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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Barbara Rudnik
German actress (1958-2009).
Born July 27th, 1958 in Kirchen.
Died May 23rd, 2009 at 50 years old in Munich (breast cancer).
Charles Camilleri
Maltese composer.
Born September 7th, 1931 in Ħamrun.
Died January 3rd, 2009 at 77 years old in Malta. [ref]
Jorge Enrique Adoum
Ecuadorian writer (1926-2009).
Born June 29th, 1926 in Ambato. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 2009 at 83 years old in Quito. [ref]
Georges Cravenne
French film producer (1914-2009).
Born January 24th, 1914 in Kairouan.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 94 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Oskar Danon
Yugoslav composer (1913–2009).
Born February 7th, 1913 in Sarajevo.
Died December 18th, 2009 at 96 years old in Belgrade.
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]
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]
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]
Maria de Jesus dos Santos
Portuguese supercentenarian (1893–2009).
Born September 10th, 1893 in Olival.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 115 years old in Tomar (sepsis). [ref]
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