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February 9th

184 Notable deaths

Juris Kalniņš

Olympic basketball player.

Born March 8th, 1938 in Riga.

Died February 9th, 2010 at 71 years old

Caroline Furness

American astronomer.

Born June 24th, 1869 in Cleveland.

Died February 9th, 1936 at 66 years old in New York City.

Georgy Yegorov

Soviet admiral of the fleet (1918-2008).

Born October 30th, 1918 in Mestanovo.

Died February 9th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe

Swiss female curler (1972-2015) and coach.

Born June 30th, 1972 in Basel.

Died February 9th, 2015 at 42 years old (bone cancer).

Tauno Kovanen

Finnish wrestler (1917-1986).

Born June 20th, 1917 in Kuru.

Died February 9th, 1986 at 68 years old in Lahti.

Arnošt Kreuz

Czech footballer (1912-1974).

Born May 9th, 1912 in Veselí, Neštěmice. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1974 at 61 years old in Norderstedt.

Inge Heybroek

Field hockey player (1915–1956).

Born October 12th, 1915 in Hilversum.

Died February 9th, 1956 at 40 years old in Dublin.

Niels Nielsen

Norwegian sailor.

Born October 5th, 1883 in Oslo.

Died February 9th, 1961 at 77 years old

Dmytro Bahalii

Ukrainian historian, philosopher and public figure (1857-1932).

Born November 7th, 1857 in Kyiv. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1932 at 74 years old in Kharkiv.

Marcel Godivier

French cyclist (1887-1963).

Born January 17th, 1887 in Versailles. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1963 at 76 years old in Dreux. [ref]

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