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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Ruth Ford
American actress (1911-2009).
Born July 7th, 1911 in Brookhaven. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2009 at 98 years old in New York City. [ref]
Erich Leo Lehmann
American statistician (1917-2009).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Strasbourg.
Died September 12th, 2009 at 91 years old in Berkeley.
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
South korean roman catholic cardinal.
Died February 16th, 2009 at 86 years old in Seoul (pneumonia). [ref]
Oleg Shenin
Soviet politician (1937-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1937 in Volgograd Oblast.
Died May 28th, 2009 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Conchita Cintrón
Chile-born peruvian torera (female bullfighter).
Born August 9th, 1922 in Antofagasta.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 86 years old in Lisbon (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Fernando Caldeiro
American astronaut.
Born June 12th, 1958 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 3rd, 2009 at 51 years old in League City (brain cancer). [ref]
Frank Gardner
Australian racing driver.
Born October 1st, 1931 in Sydney.
Died August 29th, 2009 at 77 years old in Mermaid Waters. [ref]
Tohir Yo‘ldosh
Uzbekistani islamist (1967–2009).
Born October 2nd, 1967 in Namangan.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 41 years old in Pakistan (drone attack).
Pamela Blake
Actress (1915-2009).
Born August 6th, 1915 in California.
Died October 6th, 2009 at 94 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Lionel Davidson
Writer.
Born March 31st, 1922 in Kingston upon Hull. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2009 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 866
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