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In the year 2009
810 Notable deaths
Giacomo Bulgarelli
Italian footballer (1940-2009).
Born October 24th, 1940 in Medicina.
Died February 12th, 2009 at 68 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Hong Song-nam
North korean politician (1929-2009).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in Chongju.
Died March 31st, 2009 at 79 years old in Pyongyang.
Leon Kirchner
American composer (1919-2009).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2009 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Türkan Saylan
Turkish physician and activist.
Born December 13th, 1935 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Mark Leduc
Boxer (1962-2009).
Born May 4th, 1962 in Toronto.
Died July 22nd, 2009 at 47 years old in Toronto (hyperthermia). [ref]
Oleg Shenin
Soviet politician (1937-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1937 in Volgograd Oblast.
Died May 28th, 2009 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Sim
French comic actor (1926-2009).
Born July 21st, 1926 in Cauterets. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2009 at 83 years old in Fréjus (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Eleanor F. Helin
American astronomer (1932-2009).
Born November 19th, 1932.
Died January 25th, 2009 at 76 years old
Marian Cozma
Romanian handball player.
Born September 8th, 1982 in Bucharest.
Died February 8th, 2009 at 26 years old in Veszprém (knifing). [ref]
Aarne Arvonen
Finnish supercentenarian.
Born August 4th, 1897 in Helsinki.
Died January 1st, 2009 at 111 years old in Järvenpää (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 810
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