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In the year 2009
868 Notable deaths
Gazanfer Özcan
Turkish actor (1931–2009).
Born January 27th, 1931 in Istanbul.
Died February 17th, 2009 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Jean-Paul Roux
French historian and turkologist (1925–2009).
Born January 5th, 1925 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 29th, 2009 at 84 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Tránsito Amaguaña
Ecuadorian indigenous activist.
Born September 10th, 1909 in Cayambe.
Died May 10th, 2009 at 99 years old in Cayambe. [ref]
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]
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]
Nguyen Ba Can
Vietnamese politician (1930-2009).
Born September 9th, 1930 in Cần Thơ.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 78 years old in San Jose. [ref]
Félix Luna
Argentine writer, lyricist and historian (1925–2009).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 5th, 2009 at 84 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Shlomo Shamir
Israeli general.
Born June 15th, 1915 in Berdychiv.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 93 years old in Tel Aviv.
Kazuhiko Nishijima
Japanese physicist (1926-2009).
Born October 4th, 1926 in Tsuchiura.
Died February 15th, 2009 at 82 years old in Tokyo (leukemia).
Francisco Valdés
Chilean footballer (1943-2009).
Born March 19th, 1943 in Santiago.
Died August 10th, 2009 at 66 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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