December 9th
150 Notable deaths
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]
Robert Jervis
American political scientist.
Born April 30th, 1940 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]
Juan de la Cierva
Spanish aeronautical engineer and pilot; inventor of the autogyro.
Born September 21st, 1895 in Murcia.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 41 years old in London (aviation accident).
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]
Ernst August, Prince of Hanover
(1914–1987); head of the house of hanover from 1953-1987.
Born March 18th, 1914 in Brunswick.
Died December 9th, 1987 at 73 years old in Pattensen.
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.
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
German general (1856-1941).
Born February 12th, 1856 in Ancona.
Died December 9th, 1941 at 85 years old in Opava.
Dmitry Merezhkovsky
Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic.
Born August 14th, 1866 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1941 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Tony Canzoneri
American boxer (1908-1959).
Born November 6th, 1908 in Slidell.
Died December 9th, 1959 at 51 years old in Staten Island.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon