December 9th
211 Notable deaths
Marcello Pagliero
Italian actor and director (1907-1980).
Born January 15th, 1907 in London.
Died December 9th, 1980 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek
Russian orientalist, historian and philologist.
Born June 22nd, 1802 in Rasht.
Died December 9th, 1870 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Imre Varga
Hungarian sculptor (1923-2019).
Born November 1st, 1923 in Siófok.
Died December 9th, 2019 at 96 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Paul Kirchhoff
German anthropologist (1900-1972).
Born August 17th, 1900 in Halle.
Died December 9th, 1972 at 72 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Otto Landsberg
Justice minister of germany (1869-1957).
Born December 4th, 1869 in Rybnik.
Died December 9th, 1957 at 88 years old in Baarn.
Takeshi Kaikō
Japanese writer and activist (1930–1989).
Born December 30th, 1930 in Osaka.
Died December 9th, 1989 at 58 years old in Chigasaki (esophageal cancer).
George Julian Harney
British activist (1817-1897).
Born February 17th, 1817 in Deptford.
Died December 9th, 1897 at 80 years old in United Kingdom.
Issay Dobrowen
Composer and pianist.
Born February 27th, 1894 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died December 9th, 1953 at 59 years old in Oslo.
Dalton Jérson Trevisan
Brazilian writer (1925–2024).
Born June 14th, 1925 in Curitiba.
Died December 9th, 2024 at 99 years old in Curitiba. [ref]
Olga Bondareva
Russian mathematician (1937–1991).
Born April 27th, 1937 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 9th, 1991 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (struck by vehicle).
Dov Shilansky
10th speaker of the knesset (1924–2010).
Born March 21st, 1924 in Šiauliai. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2010 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Ásmundur Sveinsson
Icelandic sculptor.
Born May 20th, 1893 in Western Region.
Died December 9th, 1982 at 89 years old in Reykjavík.
Georges Dufrénoy
French painter (1870-1943).
Born June 20th, 1870 in Thiais.
Died December 9th, 1943 at 73 years old in Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais.
François Lenormant
French archaeologist and assyriologist (1837-1883).
Born January 17th, 1837 in Paris.
Died December 9th, 1883 at 46 years old in Paris.
Maryse Wolinski
French journalist, novelist and writer (1943-2021).
Born May 3rd, 1943 in Algiers. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2021 at 78 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Yuri Shaporin
Soviet composer and conductor (1887–1966).
Born November 8th, 1887 in Hlukhiv.
Died December 9th, 1966 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Meggie Albanesi
British actress (1899-1923).
Born October 8th, 1899 in London.
Died December 9th, 1923 at 24 years old in Broadstairs.
Li Shanlan
Chinese mathematician (1810-1882).
Born January 2nd, 1811 in Haining. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1882 at 71 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Carlo Furno
Italian roman catholic cardinal (1921–2015).
Born December 2nd, 1921 in Bairo.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 94 years old in Rome.
Henri Debehogne
Astronomer (1928–2007).
Born December 30th, 1928 in Maillen.
Died December 9th, 2007 at 78 years old in Uccle.
Otar Patsatsia
Georgian politician.
Born May 15th, 1929 in Ingiri.
Died December 9th, 2021 at 92 years old in Tbilisi (COVID-19). [ref]
Carl Culmann
Civil engineer (1821-1881).
Born July 10th, 1821 in Bad Bergzabern.
Died December 9th, 1881 at 60 years old in Zurich.
Bernard Zweers
Dutch composer (1854-1924).
Born May 18th, 1854 in Amsterdam.
Died December 9th, 1924 at 70 years old in Amsterdam.
Ibrahim Dossey
Ghanaian footballer (1972-2008).
Born November 24th, 1972 in Accra.
Died December 9th, 2008 at 36 years old in Bucharest (traffic collision). [ref]
Leon Orbeli
Soviet physiologist (1882–1958).
Born July 7th, 1882 in Tsaghkadzor.
Died December 9th, 1958 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi