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February 9th
253 Notable deaths
Ary Barroso
Brazilian composer and musician (1903–1964).
Born November 7th, 1903 in Ubá.
Died February 9th, 1964 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cirrhosis).
Masatoşi Gündüz İkeda
Turkish mathematician (1926–2003).
Born February 25th, 1926 in Tokyo City.
Died February 9th, 2003 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Karl Valentin
Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer (1882–1948).
Born June 4th, 1882 in Munich.
Died February 9th, 1948 at 65 years old in Planegg (hypothermia).
Abd al-Karim Qasim
Iraqi army brigadier, nationalist and first prime minister of iraq after the fall of the monarchy.
Born November 21st, 1914 in Baghdad.
Died February 9th, 1963 at 48 years old in Baghdad (gunshot wound).
Tiny Thompson
Canadian ice hockey goaltender: first goaltender to stop the puck by catching it (1903-1981).
Born May 31st, 1903 in Sandon.
Died February 9th, 1981 at 77 years old in Calgary.
Antonino Zichichi
Italian nuclear physicist (1929-2026).
Born October 15th, 1929 in Trapani.
Died February 9th, 2026 at 96 years old [ref]
Charles Doolittle Walcott
American paleontologist and 4th secretary of the smithsonian (1850-1927).
Born March 31st, 1850 in New York Mills.
Died February 9th, 1927 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Jack Kinney
American film director, animator (1909–1992).
Born March 29th, 1909 in Utah.
Died February 9th, 1992 at 82 years old in Glendale.
Rostislav Alexeyev
Soviet shipbuilder (1916-1980).
Born December 18th, 1916 in Novozybkov.
Died February 9th, 1980 at 63 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Charles Conder
Australian painter, lithographer and fan-designer (1868-1909).
Born October 24th, 1868 in Tottenham.
Died February 9th, 1909 at 40 years old in London (syphilis).
Charles Gavan Duffy
Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and australian politician (1816-1903).
Born April 12th, 1816 in Monaghan.
Died February 9th, 1903 at 86 years old in Nice.
Karl Mauss
German world war ii general; dentist (1898-1959).
Died February 9th, 1959 at 60 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
George Langelaan
British-french writer.
Born January 19th, 1908 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1972 at 64 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Gabriel Axel
Danish film director (1918-2014).
Born April 18th, 1918 in Aarhus.
Died February 9th, 2014 at 95 years old in Bagsværd.
Buddy Johnson
American jazz and new york blues pianist and bandleader (1915–1977).
Born January 10th, 1915 in Darlington.
Died February 9th, 1977 at 62 years old in New York City.
Zhang Lan
Chinese politician and revolutionary.
Born April 2nd, 1872 in Lianchi Town.
Died February 9th, 1955 at 82 years old in Beijing Hospital.
Edith Mathis
Swiss opera singer (1938–2025).
Born February 11th, 1938 in Lucerne.
Died February 9th, 2025 at 86 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Joseph Horovitz
British composer (1926–2022).
Born May 26th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died February 9th, 2022 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke
American portrait and genre painter (1856-1942).
Born October 28th, 1856 in San Francisco.
Died February 9th, 1942 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Axel Paulsen
Norwegian figure skater and speed skater (1855–1938).
Born July 18th, 1855 in Aker. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1938 at 82 years old in Nesodden.
Lauri Kristian Relander
Finnish politician; the 2nd president of finland (1883–1942).
Born May 31st, 1883 in Kurkijoki.
Died February 9th, 1942 at 58 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
Curt Haase
German general (1881–1943).
Born December 15th, 1881 in Bad Honnef.
Died February 9th, 1943 at 61 years old in Grunewald (myocardial infarction).
Johan Jongkind
Dutch painter and printmaker regarded as a forerunner of impressionism (1819-1891).
Born June 3rd, 1819 in Lattrop.
Died February 9th, 1891 at 71 years old in La Côte-Saint-André.
Carlos Luz
19th president of brazil (1894–1961).
Born August 4th, 1894 in Três Corações.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 66 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Maxime Du Camp
French photographer and writer (1822–1894).
Born February 8th, 1822 in Paris.
Died February 9th, 1894 at 72 years old in Baden-Baden.
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