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In the year 2009
789 Notable deaths
Edgar Buchwalder
Swiss cyclist (1916-2009).
Born August 2nd, 1916 in Kleinlützel.
Died April 9th, 2009 at 92 years old in Dornach.
Gennady Garbuzov
Boxer.
Born September 11th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died October 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Guillermo Ortiz Camargo
Mexican footballer (1939-2009).
Born June 25th, 1939 in Mexico City.
Died December 17th, 2009 at 70 years old in Mexico City (laryngeal cancer).
Renzo Sambo
Italian rower (1942-2009).
Born January 17th, 1942 in Treviso.
Died August 10th, 2009 at 67 years old in Cesiomaggiore. [ref]
Louis Proost
Road bicycle racer.
Born April 7th, 1935 in Halle.
Died February 3rd, 2009 at 73 years old in Lier.
Holmfrid Olsson
Olympic biathlete (1943-2009).
Born May 20th, 1943 in Malung-Sälen Municipality.
Died January 27th, 2009 at 65 years old in Lima.
László Orbán
Boxer.
Born December 9th, 1949 in Szekszárd.
Died July 15th, 2009 at 59 years old in Budapest.
Takashi Takabayashi
Japanese association football player.
Born August 2nd, 1931 in Saitama.
Died December 27th, 2009 at 78 years old in Saitama. [ref]
Lucio Ceccarini
Italian water polo player.
Born December 13th, 1930 in Rome.
Died July 14th, 2009 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Nelson Demarco
Uruguayan basketball player.
Born February 6th, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died July 21st, 2009 at 84 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Deaths 751 to 760 of 789
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