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December 9th
177 Notable deaths
Matvei Muranov
Soviet politician (1873-1959).
Born December 11th, 1873 in Poltava.
Died December 9th, 1959 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Pietro Maletti
Italian general (1880-1940).
Born May 24th, 1880 in Castiglione delle Stiviere.
Died December 9th, 1940 at 60 years old in Egypt.
Sergei Stolyarov
Soviet actor (1911–1969).
Born November 1st, 1911. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1969 at 58 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Gheorghe Gruia
Romanian handball player (1940–2015).
Born October 2nd, 1940 in Bucharest.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 75 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Antal Apró
(1913–1994) politician, trade unionist, painter and varnisher, anti-fascist.
Born February 8th, 1913 in Szeged.
Died December 9th, 1994 at 81 years old in Budapest.
George Cooper
Actor (1892-1943).
Born December 12th, 1892 in Newark.
Died December 9th, 1943 at 50 years old in Sawtelle.
Gordon Forbes
South african tennis player (1934–2020).
Born February 21st, 1934 in Burgersdorp.
Died December 9th, 2020 at 86 years old in Plettenberg Bay (COVID-19). [ref]
Franz Rohr von Denta
Austro-hungarian field marshal and commander (1854-1927).
Born October 30th, 1854 in Arad.
Died December 9th, 1927 at 73 years old in Rodaun.
Marcello Pagliero
Italian actor and director (1907-1980).
Born January 15th, 1907 in London.
Died December 9th, 1980 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Imre Varga
Hungarian sculptor (1923-2019).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Siófok.
Died December 9th, 2019 at 96 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 177
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