October 9th
255 Notable deaths
Rolf Stein
French tibetologist (1911–1999).
Born June 13th, 1911 in Świecie.
Died October 9th, 1999 at 88 years old in Paris.
Antonio Borrero
President of ecuador (1875 - 1876).
Born October 29th, 1827 in Cuenca.
Died October 9th, 1911 at 83 years old in Quito.
Yuriy Dehteryov
Soviet footballer (1948–2022).
Born October 5th, 1948 in Donetsk. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2022 at 74 years old in Donetsk. [ref]
Rolf Thiele
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1918–1994).
Born March 7th, 1918 in Ústí nad Labem, Předlice.
Died October 9th, 1994 at 76 years old in Munich, Frankfurt.
Helena Nyblom
Swedish poet and author (1843-1926).
Born December 7th, 1843 in Copenhagen.
Died October 9th, 1926 at 82 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Per Olof Sundman
Swedish politician (1922-1992).
Born September 4th, 1922 in Vaxholms church parish.
Died October 9th, 1992 at 70 years old in Kungsholm parish.
Olexander Liashko
Soviet politician (1915–2002).
Born December 30th, 1915 in Rodakove.
Died October 9th, 2002 at 86 years old in Kyiv.
Nayden Gerov
Bulgarian linguist and folklorist (1823–1900).
Born February 23rd, 1823 in Koprivshtitsa.
Died October 9th, 1900 at 77 years old in Plovdiv.
Robert Wells
British boxer.
Born May 15th, 1961 in London.
Died October 9th, 2025 at 64 years old [ref]
Jovita Feitosa
Military heroine (1848-1867).
Died October 9th, 1867 at 19 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stabbing).
Ichiya Kumagae
Japanese tennis player (1890-1968).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Ōmuta-shi.
Died October 9th, 1968 at 78 years old in Kamakura.
József Tóth
Hungarian footballer (1929–2017).
Born May 16th, 1929 in Mersevát.
Died October 9th, 2017 at 88 years old in Budapest.
Ibrahim Moustafa
Olympic wrestler (1904–1968).
Born September 23rd, 1904 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1968 at 64 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Edmund Niziurski
Polish writer.
Born July 10th, 1925 in Kielce.
Died October 9th, 2013 at 88 years old in Warsaw.
Hanns Braun
German athlete and sculptor (1886–1918).
Born October 26th, 1886 in Spalt.
Died October 9th, 1918 at 31 years old in Croix-Fonsomme.
Pavel Antokolsky
Soviet russian poet and theatre director (1896-1978).
Born July 1st, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 9th, 1978 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Robert Hartig
German forestry scientist and mycologist (1839–1901).
Born May 30th, 1839 in Brunswick.
Died October 9th, 1901 at 62 years old in Munich (stroke).
Lajos Kocsis
Association football player (1947–2000).
Born June 17th, 1947 in Szeged. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2000 at 53 years old in Budapest.
Pavel Karelin
Russian ski jumper (1990–2011).
Born April 27th, 1990 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died October 9th, 2011 at 21 years old in Nizhny Novgorod (traffic collision). [ref]
Cecil Thiré
Brazilian actor (1943-2020).
Born May 28th, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 9th, 2020 at 77 years old in Rio de Janeiro (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Emily Hood Westacott
Australian tennis player (1910–1980).
Born May 6th, 1910 in Brisbane.
Died October 9th, 1980 at 70 years old
Gerhard Grimmer
East german cross-country skier.
Born April 6th, 1943 in Hora Svaté Kateřiny.
Died October 9th, 2023 at 80 years old [ref]
Luna Alcalay
Austrian pianist, educator and composer (1928–2012).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Zagreb.
Died October 9th, 2012 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Antonio José
Spanish composer (1902–1936).
Born December 12th, 1902 in Burgos.
Died October 9th, 1936 at 33 years old in Estépar.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare