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November 9th
245 Notable deaths
Rosina Lhévinne
Russian-american pianist and pedagogue (1880–1976).
Born March 29th, 1880 in Kyiv.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 96 years old in Glendale (disease, stroke).
Charles Courtney Curran
American painter (1861-1942).
Born February 13th, 1861 in Hartford.
Died November 9th, 1942 at 81 years old in New York City.
Al Cervi
American basketball player and coach (1917-2009).
Born February 12th, 1917 in Buffalo.
Died November 9th, 2009 at 92 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Vladimir Chertkov
Russian editor (1854–1936).
Born November 3rd, 1854 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 9th, 1936 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Greg Ballard
American basketball player (1955–2016).
Born January 29th, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Died November 9th, 2016 at 61 years old (prostate cancer). [ref]
Carl Ben Eielson
American aviator and explorer (1897-1929).
Born January 20th, 1897 in North Dakota.
Died November 9th, 1929 at 32 years old in Alaska.
Isaac Newton Lewis
American soldier and inventor of the lewis gun (1858–1931).
Born October 12th, 1858 in Pennsylvania.
Died November 9th, 1931 at 73 years old in Hoboken.
Egon Wellesz
Austrian, later british composer, teacher and musicologist (1885-1974).
Born October 21st, 1885 in Vienna.
Died November 9th, 1974 at 89 years old in Oxford.
Alan Wace
British archaeologist (1879–1957).
Born July 13th, 1879 in England, Cambridge.
Died November 9th, 1957 at 78 years old in Greece, Athens.
Jakucho Setouchi
Japanese novelist, nun (1922–2021).
Born May 15th, 1922 in Tokushima.
Died November 9th, 2021 at 99 years old in Kyoto (heart failure). [ref]
Cecília Meireles
Brazilian writer (1901–1964).
Born November 7th, 1901 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 9th, 1964 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Nikola Simić
Actor, theater actor, film actor.
Born May 18th, 1934 in Belgrade.
Died November 9th, 2014 at 80 years old in Belgrade (cancer).
Ba U
2nd president of burma.
Born May 26th, 1887 in Pathein.
Died November 9th, 1963 at 76 years old in Yangon.
Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux
French painter (1815–1884).
Born April 3rd, 1815 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1884 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vittorio Vidali
Italian spy and politician (1900–1983).
Born September 27th, 1900 in Muggia.
Died November 9th, 1983 at 83 years old in Trieste.
Lobzang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso
Buddhist lama (1901-1981).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Gongtang.
Died November 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in Dharamshala.
Jean-Baptiste Faure
French baritone and composer.
Born January 15th, 1830 in Moulins.
Died November 9th, 1914 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess of saxe-altenburg (1836-1914).
Born December 21st, 1836 in Triesdorf. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1914 at 77 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Jacques Rigaut
French poet (1898–1929).
Born December 30th, 1898 in Paris.
Died November 9th, 1929 at 30 years old in Châtenay-Malabry.
Mary MacLaren
American film actress (1896-1985).
Born January 19th, 1896 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 9th, 1985 at 89 years old in Hollywood.
Erik Bulatov
Russian artist (1933–2025).
Born September 5th, 1933 in Yekaterinburg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2025 at 92 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pushpalata Das
Indian independence activist, social worker and gandhian.
Born March 27th, 1915 in North Lakhimpur.
Died November 9th, 2003 at 88 years old in Kolkata.
Dorothea Beale
English headmistress and suffragist (1831–1906).
Born March 21st, 1831 in Ward of Bishopsgate.
Died November 9th, 1906 at 75 years old in Cheltenham (cancer).
Jan Hulsker
Dutch art historian (1907-2002).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in The Hague.
Died November 9th, 2002 at 95 years old in Vancouver.
Mireille Balin
French actress.
Born July 20th, 1909 in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1968 at 59 years old in Clichy. [ref]
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci