February 9th
189 Notable deaths
Santiago Copello
Argentine cardinal (1880-1967).
Born January 7th, 1880 in Argentina.
Died February 9th, 1967 at 87 years old in Rome.
Bruno Ahlberg
Boxer (1911-1966).
Born April 23rd, 1911 in Espoo.
Died February 9th, 1966 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Wilhelm Mahlow
German rower (1914–1999).
Born January 18th, 1914 in Berlin.
Died February 9th, 1999 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Leni Junker
German sprinter (1905–1997).
Born December 8th, 1905 in Kassel.
Died February 9th, 1997 at 91 years old in Wilhelmshaven.
Lenore Kight
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1911-2000).
Born September 26th, 1911 in Frostburg.
Died February 9th, 2000 at 88 years old in Cincinnati. [ref]
Nils Kjær
Norwegian essayist and playwright (1870–1924).
Born September 11th, 1870 in Holmestrand.
Died February 9th, 1924 at 53 years old in Oslo.
André van den Heuvel
Dutch actor (1927-2016).
Born June 4th, 1927 in Tegelen.
Died February 9th, 2016 at 88 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
Edward Moore
American rower (1897–1968).
Born October 20th, 1897 in Ringgold.
Died February 9th, 1968 at 70 years old in Middleburg.
István Hevesi
Hungarian water polo player (1931-2018).
Died February 9th, 2018 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Lauri Virtanen
Finnish long-distance runner.
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Uskela.
Died February 9th, 1982 at 77 years old in Turku.
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau