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In the year 2009
865 Notable deaths
Frank McCourt
Irish-american teacher and pulitzer prize–winning writer.
Born August 19th, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2009 at 78 years old in Manhattan (melanoma). [ref]
Kim Dae-jung
8th president of the republic of korea (1924–2009).
Born January 6th, 1924 in Hauido. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2009 at 85 years old in Severance Hospital (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Roh Moo-hyun
16th president of the republic of korea (1946-2009).
Born September 1st, 1946 in Gimhae.
Died May 23rd, 2009 at 62 years old in Gimhae (head injury, suicide by jumping from height). [ref]
Al Martino
American actor and singer (1927–2009).
Born October 7th, 1927 in Philadelphia.
Died October 13th, 2009 at 82 years old in Springfield Township. [ref]
Harve Presnell
American actor and singer (1933–2009).
Born September 14th, 1933 in Modesto.
Died June 30th, 2009 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (pancreatic cancer).
Richard Todd
Irish-british actor (1919-2009).
Born June 11th, 1919 in Dublin. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2009 at 90 years old in Grantham (cancer). [ref]
Paul Burke
Actor (1926-2009).
Born July 21st, 1926 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Palm Springs (leukemia, lymphoma). [ref]
Chuck Daly
American basketball coach.
Born July 20th, 1930 in St. Marys.
Died May 9th, 2009 at 78 years old in Jupiter (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Shi Pei Pu
Chinese opera singer, spy (1938–2009).
Born December 21st, 1938 in Shandong. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2009 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vivian Maier
French-american photographer (1926–2009).
Born February 1st, 1926 in New York City.
Died April 21st, 2009 at 83 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 865
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson