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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Santha Rama Rau
American writer (1923-2009).
Born January 24th, 1923 in Chennai.
Died April 21st, 2009 at 86 years old in Amenia. [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]
David Levine
American caricaturist (1926-2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died December 29th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [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]
Richard T. Whitcomb
Us aerospace engineer.
Born February 21st, 1921 in Evanston.
Died October 13th, 2009 at 88 years old in Newport News. [ref]
Wilton G. S. Sankawulo
Writer and president of liberia (1937-2009).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Liberia.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 71 years old in Monrovia. [ref]
Rashidi Kawawa
Tanzanian politician (1926-2009).
Born May 27th, 1926 in Songea.
Died December 31st, 2009 at 83 years old in Dar es Salaam.
Clifford Hansen
American politician (1912-2009).
Born October 16th, 1912 in Teton County.
Died October 20th, 2009 at 97 years old in Jackson. [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]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 866
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé