December 9th
211 Notable deaths
Domingo Vásquez
President of honduras (1846-1909).
Born August 3rd, 1846 in Tegucigalpa.
Died December 9th, 1909 at 63 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Oscar Osthoff
American sportsperson.
Born March 23rd, 1883 in Milwaukee.
Died December 9th, 1950 at 67 years old in Indianapolis.
Johann Philipp Becker
German revolutionary (1809-1886).
Born March 19th, 1809 in Frankenthal.
Died December 9th, 1886 at 77 years old in Geneva.
Johan Christoffer Boklund
Swedish artist (1817-1880).
Born July 15th, 1817 in Allerum parish.
Died December 9th, 1880 at 63 years old in Stockholm City.
John Jackson
Scottish astronomer (1887-1958).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Paisley.
Died December 9th, 1958 at 71 years old in Surrey.
Gerti Deutsch
Austrian photographer (1908–1979).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died December 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Leamington Spa.
Adriana Budevska
Bulgarian actress and one of the founders of modern bulgarian theatre (1878–1955).
Born December 13th, 1878 in Dobrich.
Died December 9th, 1955 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Guire Poulard
Haitian catholic priest (1942–2018).
Born January 6th, 1942 in Petit-Goâve. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2018 at 76 years old in Port-au-Prince (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Harry Stenqvist
Swedish racing cyclist (1893–1968).
Born December 25th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died December 9th, 1968 at 74 years old in Örebro.
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.
Rudolf Viertl
Austrian footballer (1902-1981).
Born November 12th, 1902 in Schwechat.
Died December 9th, 1981 at 79 years old in Vienna.
András Beck
Hungarian sculptor (1911–1985).
Born January 13th, 1911 in Alsógöd.
Died December 9th, 1985 at 74 years old in Clamart (traffic collision).
André Nelis
Sailor (1935–2012).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Antwerp.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 77 years old in Antwerp.
Blanche Wheeler Williams
Archeologist and teacher (1870–1936).
Born January 9th, 1870 in Concord.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Ueli Sutter
Swiss cyclist.
Born March 16th, 1947 in Bettlach.
Died December 9th, 2025 at 78 years old in Willisau. [ref]
Władysław Kulczyński
Polish arachnologist (1854-1919).
Born March 27th, 1854 in Kraków.
Died December 9th, 1919 at 65 years old in Kraków.
John Mackenzie
Scottish competitive sailor (1876–1949).
Born September 21st, 1876 in Greenock.
Died December 9th, 1949 at 73 years old
Thorvald Strömberg
Olympic canoeist (1931–2010).
Born March 17th, 1931 in Kirkkonummi.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 79 years old in Ekenäs. [ref]
Josef Escher
Member of the swiss federal council (1885-1954).
Born September 17th, 1885 in Simplon.
Died December 9th, 1954 at 69 years old in Bern.
Karl Magnus Wegelius
Finnish gymnast and sport shooter (1884–1936).
Born August 20th, 1884 in Hattula.
Died December 9th, 1936 at 52 years old in London (aviation accident).
Leonid Pervomayskiy
Ukrainian poet (1908–1973).
Born May 17th, 1908 in Berestyn.
Died December 9th, 1973 at 65 years old in Kyiv.
Li Ki-joo
South korean footballer (1926-1996).
Born November 12th, 1926 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died December 9th, 1996 at 70 years old
Karl-Erik Åström
Swedish cross-country skier (1924-1993).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Sweden.
Died December 9th, 1993 at 69 years old [ref]
Rodolfo Wirz
Uruguayan-german roman catholic bishop of maldonado.
Born April 19th, 1942 in Schwarzrheindorf/Vilich-Rheindorf.
Died December 9th, 2025 at 83 years old in Montevideo.
Ivan Ljavinec
Catholic bishop (1923–2012).
Born April 18th, 1923 in Volovets. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2012 at 89 years old in Žernůvka. [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender