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December 9th
177 Notable deaths
Carlo Furno
Italian roman catholic cardinal (1921–2015).
Born December 2nd, 1921 in Bairo.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 94 years old in Rome.
Henri Debehogne
Astronomer (1928–2007).
Born December 30th, 1928 in Maillen.
Died December 9th, 2007 at 78 years old in Uccle.
Otar Patsatsia
Georgian politician.
Born May 15th, 1929 in Ingiri.
Died December 9th, 2021 at 92 years old in Tbilisi (COVID-19). [ref]
Bernard Zweers
Dutch composer.
Born May 18th, 1854 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1924 at 70 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Ibrahim Dossey
Ghanaian footballer (1972-2008).
Born November 24th, 1972 in Accra.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 36 years old in Bucharest (traffic collision). [ref]
Leon Orbeli
Armenian physiologist.
Born July 19th, 1882 in Tsaghkadzor.
Died December 9th, 1958 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Julio Terrazas Sandoval
Catholic cardinal (1936–2015).
Born March 7th, 1936 in Vallegrande.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 79 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. [ref]
Ludovic Assemoassa
Togolese and french footballer.
Born September 18th, 1980 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died December 9th, 2025 at 45 years old [ref]
Julius Falkenstein
German actor (1879-1933).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Berlin.
Died December 9th, 1933 at 54 years old in Berlin (meningitis).
Kurt Held
Writer (1897-1959).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Jena.
Died December 9th, 1959 at 62 years old in Sorengo.
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