December 9th
150 Notable deaths
Max Bill
Swiss architect, painter and sculptor (1908-1994).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Winterthur. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alain Poher
French politician (1909-1996).
Born April 17th, 1909 in Ablon-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1996 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lea De Mae
Czech adult model, pornographic actress and member of the czech high diving national team (1976-2004).
Born December 26th, 1976 in Prague.
Died December 9th, 2004 at 27 years old in Prague (brain cancer). [ref]
Georgia Gibbs
American singer.
Born August 17th, 1919 in Worcester. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2006 at 87 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Robert Sheckley
American writer.
Born July 16th, 1928 in Maplewood. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
William Blum
American author and historian.
Born March 6th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 85 years old in Arlington County (kidney failure). [ref]
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 (1931–2018).
Born October 6th, 1931 in Genoa.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 87 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Ali Vâsib
Ottoman prince.
Born October 14th, 1903 in Beşiktaş.
Died December 9th, 1983 at 80 years old in Alexandria.
Gustaf Dalén
Swedish nobel laureate and industrialist.
Born November 30th, 1869 in Stenstorp. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1937 at 68 years old in Lidingö församling. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 150
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell