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January 9th
234 Notable deaths
James M. Buchanan
American economist, recipient of the nobel memorial prize for economics (1919–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Murfreesboro.
Died January 9th, 2013 at 93 years old in Blacksburg. [ref]
Countee Cullen
American author (1903–1946).
Born May 30th, 1903 in Louisville.
Died January 9th, 1946 at 42 years old in New York City.
Henry Halleck
Union army general (1815–1872).
Born January 16th, 1815 in Oneida County.
Died January 9th, 1872 at 56 years old in Kentucky.
Satyendranath Tagore
First civil servant of india.
Born June 1st, 1842 in Kolkata.
Died January 9th, 1923 at 80 years old in Kolkata.
Peter Yates
British film director and producer (1929-2011).
Born July 24th, 1929 in Aldershot.
Died January 9th, 2011 at 81 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Imi Lichtenfeld
Israeli krav maga practitioner (1910–1998).
Born May 26th, 1910 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1998 at 87 years old in Netanya. [ref]
Macario Sakay
Filipino general, merchant and revolutionary (1870–1907).
Born March 1st, 1870 in Tondo.
Died January 9th, 1907 at 36 years old in Manila (hanging to death).
Arthur Lake
Actor (1905-1987).
Born April 17th, 1905 in Corbin.
Died January 9th, 1987 at 81 years old in Indian Wells (myocardial infarction).
Paul Koslo
German-born canadian actor.
Born June 27th, 1944 in Germany.
Died January 9th, 2019 at 74 years old in Lake Hughes (pancreatic cancer).
Louise Michel
French author and anarchist (1830-1905).
Born May 29th, 1830 in Vroncourt-la-Côte.
Died January 9th, 1905 at 74 years old in Marseille.
R. G. Collingwood
British historian and philosopher (1889–1943).
Born February 22nd, 1889 in Cartmel Fell.
Died January 9th, 1943 at 53 years old in Coniston.
Northern Calloway
American actor (1948-1990).
Born September 10th, 1948 in New York City.
Died January 9th, 1990 at 41 years old in Ossining (cardiovascular disease).
Roy Tarpley
American basketball player (1964–2015).
Born November 28th, 1964 in New York City.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 50 years old in Arlington.
Steve Brodie
American actor (1919-1992).
Born November 21st, 1919 in El Dorado.
Died January 9th, 1992 at 72 years old in West Hills (cancer).
Michael Tippett
English composer (1905-1996).
Born January 2nd, 1905 in London Borough of Hillingdon.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 93 years old in London (pneumonia).
Souphanouvong
Laotian politician.
Born July 13th, 1909 in Luang Prabang.
Died January 9th, 1995 at 85 years old in Vientiane (heart disease).
Antanas Smetona
First president of lithuania from 4 april 1919 until 19 june 1920 (1874-1944).
Born August 10th, 1874 in Užulėnis.
Died January 9th, 1944 at 69 years old in Cleveland (conflagration).
Karl Mannheim
Hungarian-german philosopher and sociologist (1893-1947).
Born March 27th, 1893 in Budapest.
Died January 9th, 1947 at 53 years old in London.
Jenny Joseph
British poet (1932-2018).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Birmingham.
Died January 9th, 2018 at 86 years old [ref]
Edward Mitchell Bannister
Black canadian-american visual artist (1828-1901).
Born November 2nd, 1828 in St. Andrews.
Died January 9th, 1901 at 72 years old in Providence (myocardial infarction).
Marguerite Churchill
American actress (1910-2000).
Born December 25th, 1910 in Kansas City.
Died January 9th, 2000 at 89 years old in Broken Arrow.
John Reilly
American actor (1934-2021).
Born November 11th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died January 9th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Dave Dee
British musician, singer-songwriter and businessman (1941/1943–2009).
Born December 17th, 1943 in Salisbury.
Died January 9th, 2009 at 65 years old in Kingston upon Thames (prostate cancer). [ref]
Paul Gachet
French physician most famous for treating the painter vincent van gogh during his last weeks in auvers-sur-oise (1828–1909).
Born July 30th, 1828 in Lille.
Died January 9th, 1909 at 80 years old in Auvers-sur-Oise.
Bill Byrge
American actor (1932–2025).
Born July 16th, 1932 in Nashville.
Died January 9th, 2025 at 92 years old [ref]
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn