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October 9th
200 Notable deaths
Raich Carter
English footballer and manager (1913-1994).
Born December 21st, 1913 in Sunderland.
Died October 9th, 1994 at 80 years old in Willerby.
Akhtar Hameed Khan
Development activist, social scientist.
Died October 9th, 1999 at 85 years old in Indianapolis (myocardial infarction).
Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz
German general of the panzer troops (1896 – 1969).
Born December 6th, 1896 in Prusice.
Died October 9th, 1969 at 72 years old in Neuburg an der Donau.
Sarah Aaronsohn
Jewish spy working for the british in world war i (1890–1917).
Born January 6th, 1890 in Zichron Yaakov. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1917 at 27 years old in Zichron Yaakov (gunshot wound). [ref]
Henry Tizard
British chemist.
Born August 23rd, 1885 in Gillingham.
Died October 9th, 1959 at 74 years old in Fareham.
Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
Medical missionary to newfoundland and labrador.
Born February 28th, 1865 in Parkgate.
Died October 9th, 1940 at 75 years old in Charlotte (thrombosis).
Marek Grechuta
Polish singer and composer (1945-2006).
Born December 10th, 1945 in Zamość.
Died October 9th, 2006 at 60 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Gottlieb Hering
Ss officer, second commandant of bełżec extermination camp (1887-1945).
Born June 2nd, 1887 in Warmbronn.
Died October 9th, 1945 at 58 years old in Kernen im Remstal.
Abu al-Qasim al-Shabbi
Tunisian poet (1909–1934).
Born February 24th, 1909 in Tozeur.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 25 years old in Tunis (disease). [ref]
Kitty Marion
Actress and political activist, militant suffragette (1871-1944).
Born March 12th, 1871 in Rietberg.
Died October 9th, 1944 at 73 years old in New York City.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 200
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson