December 9th
177 Notable deaths
Ueli Sutter
Swiss cyclist.
Born March 16th, 1947 in Bettlach.
Died December 9th, 2025 at 78 years old in Willisau. [ref]
John Mackenzie
Scottish competitive sailor (1876–1949).
Born September 21st, 1876 in Greenock.
Died December 9th, 1949 at 73 years old
Thorvald Strömberg
Olympic canoeist (1931–2010).
Born March 17th, 1931 in Kirkkonummi.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 79 years old in Ekenäs. [ref]
Josef Escher
Member of the swiss federal council (1885-1954).
Born September 17th, 1885 in Simplon.
Died December 9th, 1954 at 69 years old in Bern.
Karl Magnus Wegelius
Finnish gymnast and sport shooter.
Born August 20th, 1884 in Hattula.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 52 years old in London (aviation accident).
Leonid Pervomayskiy
Ukrainian poet.
Born May 17th, 1908 in Krasnohrad.
Died December 9th, 1973 at 65 years old in Kyiv.
Li Ki-joo
South korean footballer (1926-1996).
Born November 12th, 1926 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died December 9th, 1996 at 70 years old
Karl-Erik Åström
Swedish cross-country skier (1924-1993).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Sweden.
Died December 9th, 1993 at 69 years old [ref]
Rodolfo Wirz
Urugayan-german roman catholic bishop of maldonado.
Born April 19th, 1942 in Schwarzrheindorf/Vilich-Rheindorf.
Died December 9th, 2025 at 83 years old in Montevideo.
Herbert Müller
Field hockey player.
Born August 2nd, 1904 in Strzelce Krajeńskie.
Died December 9th, 1966 at 62 years old
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon