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In the year 2009
868 Notable deaths
Roger Planchon
French playwright, director, filmmaker (1931-2009).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Saint-Chamond.
Died May 12th, 2009 at 77 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alberto Andrade
Peruvian politician (1943-2009).
Born December 24th, 1943 in Lima. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2009 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C. (pulmonary fibrosis).
Yevgeny Vesnik
Soviet and russian actor, theatrical director (1923—2009).
Born January 15th, 1923 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 10th, 2009 at 86 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Veikko Huovinen
Finnish writer.
Born May 7th, 1927 in Simo. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Sotkamo. [ref]
Hideyuki Fujisawa
Japanese go player.
Born June 14th, 1925 in Yokohama. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2009 at 83 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Mathieu Montcourt
French tennis player.
Born March 4th, 1985 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 7th, 2009 at 24 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Tomislav Crnković
Croatian footballer (1929-2009).
Born June 17th, 1929 in Kotor.
Died January 17th, 2009 at 79 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Eddie Locke
American musician (1930–2009).
Born February 8th, 1930 in Detroit.
Died September 7th, 2009 at 79 years old in Ramsey. [ref]
François Villiers
French director (1920-2009).
Born March 2nd, 1920 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 88 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Nina Raspopova
Soviet aviator (1913–2009).
Born December 31st, 1913 in Magdagachi.
Died July 2nd, 2009 at 95 years old in Mytishchi.
Deaths 641 to 650 of 868
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