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In the year 2009
866 Notable deaths
Yasmine Belmadi
French actor (1976–2009).
Born January 26th, 1976 in Aubervilliers.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 33 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (traffic collision). [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]
Karel Van Miert
Belgian politician (1942-2009).
Born January 17th, 1942 in Oud-Turnhout.
Died June 23rd, 2009 at 67 years old in Beersel (falling from height). [ref]
Pierre Bottero
French writer (1964–2009).
Born February 15th, 1964 in Barcelonnette.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 45 years old in Aix-en-Provence (motorcycle accident).
Wu Yingyin
Chinese singer (1922–2009).
Born June 23rd, 1922 in Shanghai.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
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]
Ivan Dykhovichny
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (1947–2009).
Born October 16th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 2009 at 61 years old in Moscow (lymphoma).
Igor Starygin
Soviet and russian actor.
Born June 13th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died November 8th, 2009 at 63 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Carla Boni
Italian singer.
Born July 17th, 1925 in Ferrara.
Died October 17th, 2009 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 561 to 570 of 866
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull