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November 9th
245 Notable deaths
Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman (1890–1970).
Born November 22nd, 1890 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1970 at 79 years old in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (aneurysm). [ref]
Neville Chamberlain
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1937 to 1940.
Born March 18th, 1869 in Birmingham.
Died November 9th, 1940 at 71 years old in Reading (colorectal cancer).
Ibn Saud
Founder and first king of saudi arabia (r. 1932–1953).
Born January 15th, 1876 in Riyadh.
Died November 9th, 1953 at 77 years old in Ta'if (myocardial infarction).
Dylan Thomas
Welsh poet and writer (1914–1953).
Born October 27th, 1914 in Swansea. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1953 at 39 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Har Gobind Khorana
Indian-american molecular biologist (1922-2011).
Born January 9th, 1922 in Raipur. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2011 at 89 years old in Concord (disease). [ref]
Stieg Larsson
Swedish author (1954–2004).
Born August 15th, 1954 in Skelleftehamn.
Died November 9th, 2004 at 50 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction).
Art Carney
American actor and comedian (1918–2003).
Born November 4th, 1918 in Mount Vernon.
Died November 9th, 2003 at 85 years old in Chester (disease).
John Hillerman
American actor (1932–2017).
Born December 20th, 1932 in Denison. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2017 at 84 years old in Houston. [ref]
K. R. Narayanan
President of india from 1997 to 2002.
Born October 27th, 1920 in Uzhavoor.
Died November 9th, 2005 at 85 years old in New Delhi (pneumonia).
Ramsay MacDonald
British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937).
Born October 12th, 1866 in Lossiemouth.
Died November 9th, 1937 at 71 years old in Atlantic Ocean (heart failure).
John N. Mitchell
Former us attorney general, watergate felon (1913-1988).
Born September 15th, 1913 in Detroit.
Died November 9th, 1988 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Second wife of joseph stalin.
Born September 22nd, 1901 in Baku.
Died November 9th, 1932 at 31 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Yves Montand
French-italian actor and singer (1921–1991).
Born October 13th, 1921 in Monsummano Terme.
Died November 9th, 1991 at 70 years old in Senlis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lenny Wilkens
American basketball player and coach (1937–2025).
Born October 28th, 1937 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2025 at 88 years old in Medina. [ref]
Chaim Weizmann
Israeli statesman and british chemist (1874–1952).
Born November 27th, 1874 in Motal.
Died November 9th, 1952 at 77 years old in Rehovot.
Tom Heinsohn
American basketball player and coach (1934–2020).
Born August 26th, 1934 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2020 at 86 years old in Newton. [ref]
Allen Toussaint
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1938–2015).
Born January 14th, 1938 in New Orleans.
Died November 9th, 2015 at 77 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emlyn Hughes
English association football player (1947–2004).
Born August 28th, 1947 in Barrow-in-Furness.
Died November 9th, 2004 at 57 years old in Sheffield (brain cancer). [ref]
Henry Cabot Lodge
American statesman (1850–1924).
Born May 12th, 1850 in Boston.
Died November 9th, 1924 at 74 years old in Cambridge (stroke).
Guillaume Apollinaire
French poet (1880–1918).
Born August 26th, 1880 in Rome.
Died November 9th, 1918 at 38 years old in Paris (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Paul Tagliabue
5th commissioner of the national football league (1940–2025).
Born November 24th, 1940 in Jersey City.
Died November 9th, 2025 at 84 years old in Chevy Chase (heart failure).
Ed Bradley
American journalist (1941–2006).
Born June 22nd, 1941 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2006 at 65 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Chuck Mosley
American musician (1959–2017).
Born December 26th, 1959 in Hollywood.
Died November 9th, 2017 at 57 years old in Cleveland (drug overdose). [ref]
Charles Bickford
American actor (1891–1967).
Born January 1st, 1891 in Cambridge.
Died November 9th, 1967 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Victor Sen Yung
American actor (1915–1980).
Born October 18th, 1915 in San Francisco.
Died November 9th, 1980 at 65 years old in North Hollywood (asphyxia).
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