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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Paula Hawkins
American politician (1927–2009).
Born January 24th, 1927 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Winter Park (falling from height).
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
President of guatemala; of norwegian parentage (1930-2009).
Born January 24th, 1930 in Guatemala City.
Died December 9th, 2009 at 79 years old in Guatemala City (kidney disease). [ref]
Sverre Fehn
Norwegian architect (1924-2009).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Kongsberg. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Oslo. [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]
Jean Dausset
French immunologist (1916-2009).
Born October 19th, 1916 in Toulouse.
Died June 6th, 2009 at 92 years old in Palma.
Konstantin Feoktistov
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born February 7th, 1926 in Voronezh.
Died November 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Andrew Donald Booth
British computer scientist (1918-2009).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Elmbridge.
Died November 29th, 2009 at 91 years old in Victoria. [ref]
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]
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]
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
German politician (1926–2009).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Aachen.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bonn. [ref]
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau