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February 9th
184 Notable deaths
Halldór Laxness
Icelandic author (1902-1998).
Born April 23rd, 1902 in Reykjavík. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1998 at 95 years old in Mosfellsbær (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Dennis Gabor
Nobel prize-winning physicist and inventor of holography.
Born June 5th, 1900 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1979 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Julio Jaramillo
Ecuadorian singer.
Born October 1st, 1935 in Guayaquil.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 42 years old in Guayaquil (cardiac arrest).
Alia al-Hussein
Queen consort of jordan.
Born December 25th, 1948 in Cairo.
Died February 9th, 1977 at 28 years old in Amman (aircraft crash).
Anne Treisman
English psychologist.
Born February 27th, 1935 in Wakefield.
Died February 9th, 2018 at 82 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Vera Ralston
Czech-born figure skater and actor.
Born July 12th, 1923 in Prague.
Died February 9th, 2003 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Sushil Koirala
Former prime minister of nepal (1939-2016).
Born August 12th, 1939 in Biratnagar.
Died February 9th, 2016 at 76 years old in Kathmandu (pneumonia). [ref]
Mirella Freni
Italian soprano (1935-2020).
Born February 27th, 1935 in Modena.
Died February 9th, 2020 at 84 years old in Modena (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
John Hick
English philosopher of religion and theologian (1922-2012).
Born January 20th, 1922 in Scarborough. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2012 at 90 years old in Birmingham. [ref]
William Dodd
American historian and ambassador to germany.
Born October 27th, 1869 in Clayton.
Died February 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Round Hill (pneumonia).
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