2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Susanna Foster
Actress (1924-2009).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2009 at 84 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home. [ref]
Grigore Vieru
Moldovan poet.
Born February 14th, 1935 in Pererita.
Died January 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Chișinău (heart failure).
Al Cervi
American basketball player and coach (1917-2009).
Born February 12th, 1917 in Buffalo.
Died November 9th, 2009 at 92 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 808
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