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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
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]
Herbert Morris
American rower.
Born July 16th, 1915 in Seattle.
Died July 22nd, 2009 at 94 years old in Maple Valley. [ref]
László Tisza
Hungarian physicist (1907-2009).
Born July 7th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died April 15th, 2009 at 101 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Vic Crowe
Welsh footballer (1932-2009).
Born January 31st, 1932 in Abercynon.
Died January 21st, 2009 at 76 years old in Sutton Coldfield.
Alan Kelly
Irish footballer and manager (1936-2009).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Dublin.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 72 years old in Rockville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Wu Yingyin
Chinese singer (1922–2009).
Born June 23rd, 1922 in Shanghai.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Said Seyam
Palestinian politician (1959-2009).
Born July 22nd, 1959 in Al-Shati.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 49 years old in Jabalia (zionist Israeli targeted killings). [ref]
Deaths 521 to 530 of 787
The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson