January 9th
235 Notable deaths
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]
Paul Hasluck
Governor-general of australia, politician, author (1905-1993).
Born April 1st, 1905 in Fremantle.
Died January 9th, 1993 at 87 years old in Subiaco (prostate cancer).
Hakaru Hashimoto
Japanese physician and endocrinologist (1881–1934).
Died January 9th, 1934 at 52 years old in Mie Prefecture (typhoid fever).
Grigory Petrovsky
Soviet politician (1878–1958).
Born February 4th, 1878 in Pechenihy. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1958 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Liang Sicheng
Chinese architect and scholar (1901-1972).
Born April 20th, 1901 in Tokyo.
Died January 9th, 1972 at 70 years old in Beijing Hospital.
Pampero Firpo
Argentiniean wrestler (1930-2020).
Born April 6th, 1930 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2020 at 89 years old in San Jose. [ref]
Edward Bok
Dutch-born american editor and writer.
Born October 9th, 1863 in Den Helder. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1930 at 66 years old in Lake Wales. [ref]
Bill McCutcheon
American actor (1924-2002).
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Russell.
Died January 9th, 2002 at 77 years old in Ridgewood (Alzheimer's disease).
J. C. W. Beckham
Governor of kentucky (1869-1940).
Born August 5th, 1869 in Bardstown.
Died January 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Louisville.
Hughie Ferguson
Scottish footballer (1898-1930).
Born March 2nd, 1898 in Glasgow.
Died January 9th, 1930 at 31 years old in Dundee (asphyxia).
Hugh Sanders
American actor (1911-1966).
Born March 13th, 1911 in East St. Louis.
Died January 9th, 1966 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Ivan Passer
Czech film director (1933–2020).
Born July 10th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2020 at 86 years old in Reno (pneumonia). [ref]
Otto Schenk
Austrian actor and director (1930–2025).
Born June 12th, 1930 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 2025 at 94 years old in Oberhofen am Irrsee. [ref]
Herman Bing
1930s-1940's character actor.
Born March 30th, 1889 in Frankfurt.
Died January 9th, 1947 at 57 years old in Hollywood (gunshot wound).
Giuseppe Bottai
Italian journalist, university professor and politician (1895–1959).
Born November 3rd, 1895 in Rome.
Died January 9th, 1959 at 63 years old in Rome.
Pratima Tagore
Indian bengali artist (1893-1969).
Born November 5th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died January 9th, 1969 at 75 years old in Santiniketan.
Kenichi Fukui
Japanese chemist (1918–1998).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Nara.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 79 years old in Kyoto (cancer).
Dale T. Mortensen
American economist (1939-2014).
Born February 2nd, 1939 in Enterprise. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2014 at 74 years old in Wilmette (cancer). [ref]
Odvar Nordli
28th prime minister of norway (1927–2018).
Born November 3rd, 1927 in Stange Municipality. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2018 at 90 years old in Oslo (prostate cancer). [ref]
Johann Strauss III
Austrian composer (1866–1939).
Born February 16th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 1939 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Pierre Fresnay
French stage and film actor (1897-1975).
Born April 4th, 1897 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 9th, 1975 at 77 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Mikio Sato
Japanese mathematician (1928–2023).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died January 9th, 2023 at 94 years old in Kyoto (senility). [ref]
Józef Oleksy
Polish politician, prime minister of poland (1946-2015).
Born June 22nd, 1946 in Nowy Sącz. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2015 at 68 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Milan Pančevski
Yugoslav politician and past chairman of the league of communists of yugoslavia. (1935-2019).
Died January 9th, 2019 at 83 years old in Skopje. [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine