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In the year 2009
868 Notable deaths
Henri Meschonnic
French writer and linguist (1932–2009).
Born September 18th, 1932 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 8th, 2009 at 76 years old in Villejuif. [ref]
René Bliard
French footballer (1932–2009).
Born October 18th, 1932 in Dizy. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2009 at 76 years old in Montreuil. [ref]
Folke Sundquist
Swedish actor (1925-2009).
Born November 4th, 1925 in Falun.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Malmö (myocardial infarction).
Hubertus Brandenburg
Roman catholic bishop of stockholm (1923-2009).
Born November 17th, 1923 in Osnabrück.
Died November 4th, 2009 at 85 years old in Osnabrück. [ref]
Uma Aaltonen
Finnish author, journalist, and green league politician (1940-2009).
Born August 28th, 1940 in Vihti.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 68 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Tullio Kezich
Italian screenwriter, film critic, and actor (1928-2009).
Born September 17th, 1928 in Trieste.
Died August 17th, 2009 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ingeborg Hunzinger
German sculptor and politician (1915-2009).
Born February 3rd, 1915 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 94 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Péter Bacsó
Film director (1928–2009).
Born January 6th, 1928 in Košice.
Died March 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Karen Harup
Danish swimmer.
Born November 20th, 1924 in Skovshoved.
Died July 9th, 2009 at 84 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Jean-Baptiste Tati-Loutard
Republic of the congo politician (1938–2009).
Born December 15th, 1938 in Pointe-Noire. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2009 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (disease). [ref]
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