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In the year 2009
810 Notable deaths
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]
Shunkichi Hamada
Japanese field hockey player.
Born October 19th, 1910 in Minamiawaji.
Died December 7th, 2009 at 99 years old in Shibuya-ku. [ref]
Umberto Betti
Cardinal.
Born March 7th, 1922 in Pieve Santo Stefano.
Died April 1st, 2009 at 87 years old in Fiesole. [ref]
Mirja Lehtonen
Cross-country skier.
Born October 19th, 1942 in Uurainen.
Died August 25th, 2009 at 66 years old in Multia.
Ine Schäffer
Athletics competitor.
Born March 28th, 1923.
Died March 19th, 2009 at 85 years old in Victoria. [ref]
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