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In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
Arturo Gatti
Italian-canadian boxer.
Born April 15th, 1972 in Cassino.
Died July 11th, 2009 at 37 years old in Porto de Galinhas beach (asphyxia). [ref]
Test
Canadian professional wrestler and actor (1975-2009).
Born March 17th, 1975 in Whitby.
Died March 13th, 2009 at 33 years old in Tampa (drug overdose). [ref]
The Rev
American musician (1981–2009).
Born February 9th, 1981 in Huntington Beach.
Died December 28th, 2009 at 28 years old in Huntington Beach (intoxication). [ref]
Norman Borlaug
American biologist.
Born March 25th, 1914 in Cresco.
Died September 12th, 2009 at 95 years old in Dallas (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Bobby Robson
English association football player and manager (1933-2009).
Born February 18th, 1933 in County Durham.
Died July 31st, 2009 at 76 years old in County Durham (lung cancer). [ref]
Kim Peek
American savant (1951-2009).
Born November 11th, 1951 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 19th, 2009 at 58 years old in Murray (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ed McMahon
American announcer, game show host, actor, spokesman (1923-2009).
Born March 6th, 1923 in Detroit.
Died June 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
James Whitmore
Actor (1921-2009).
Born October 1st, 1921 in White Plains. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2009 at 87 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Kamala Surayya
Indian author.
Born March 31st, 1934 in Punnayurkulam. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2009 at 75 years old in Pune. [ref]
Feroz Khan
An indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the hindi film industry..
Born September 25th, 1939 in Bengaluru.
Died April 27th, 2009 at 69 years old in Bengaluru (lung cancer). [ref]
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