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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Peter Arundell
British racing driver.
Born November 8th, 1933 in Ilford.
Died June 16th, 2009 at 75 years old in King's Lynn (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Idea Vilariño
Uruguayan poet, essayist and literary critic (1920-2009).
Born August 18th, 1920 in Montevideo.
Died April 28th, 2009 at 88 years old in Montevideo.
Dušan Džamonja
Croatian sculptor.
Born January 31st, 1928 in Strumica. [ref]
Died January 14th, 2009 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Pierre Harmel
Belgian politician (1911-2009).
Born March 16th, 1911 in Uccle. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2009 at 98 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Tony Maggs
South african racing driver (1937-2009).
Born February 9th, 1937 in Pretoria.
Died June 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Caledon (cancer). [ref]
István Bujtor
Hungarian actor, director, producer and screenplay writer (1942–2009).
Born May 5th, 1942 in Budapest.
Died September 25th, 2009 at 67 years old in Budapest (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Adriano Directo Emperado
American martial artist.
Born June 15th, 1926 in Honolulu.
Died April 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Maui. [ref]
Shinkichi Tajiri
American-dutch visual artist (1923-2009).
Born December 7th, 1923 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2009 at 85 years old in Baarlo. [ref]
Tohir Yo‘ldosh
Uzbekistani islamist.
Born October 2nd, 1967 in Namangan.
Died August 27th, 2009 at 41 years old in Pakistan (drone strike).
Harold Norse
American writer.
Born July 6th, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2009 at 92 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Deaths 481 to 490 of 787
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus