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In the year 2009
810 Notable deaths
Danny Kladis
Racecar driver.
Born February 10th, 1917 in Crystal City.
Died April 26th, 2009 at 92 years old in Joliet.
Kálmán Markovits
Hungarian water polo player.
Born August 26th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 78 years old in Budapest.
Thomas Amlong
American rower.
Born June 15th, 1935 in Fort Knox.
Died January 26th, 2009 at 73 years old in New Haven.
Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi
Libyan politician (1935-2009).
Born November 29th, 1935 in Haifa.
Died July 17th, 2009 at 73 years old in Damascus.
Heini Walter
Swiss formula one driver (1927-2009).
Born July 28th, 1927 in Alpthal.
Died May 12th, 2009 at 81 years old in Aesch. [ref]
Maurice Chappaz
Swiss poet (1916-2009).
Born December 21st, 1916 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Martigny. [ref]
Remy Chauvin
French entomologist (1913–2009).
Born October 10th, 1913 in Toulon. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2009 at 96 years old in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines. [ref]
Geertje Wielema
Swimmer (1934-2009).
Born July 24th, 1934 in Hilversum.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 75 years old in Almere.
Yuri Kurnenin
Russian footballer (1954-2009).
Born June 14th, 1954 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died July 30th, 2009 at 55 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Gino Munaron
Racecar driver.
Born April 2nd, 1928 in Turin.
Died November 22nd, 2009 at 81 years old in Valenza.
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir