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In the year 2009
784 Notable deaths
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]
Dorothy Bridges
Actress and poet from the united states (1915-2009).
Born September 19th, 1915 in Worcester.
Died February 16th, 2009 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Clement Freud
English broadcaster, writer, politician and chef (1924-2009).
Born April 24th, 1924 in Berlin.
Died April 15th, 2009 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Maurice Jarre
French composer and conductor (1924-2009).
Born September 13th, 1924 in Lyon. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2009 at 84 years old in Malibu (cancer). [ref]
Robert Enke
German association football player.
Born August 24th, 1977 in Jena.
Died November 10th, 2009 at 32 years old in Neustadt am Rübenberge (suicide by train). [ref]
Sergei Magnitsky
Russian tax advisor who died in police custody.
Born April 8th, 1972 in Odesa.
Died November 16th, 2009 at 37 years old in Matrosskaya Tishina (blunt trauma, closed head injury).
Amin al-Hafiz
Syrian politician and army general (1921–2009).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Frankie Manning
American dancer and choreographer.
Born May 26th, 1914 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2009 at 94 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Louis-Dreyfus
French/swiss billionaire (1946-2009).
Born June 14th, 1946 in Paris.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 63 years old in Zürich (leukemia). [ref]
Kim Manners
American television director and producer (1951-2009).
Born January 13th, 1951 in United States of America. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2009 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 784
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