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December 9th
177 Notable deaths
Lottie Pickford
Actress.
Born June 9th, 1895 in Toronto.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Riccardo Giacconi
Italian american astrophysicist.
Born October 6th, 1931 in Genoa.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 87 years old in San Diego. [ref]
James Moody
American jazz musician (1925-2010).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Savannah.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 85 years old in San Diego (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
William Dieterle
German/american actor, film director and art collector (1893-1972).
Born July 15th, 1893 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1972 at 79 years old in Ottobrunn.
Juan de la Cierva
Spanish aeronautical engineer and pilot; inventor of the autogyro (1895-1936).
Born September 21st, 1895 in Murcia.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 41 years old in Croydon Airport (aviation accident).
Gustaf Dalén
Swedish nobel laureate and industrialist (1869–1937).
Born November 30th, 1869.
Died December 9th, 1937 at 68 years old in Lidingö Parish.
Charles Rosen
American pianist and writer on music.
Born May 5th, 1927 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2012 at 85 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Norman Joseph Woodland
Inventor of the barcode.
Born September 6th, 1921 in Atlantic City.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Edgewater. [ref]
Robert Jervis
American political scientist.
Born April 30th, 1940 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
Austro-hungarian general (1856-1941).
Born February 12th, 1856 in Ancona.
Died December 9th, 1941 at 85 years old in Opava.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner