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January 9th
190 Notable deaths
Ted Shawn
American dancer (1891–1972).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Kansas City.
Died January 9th, 1972 at 80 years old in Orlando.
Yinka Dare
Nigerian basketball player (1972–2004).
Born October 10th, 1972 in Kano.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 31 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
Mike Resnick
American writer (1942-2020).
Born March 5th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 9th, 2020 at 77 years old in Cincinnati (cancer). [ref]
Adolfo Kaminsky
French resistance member and forger (1925–2023).
Born October 1st, 1925 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 97 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Paul Vanden Boeynants
Belgian politician (1919-2001).
Born May 22nd, 1919 in Forest.
Died January 9th, 2001 at 81 years old in Aalst (pneumonia).
Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo
Colombian scientist.
Born November 3rd, 1946 in Ataco. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2025 at 78 years old in Bogotá (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Norberto Bobbio
Italian legal scholar (1909–2004).
Born October 18th, 1909 in Turin.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 94 years old in Turin.
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
German general.
Born September 4th, 1891 in Waldshut-Tiengen.
Died January 9th, 1963 at 71 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Hans Herrmann
German racing driver.
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Stuttgart.
Died January 9th, 2026 at 97 years old in Germany. [ref]
Emily Greene Balch
American economist and writer.
Born January 8th, 1867 in Jamaica Plain.
Died January 9th, 1961 at 94 years old in Cambridge.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull