January 9th
167 Notable deaths
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
Walter Monson
Ice hockey player (1909-1988).
Born November 29th, 1909 in Winnipeg.
Died January 9th, 1988 at 78 years old in Winnipeg.
Vazgen Manasyan
Tajikistani footballer (1958-2024).
Born March 13th, 1958 in Dushanbe.
Died January 9th, 2024 at 65 years old [ref]
Daigoro Kondo
Japanese association football player.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1991 at 83 years old in Yokosuka.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)