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December 9th
177 Notable deaths
Paul Kirchhoff
German anthropologist.
Born August 17th, 1900 in Halle.
Died December 9th, 1972 at 72 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Otto Landsberg
Justice minister of germany (1869-1957).
Born December 4th, 1869 in Rybnik.
Died December 9th, 1957 at 88 years old in Baarn.
Takeshi Kaikō
Japanese writer and activist (1930–1989).
Born December 30th, 1930 in Osaka.
Died December 9th, 1989 at 58 years old in Chigasaki (esophageal cancer).
Issay Dobrowen
Composer and pianist.
Born February 27th, 1891 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died December 9th, 1953 at 62 years old in Oslo.
Dalton Trevisan
Brazilian writer (1925–2024).
Born June 14th, 1925 in Curitiba.
Died December 9th, 2024 at 99 years old in Curitiba. [ref]
Dov Shilansky
Israeli politician (1924-2010).
Born March 21st, 1924 in Šiauliai. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2010 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Ásmundur Sveinsson
Icelandic sculptor.
Born May 20th, 1893 in Western Region.
Died December 9th, 1982 at 89 years old in Reykjavík.
Georges Dufrénoy
French painter (1870-1943).
Born June 20th, 1870 in Thiais. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1943 at 73 years old in Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais.
Yuri Shaporin
Soviet composer and conductor (1887–1966).
Born November 8th, 1887 in Hlukhiv.
Died December 9th, 1966 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Meggie Albanesi
British actress (1899-1923).
Born October 8th, 1899 in London.
Died December 9th, 1923 at 24 years old in Broadstairs.
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