January 9th
171 Notable deaths
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]
Käthe Krauß
German track and field athlete.
Born November 29th, 1906 in Dresden.
Died January 9th, 1970 at 63 years old in Mannheim.
Ladislav Prokeš
Czech chess player (1884-1966).
Born June 7th, 1884 in New Town. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1966 at 81 years old in Prague.
Karol Borhy
Slovak footballer (1912-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1912 in Budapest.
Died January 9th, 1997 at 84 years old in Lučenec.
Jacobus van Egmond
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born February 17th, 1908 in Haarlem.
Died January 9th, 1969 at 60 years old in Haarlem.
Kaarle Ojanen
Chess player.
Born December 4th, 1918 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2009 at 90 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Greg Gates
American rower.
Born April 28th, 1926 in Montclair.
Died January 9th, 2020 at 93 years old in Fredericksburg. [ref]
Carlos Blanco
Mexican footballer (1928-2011).
Born March 5th, 1928 in Madrid.
Died January 9th, 2011 at 82 years old
Deaths 151 to 160 of 171
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold