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February 9th
253 Notable deaths
Costante Girardengo
Italian racing cyclist (1893–1978).
Born March 18th, 1893 in Novi Ligure.
Died February 9th, 1978 at 84 years old in Cassano Spinola.
Maximilian Reinelt
German rower.
Born August 24th, 1988 in Ulm.
Died February 9th, 2019 at 30 years old in St. Moritz. [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).
Alexandre de Fisterra
Spanish poet, inventor and editor.
Born May 6th, 1919 in Fisterra.
Died February 9th, 2007 at 87 years old in Zamora.
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 (1889–1961).
Born March 9th, 1889 in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Died February 9th, 1961 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alfred Moore Scales
Confederate army general (1827-1892).
Born November 26th, 1827 in Reidsville.
Died February 9th, 1892 at 64 years old in Greensboro.
Miltiadis Evert
Greek politician (1939–2011).
Born May 12th, 1939 in Athens.
Died February 9th, 2011 at 71 years old in Athens.
Hastings Rashdall
British philosopher, theologian, historian and anglican priest (1858-1924).
Born June 24th, 1858 in London.
Died February 9th, 1924 at 65 years old in Worthing.
Franco Marini
Italian politician (1933–2021).
Born April 9th, 1933 in San Pio delle Camere.
Died February 9th, 2021 at 87 years old in Rome (COVID-19). [ref]
Israel Nathan Herstein
American mathematician (1923–1988).
Born March 28th, 1923 in Lublin.
Died February 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Richard W. Thompson
American politician (1809-1900).
Born June 8th, 1809 in Culpeper County.
Died February 9th, 1900 at 90 years old in Terre Haute.
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 (1879–1943).
Born June 20th, 1879 in Héricourt.
Died February 9th, 1943 at 63 years old in Croissy-sur-Seine.
Alistair Cameron Crombie
Australian zoologist, historian of science (1915-1996).
Born November 4th, 1915 in Brisbane.
Died February 9th, 1996 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Élisabeth Sonrel
French artist (1874-1953).
Born May 17th, 1874 in Tours. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1953 at 78 years old in Sceaux. [ref]
Leo Moser
Canadian mathematician (1921–1970).
Born April 11th, 1921 in Vienna.
Died February 9th, 1970 at 48 years old in Edmonton.
Amal Nasser ad-Din
Israeli druze politician.
Born July 31st, 1928 in Daliyat al-Karmel. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2025 at 96 years old in Daliyat al-Karmel. [ref]
William LeBaron
American film producer (1883–1958).
Born February 16th, 1883 in Elgin.
Died February 9th, 1958 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Augusto De Marsanich
Italian politician (1893–1973).
Born April 13th, 1893 in Rome.
Died February 9th, 1973 at 79 years old in Rome.
Iván Izquierdo
Brazilian neuroscientist (1937-2021).
Born September 16th, 1937 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 9th, 2021 at 83 years old in Porto Alegre (COVID-19, pneumonia). [ref]
Sergei Slonimsky
Soviet and russian composer, musicologist (1932-2020).
Born August 12th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 9th, 2020 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg (surgical complications). [ref]
William Meade Fishback
American politician (1831-1903).
Born November 5th, 1831 in Culpeper County.
Died February 9th, 1903 at 71 years old in Fort Smith (stroke).
Pierre Dac
French humorist (1893-1975).
Born August 15th, 1893 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died February 9th, 1975 at 81 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid