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February 9th
178 Notable deaths
Cecil Hepworth
English film director and film producer (1874-1953).
Born March 19th, 1874 in Lambeth, London Borough of Lambeth. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1953 at 78 years old in Greenford. [ref]
Aurel Popovici
Romanian politician (1863-1917).
Born October 16th, 1863 in Lugoj.
Died February 9th, 1917 at 53 years old in Geneva.
Grigory Levenfish
Soviet chess player.
Born March 9th, 1889 in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton
British military officer, tennis player and artist (1879–1951).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1951 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Nikolay Ivanovich Krylov
Soviet military commander (1903-1972).
Born April 29th, 1903 in Vishnevoe.
Died February 9th, 1972 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Beverly Byron
American politician (1932–2025).
Born July 27th, 1932 in Baltimore.
Died February 9th, 2025 at 92 years old in Frederick. [ref]
Mabel Paige
American actress (1880-1954).
Born December 19th, 1880 in New York City.
Died February 9th, 1954 at 73 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Yevgeni Andreyev
Colonel soviet air force (1926-2000).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Novosibirsk.
Died February 9th, 2000 at 73 years old in Schelkovo-3.
Ibolya Csák
Athletics competitor.
Born January 6th, 1915 in Budapest.
Died February 9th, 2006 at 91 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Adolphe Kégresse
French engineer.
Born June 20th, 1879 in Héricourt.
Died February 9th, 1943 at 63 years old in Croissy-sur-Seine.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin