February 9th
179 Notable deaths
Jarmila Novotná
Czech actress, opera singer and singer.
Born September 23rd, 1908 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Abune Antonios
Eritrean priest.
Born July 12th, 1927 in Italian Eritrea.
Died February 9th, 2022 at 94 years old in Asmara. [ref]
Oleg Strizhenov
Soviet and russian actor (1929–2025).
Born August 10th, 1929 in Blagoveshchensk.
Died February 9th, 2025 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
André Wilms
French actor.
Born April 29th, 1947 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2022 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Larisa Reisner
Russian writer, editor.
Born May 14th, 1895 in Lublin. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1926 at 30 years old in Moscow (typhoid fever). [ref]
Herschel Evans
American musician.
Born March 9th, 1909 in Denton.
Died February 9th, 1939 at 29 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Júlio Prestes
President of brazil (1882-1946).
Born March 15th, 1882 in Itapetininga.
Died February 9th, 1946 at 63 years old in São Paulo.
James Gibbons Huneker
American music critic.
Born January 21st, 1857 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1921 at 64 years old in Flatbush. [ref]
Franco Marini
Italian politician.
Born April 9th, 1933 in San Pio delle Camere.
Died February 9th, 2021 at 87 years old in Rome (COVID-19). [ref]
Costante Girardengo
Italian racing cyclist (1893-1978).
Born March 18th, 1893 in Novi Ligure.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 84 years old in Cassano Spinola.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 179
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis