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December 9th
177 Notable deaths
Artem Mikoyan
Soviet aircraft designer (1905-1970).
Born August 5th, 1905 in Sanahin.
Died December 9th, 1970 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Dwarkanath Kotnis
Indian physicians dispatched to china to provide medical assistance during the second sino-japanese war in 1938.
Born October 10th, 1910 in Solapur.
Died December 9th, 1942 at 32 years old in Tang County (seizure).
Max Bill
Swiss architect, painter and sculptor (1908-1994).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Winterthur.
Died December 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
K. Shivaram Karanth
Indian writer (1902-1997).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Udupi district.
Died December 9th, 1997 at 95 years old in Manipal.
Robert Sheckley
American writer.
Born July 16th, 1928 in Maplewood. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Georgia Gibbs
American singer.
Born August 17th, 1919 in Worcester. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2006 at 87 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
William Blum
American author and historian (1933–2018).
Born March 6th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 85 years old in Arlington County (kidney failure). [ref]
Andrea Absolonová
Czech pornographic actress and model (1976–2004).
Born December 26th, 1976 in Prague.
Died December 9th, 2004 at 27 years old in Prague (brain cancer). [ref]
Alain Poher
French politician (1909-1996).
Born April 17th, 1909 in Ablon-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1996 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Rod Paige
American politician (1933–2025).
Born June 17th, 1933 in Monticello.
Died December 9th, 2025 at 92 years old in Houston. [ref]
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