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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Zygmunt Chychła
Polish boxer.
Born November 6th, 1926 in Gdańsk.
Died September 26th, 2009 at 82 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Boris Pokrovsky
Soviet and russian opera director (1912-2009).
Born January 23rd, 1912 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2009 at 97 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jobie Dajka
Australian racing cyclist.
Born December 11th, 1981 in Bourke.
Died April 4th, 2009 at 27 years old in Adelaide. [ref]
Gennadiy Shatkov
Boxer.
Born May 27th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 14th, 2009 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Lino Aldani
Italian science fiction writer.
Born March 29th, 1926 in San Cipriano Po. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Pavia (lung cancer). [ref]
Jaime Belmonte
Mexican footballer (1934-2009).
Born October 8th, 1934 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2009 at 74 years old in Irapuato.
Helvi Sipilä
Finnish politician, lawyer and diplomat (1915-2009).
Born May 5th, 1915 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2009 at 94 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Paula Hawkins
American politician (1927-2009).
Born January 24th, 1927 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Winter Park (fall).
Ivan Jensen
Danish footballer (1922-2009).
Born November 10th, 1922 in Copenhagen.
Died January 26th, 2009 at 86 years old in Vedbæk. [ref]
Robèrt Lafont
French linguist.
Born March 16th, 1923 in Nîmes. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2009 at 86 years old in Florence. [ref]
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