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January 9th
190 Notable deaths
Mario Genta
Italian footballer (1912–1992).
Born March 1st, 1912 in Turin.
Died January 9th, 1993 at 80 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Rupert Wildt
German-american astronomer.
Born June 25th, 1905 in Munich.
Died January 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Orleans.
Peter Seeberg
Danish writer.
Born June 22nd, 1925 in Skrydstrup.
Died January 9th, 1999 at 73 years old
Julius Bittner
Austrian composer.
Born April 9th, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1939 at 64 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Tatsuyoshi Miki
Japanese tennis player (1904–1967).
Born February 11th, 1904 in Takamatsu.
Died January 9th, 1967 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Josep Maria Castellet
Spanish writer, poet, literacy critic, publisher and editor (1926-2014).
Born December 15th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died January 9th, 2014 at 87 years old in Barcelona (pneumonia).
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]
Désiré Koranyi
Association football player (1914–1981).
Born January 28th, 1914 in Szeged.
Died January 9th, 1981 at 66 years old
Beatriz González
Colombian artist (1932-2026).
Born November 16th, 1932 in Bucaramanga. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2026 at 93 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Leopold Hofmann
Austrian footballer (1905-1976).
Born October 31st, 1905 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 1976 at 70 years old in Vienna.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde