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- Ernie Barnes, 70, American neo-mannerist artist and football player, after short illness.
- John Crispo, 75, Canadian economist and educator, prostate cancer.
- Tom Deitz, 57, American science fiction author, heart failure.
- Miroslav Filip, 80, Czech chess player. (Czech)
- Frank Gansz, 70, American football coach (Kansas City Chiefs), complications from knee replacement surgery.
- Glen Gondrezick, 53, American basketball player, complications following heart transplant.
- Feroz Khan, 69, Indian actor, cancer.
- Frankie Manning, 94, American dancer and choreographer, pneumonia.
- Edwin McClellan, 83, British Japanologist.
- Evgeniya Miroshnichenko, 77, Ukrainian opera and chamber singer (Ukrainian)
- Karl Mullen, 82, Irish rugby union player.
- Greg Page, 50, American boxer, complications from brain injury.
- Paraluman, 85, Filipina actress.
- Robley Rex, 107, American World War I-era veteran.
- Woo Seung-yeon, 25, South Korean actress and model, suicide by hanging.
Read more about this topic: Deaths In April 2009, April 2009