January 9th
167 Notable deaths
Désiré Koranyi
Association football player (1914-1981).
Born January 28th, 1914 in Szeged.
Died January 9th, 1981 at 66 years old
Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger
German botanist (1876-1953).
Born July 3rd, 1876 in Heligoland. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1953 at 76 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Tatsuyoshi Miki
Japanese tennis player.
Born February 11th, 1904 in Takamatsu.
Died January 9th, 1967 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Ignace Heinrich
French athlete.
Born July 31st, 1925 in Ebersheim. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2003 at 77 years old in Carnoux-en-Provence. [ref]
Armand Razafindratandra
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 7th, 1925 in Madagascar.
Died January 9th, 2010 at 84 years old in Mahajanga. [ref]
Leopold Hofmann
Austrian footballer (1905-1976).
Born October 31st, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Vienna.
Stig Sjölin
Swedish boxer.
Born December 21st, 1928 in Värnamo.
Died January 9th, 1995 at 66 years old in Helsingborg.
Peder Pedersen
Danish cyclist (1945-2015).
Born November 3rd, 1945 in Denmark.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 69 years old [ref]
Zelimxan Yaqub
Azerbaijani poet (1950-2016).
Born January 21st, 1950 in Kvemo-Bolnisi.
Died January 9th, 2016 at 65 years old in Baku (kidney failure).
Kjell Bäckman
Swedish speed skater.
Born February 21st, 1934 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2019 at 84 years old in Västra Frölunda. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 167
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman