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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Ivan Dykhovichny
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Born October 16th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 2009 at 61 years old in Moscow (lymphoma).
Arnold Meri
Estonian soldier allied with the soviet union (1919-2009).
Born July 1st, 1919 in Tallinn.
Died March 27th, 2009 at 89 years old in Tallinn (lung cancer). [ref]
Ricardo Londoño
Colombian racing driver.
Born August 8th, 1949 in Medellín.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 59 years old in San Bernardo del Viento. [ref]
Anselmo Duarte
Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter.
Born April 21st, 1920 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2009 at 89 years old in São Paulo (stroke). [ref]
Gilles Carle
Film director.
Born July 31st, 1928 in Maniwaki. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2009 at 81 years old in Granby (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Yasmine Belmadi
French actor.
Born January 26th, 1976 in Aubervilliers. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2009 at 33 years old in Paris (traffic collision). [ref]
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Italian film actress.
Born May 20th, 1943 in Tirana.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 66 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Peter Zadek
German theatre director (1926–2009).
Born May 19th, 1926 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2009 at 83 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Shōichi Nakagawa
Minister of finance of japan (1953-2009).
Born July 19th, 1953 in Shibuya-ku.
Died October 4th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Dimitri De Fauw
Cyclist.
Born July 13th, 1981 in Ghent.
Died November 6th, 2009 at 28 years old in Destelbergen. [ref]
Deaths 511 to 520 of 787
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan