December 9th
155 Notable deaths
Victor Vicas
French film director.
Born March 25th, 1918 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1985 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Yury Glazkov
Soviet cosmonaut (1939-2008).
Born October 2nd, 1939 in Moscow.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 69 years old in Moscow.
Oskari Mantere
Finnish politician (1874-1942).
Born September 18th, 1874 in Hausjärvi.
Died December 9th, 1942 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Oscar Osthoff
American sportsperson.
Born March 23rd, 1883 in Milwaukee.
Died December 9th, 1950 at 67 years old in Indianapolis.
John Jackson
Scottish astronomer (1887-1958).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Paisley.
Died December 9th, 1958 at 71 years old in Surrey.
Adriana Budevska
Bulgarian actress and one of the founders of modern bulgarian theatre.
Born December 13th, 1878 in Dobrich.
Died December 9th, 1955 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Jaap Mol
Dutch footballer (1912-1972).
Born February 3rd, 1912 in Koog aan de Zaan.
Died December 9th, 1972 at 60 years old in Amsterdam.
Harry Stenqvist
Swedish racing cyclist (1893–1968).
Born December 25th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died December 9th, 1968 at 74 years old in Örebro.
André Nelis
Sailor (1935–2012).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Antwerp.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 77 years old in Antwerp.
Peider Lansel
Swiss poet.
Born August 15th, 1863 in Pisa.
Died December 9th, 1943 at 80 years old in Geneva.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 155
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