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In the year 2009
787 Notable deaths
Lazare Gianessi
French footballer (1925-2009).
Born November 9th, 1925 in Aniche.
Died August 11th, 2009 at 83 years old in Concarneau.
Harry Hill
English racing cyclist (1916-2009).
Born May 8th, 1916 in Padiham.
Died January 31st, 2009 at 92 years old in Bury (pneumonia).
César Ruminski
French footballer.
Born June 13th, 1924 in Waziers. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2009 at 84 years old in Lisieux. [ref]
Kristina Brenk
Children's writer, poet and editor (1911-2009).
Born October 22nd, 1911 in Horjul.
Died November 20th, 2009 at 98 years old in Ljubljana.
Takashi Ishimoto
Japanese swimmer.
Born April 6th, 1935 in Kōchi.
Died March 1st, 2009 at 73 years old in Kōchi.
Jan Arlazorov
Russian actor and stand-up comic (1947-2009).
Born August 26th, 1947 in Moscow.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Oswald Karch
Racecar driver.
Born March 6th, 1917 in Ludwigshafen.
Died January 28th, 2009 at 91 years old in Mannheim.
Juan Gómez
Mexican footballer (1924-2009).
Born June 26th, 1924 in Guadalajara.
Died May 9th, 2009 at 84 years old in Mexico. [ref]
Franco Andreoli
Swiss footballer (1915-2009).
Born December 2nd, 1915 in Canton of Ticino.
Died February 5th, 2009 at 93 years old
Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic
Fencer.
Born July 31st, 1946 in Satu Mare.
Died November 26th, 2009 at 63 years old [ref]
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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