October 9th
200 Notable deaths
Pere Bosch-Gimpera
Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist (1891-1974).
Born March 22nd, 1891 in Barcelona.
Died October 9th, 1978 at 87 years old in Mexico City.
Ernst Andersson
Swedish footballer and manager (1909-1989).
Born March 26th, 1909 in Sweden.
Died October 9th, 1989 at 80 years old in Sweden.
Lorand Gaspar
French poet.
Born February 28th, 1925 in Târgu Mureș. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2019 at 94 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Heinrich Brandt
German mathematician (1886-1954).
Born November 8th, 1886 in Feudingen.
Died October 9th, 1954 at 67 years old in Halle (Saale).
Ernie Harper
British athlete (1902-1979).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Chesterfield. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1979 at 77 years old in Tullamarine.
Ilia Abuladze
Historian and philologist.
Born November 24th, 1901 in Zeda Sakara.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.
Karl Ritter von Goebel
German botanist (1855-1932).
Born March 8th, 1855 in Billigheim.
Died October 9th, 1932 at 77 years old in Munich.
Valentin Nikolayev
Russian footballer (1921-2009).
Born August 16th, 1921 in Yerosovo.
Died October 9th, 2009 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Duncan Mackinnon
British rower (1887–1917).
Born September 29th, 1887 in Paddington.
Died October 9th, 1917 at 30 years old in Ypres.
Howard M. Mitchell
Actor, film director (1883-1958).
Born December 11th, 1883 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 9th, 1958 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde