December 9th
177 Notable deaths
Leonardo Cilaurren
Spanish footballer (1912-1969).
Born November 5th, 1912 in Bilbao.
Died December 9th, 1969 at 57 years old in Madrid.
Andrzej Strug
Polish writer and journalist (1871-1937).
Born November 28th, 1871 in Lublin.
Died December 9th, 1937 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Victor Vicas
French film director.
Born March 25th, 1918 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1985 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Kurt Schmied
Austrian footballer (1926-2007).
Born June 14th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died December 9th, 2007 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Yury Glazkov
Soviet cosmonaut (1939-2008).
Born October 2nd, 1939 in Moscow.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 69 years old in Moscow.
János Flesch
Hungarian chess grandmaster (1933–1983).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Budapest.
Died December 9th, 1983 at 50 years old in London (traffic collision).
Oskari Mantere
Finnish politician (1874-1942).
Born September 18th, 1874 in Hausjärvi.
Died December 9th, 1942 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Yumiko Shige
Sailor.
Born August 4th, 1965 in Karatsu.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 53 years old in Karatsu (breast cancer). [ref]
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.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson