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In the year 2009
868 Notable deaths
Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi
Cardinal priest from japan.
Born June 17th, 1928 in Hachiōji.
Died December 30th, 2009 at 81 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Luciano Emmer
Italian film director and screenwriter (1918–2009).
Born January 19th, 1918 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2009 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jackie Pretorius
South african racing driver.
Born November 22nd, 1934 in Potchefstroom.
Died March 30th, 2009 at 74 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Grigory Baklanov
Russian novelist and short story writer (1923–2009).
Born September 18th, 1923 in Voronezh.
Died December 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Werner Maihofer
German legal scholar and politician (1918–2009).
Born October 20th, 1918 in Constance.
Died October 6th, 2009 at 90 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Rica Erickson
Western australian writer, historian, botanist and artist (1908-2009).
Born August 10th, 1908 in City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 101 years old in Mosman Park. [ref]
Miroslav Filip
Czech chess player (1928-2009).
Born October 27th, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2009 at 80 years old in Prague.
Hans Klenk
German racing driver (1919–2009).
Born October 28th, 1919 in Künzelsau.
Died March 24th, 2009 at 89 years old in Vellberg.
František Veselý
Czech footballer (1943-2009).
Born December 7th, 1943 in Prague.
Died October 30th, 2009 at 65 years old in Prague. [ref]
Léon Glovacki
French footballer (1928-2009).
Born February 19th, 1928 in Carvin.
Died September 9th, 2009 at 81 years old in Geneva.
Deaths 621 to 630 of 868
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