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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Daniel Sysoev
Russian missionary (1974-2009).
Born January 12th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 35 years old in Moscow.
Pierre Samuel
French mathematician (1921–2009).
Born September 12th, 1921 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2009 at 87 years old in Antony. [ref]
Fritz Muliar
Austrian actor.
Born December 12th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died May 4th, 2009 at 89 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Tránsito Amaguaña
Ecuadorian indigenous activist.
Born September 10th, 1909 in Cayambe.
Died May 10th, 2009 at 99 years old in Cayambe. [ref]
Erland von Koch
Swedish composer, educator, conductor, organist and pianist.
Born April 26th, 1910 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2009 at 98 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Carla Boni
Italian singer.
Born July 17th, 1925 in Ferrara.
Died October 17th, 2009 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Veronika Dudarova
Russian conductor (1916-2009).
Born December 5th, 1916 in Baku.
Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Kazuhiko Nishijima
Japanese physicist (1926-2009).
Born October 4th, 1926 in Tsuchiura.
Died February 15th, 2009 at 82 years old in Tokyo (leukemia).
Conyers Herring
American physicist.
Born November 15th, 1914 in Scotia.
Died July 23rd, 2009 at 94 years old in Palo Alto.
Svend Auken
Danish politician (1943-2009).
Born May 24th, 1943 in Aarhus.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 531 to 540 of 787
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe