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In the year 2009
869 Notable deaths
Miodrag Jovanović
Serbian footballer (1922-2009).
Born January 17th, 1922 in Belgrade.
Died December 14th, 2009 at 87 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Svetlana Ulmasova
Soviet distance runner.
Born February 4th, 1953 in Novyye Balykly.
Died April 6th, 2009 at 56 years old in Bashkortostan. [ref]
Dodo Chichinadze
Georgian actress (1924-2009).
Born December 28th, 1924 in Kutaisi.
Died November 3rd, 2009 at 84 years old in Tbilisi. [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.
André Even
Basketball player (1926–2009).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Pont-l'Évêque.
Died October 10th, 2009 at 83 years old in Pont-l'Évêque.
Virginio De Paoli
Football player (1938-2009).
Born June 22nd, 1938 in Certosa di Pavia.
Died August 24th, 2009 at 71 years old in Brescia.
Leland Merrill
Olympic wrestler.
Born October 4th, 1920 in Danville.
Died July 28th, 2009 at 88 years old in Princeton.
Willy Breinholst
Writer, screenwriter.
Born June 27th, 1918 in Fredensborg.
Died September 25th, 2009 at 91 years old [ref]
Eva Dawes
Athletics competitor.
Born September 17th, 1912 in Toronto.
Died May 30th, 2009 at 96 years old in Thames Ditton. [ref]
Deaths 781 to 790 of 869
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