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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Luis Aguilé
Argentine singer, songwriter and actor (1936–2009).
Born February 24th, 1936 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 73 years old in Madrid (stomach cancer). [ref]
Inger Christensen
Poet, novelist, essayist, editor (1935-2009).
Born January 16th, 1935 in Vejle.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 73 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Barry Flanagan
British sculptor (1941–2009).
Born January 11th, 1941.
Died August 31st, 2009 at 68 years old in Santa Eulària des Riu (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Peter Landin
British computer scientist (1930-2009).
Born June 5th, 1930 in Sheffield.
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 78 years old in England.
Hubert van Es
Dutch photographer.
Born July 6th, 1941 in Hilversum. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2009 at 67 years old in Hong Kong (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Henri Pousseur
Belgian composer.
Born June 23rd, 1929 in Malmedy. [ref]
Died March 6th, 2009 at 79 years old in City of Brussels (pneumonia). [ref]
Albert Barillé
French film producer (1920–2009).
Born February 14th, 1920 in Warsaw.
Died February 11th, 2009 at 88 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Hildegard Behrens
German operatic soprano (1937-2009).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Varel.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 72 years old in Tokyo (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Rafael Escalera
Colombian composer (1926-2009).
Born May 26th, 1926 in Patillal. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Deaths 451 to 460 of 866
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