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In the year 2009
810 Notable deaths
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]
Ruth Drexel
German actress (1930-2009).
Born July 14th, 1930 in Vilshofen an der Donau. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2009 at 78 years old in Feldkirchen (cancer). [ref]
Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi
Jewish historian.
Born May 20th, 1932 in The Bronx.
Died December 8th, 2009 at 77 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). [ref]
Rolf Rüssmann
German footballer (1950-2009).
Born October 13th, 1950 in Schwelm.
Died October 2nd, 2009 at 58 years old in Gelsenkirchen (prostate cancer). [ref]
Pierre Bottero
French writer.
Born February 13th, 1964 in Barcelonnette. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2009 at 45 years old in Aix-en-Provence (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Deaths 521 to 530 of 810
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain