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January 9th
234 Notable deaths
Pier Luigi Nervi
Italian engineer (1891-1979).
Born June 21st, 1891 in Sondrio. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1979 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Noble Johnson
African-american actor and film producer (1881–1978).
Born April 18th, 1881 in Marshall.
Died January 9th, 1978 at 96 years old in Yucaipa.
Wilhelm Busch
German painter, poet and cartoonist (1832–1908).
Born April 15th, 1832 in Wiedensahl. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1908 at 75 years old in Mechtshausen. [ref]
Walter M. Miller
American fiction writer (1923–1996).
Born January 23rd, 1923 in New Smyrna Beach.
Died January 9th, 1996 at 72 years old in Daytona Beach.
Toshiki Kaifu
Japanese politician (1931-2022).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Nagoya.
Died January 9th, 2022 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Jorge Anaya
Argentine admiral (1926–2008).
Born September 27th, 1926 in Bahía Blanca.
Died January 9th, 2008 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Charles Simic
Serbian born american poet (1938-2023).
Born May 9th, 1938 in Belgrade.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 84 years old in Dover. [ref]
Madhav Singh Solanki
Indian politician (1927-2021).
Born July 29th, 1927 in Mehsana district.
Died January 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in Gandhinagar.
Samuel Gridley Howe
American physician and abolitionist (1801–1876).
Born November 10th, 1801 in Boston.
Died January 9th, 1876 at 74 years old in Boston.
Ted Shawn
American dancer (1891–1972).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Kansas City.
Died January 9th, 1972 at 80 years old in Orlando.
Yinka Dare
Nigerian basketball player (1972–2004).
Born October 10th, 1972 in Kano.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 31 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
Queen consort of hanover (1818–1907).
Born April 14th, 1818 in Hildburghausen.
Died January 9th, 1907 at 88 years old in Gmunden.
Mike Resnick
American writer (1942-2020).
Born March 5th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died January 9th, 2020 at 77 years old in Cincinnati (cancer). [ref]
Adolfo Kaminsky
French resistance member and forger (1925–2023).
Born October 1st, 1925 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 97 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pedro, Prince Imperial of Brazil
Brazilian prince (1848–1850).
Born July 19th, 1848 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 9th, 1850 at 1 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Paul Vanden Boeynants
Belgian politician (1919–2001).
Born May 22nd, 1919 in Forest.
Died January 9th, 2001 at 81 years old in Aalst (pneumonia).
Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo
Colombian scientist.
Born November 3rd, 1946 in Ataco. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2025 at 78 years old in Bogotá (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Norberto Bobbio
Italian legal scholar (1909–2004).
Born October 18th, 1909 in Turin.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 94 years old in Turin.
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin
German general (1891–1963).
Born September 4th, 1891 in Waldshut-Tiengen.
Died January 9th, 1963 at 71 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Halide Edib Adıvar
Turkish social reformer and statesperson (1884–1964).
Born June 11th, 1884 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1964 at 79 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure). [ref]
Hans Herrmann
German racing driver.
Born February 23rd, 1928 in Stuttgart.
Died January 9th, 2026 at 97 years old in Germany. [ref]
Emily Greene Balch
American economist and writer.
Born January 8th, 1867 in Jamaica Plain.
Died January 9th, 1961 at 94 years old in Cambridge.
John B. Gordon
American politician (1832-1904).
Born February 6th, 1832 in Upson County.
Died January 9th, 1904 at 71 years old in Miami.
Daphne Akhurst
Australian tennis player (1903–1933).
Born April 22nd, 1903 in Sydney.
Died January 9th, 1933 at 29 years old in Sydney (maternal death).
Karl Alexander Müller
Swiss physicist (1927–2023).
Born April 20th, 1927 in Basel.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 95 years old in Zurich. [ref]
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