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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Arne Bendiksen
Norwegian singer, lyricist, composer and producer.
Born October 19th, 1926 in Bergen.
Died March 26th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bergen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sima Ćirković
Serbian historian and member of serbian academy of science and arts (1929-2009).
Born January 29th, 1929 in Osijek. [ref]
Died November 14th, 2009 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Ernst Benda
German judge (1925-2009).
Born January 15th, 1925 in Berlin.
Died March 2nd, 2009 at 84 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Ruth Ford
American actress (1911-2009).
Born July 7th, 1911 in Brookhaven. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2009 at 98 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jean-Paul Roux
French historian and turkologist (1925–2009).
Born January 5th, 1925 in Paris. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2009 at 84 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Gazanfer Özcan
Turkish actor and voice actor (1931-2009).
Born January 27th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Igor Starygin
Soviet and russian actor.
Born June 13th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 63 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Yu Hyun-mok
South korean film director.
Born July 2nd, 1925 in Sariwon. [ref]
Died June 28th, 2009 at 83 years old in Seoul, Ilsan-gu (cerebral infarction). [ref]
Blanca Varela
Peruvian poet.
Born August 10th, 1926 in Lima. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2009 at 82 years old in Lima. [ref]
René Monory
French politician (1923-2009).
Born June 6th, 1923 in Loudun. [ref]
Died April 11th, 2009 at 85 years old in Loudun (disease). [ref]
Deaths 541 to 550 of 787
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson