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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
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]
Nizar Rayan
Hamas leader (1959-2009).
Born March 6th, 1959 in Jabalia.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 49 years old in Gaza City (zionist Israeli targeted killings). [ref]
Grigore Vieru
Moldovan poet.
Born February 14th, 1935 in Pererîta.
Died January 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Chișinău (traffic collision).
Vicente Ferrer Moncho
Indian-spanish philanthropist (1920-2009).
Born April 9th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died June 19th, 2009 at 89 years old in Ananthapuram. [ref]
Guy Babylon
American keyboardist (1956-2009).
Born December 20th, 1956 in New Windsor.
Died September 2nd, 2009 at 52 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
José Luis López Vázquez
Spanish actor (1922-2009).
Born March 11th, 1922 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2009 at 87 years old in Madrid (disease). [ref]
Wess
American-born italian singer.
Born August 13th, 1945 in Winston-Salem.
Died September 21st, 2009 at 64 years old in Winston-Salem (asthma).
Ammo Baba
Iraqi footballer (1934-2009).
Born November 27th, 1934 in Baghdad.
Died May 27th, 2009 at 74 years old in Duhok (diabetes). [ref]
Delara Darabi
Iranian artist (1986-2009).
Born September 29th, 1986 in Rasht.
Died May 1st, 2009 at 22 years old in Rasht (hanging). [ref]
Paul Wendkos
American film director (1925-2009).
Born September 20th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 2009 at 84 years old in Malibu.
Deaths 411 to 420 of 866
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy