February 9th
178 Notable deaths
Reed Smoot
United states senator and lds apostle.
Born January 10th, 1862 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 9th, 1941 at 79 years old in St. Petersburg.
Howard Temin
American geneticist.
Born December 10th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died February 9th, 1994 at 59 years old in Madison (lung cancer).
Keiko Fukuda
Martial artist (1913-2013).
Born April 12th, 1913 in Kyōbashi-ku.
Died February 9th, 2013 at 99 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]
Walter Heitz
German general.
Born December 8th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 9th, 1944 at 65 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Marcos Alonso Peña
Spanish football player and manager (1959–2023).
Born October 1st, 1959 in Santander.
Died February 9th, 2023 at 63 years old [ref]
O Kuk-ryol
North korean politician and general (1930–2023).
Born January 7th, 1930 in Onsong County.
Died February 9th, 2023 at 93 years old (heart failure).
Philippe Ariès
French academic and historian (1914-1984).
Born July 21st, 1914 in Blois. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1984 at 69 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Paul Levi
German politician (1883-1930).
Born March 11th, 1883 in Hechingen. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1930 at 46 years old in Berlin (falling). [ref]
Vasily Shalvovich Kvachantiradze
Soviet sniper, hero of the soviet union.
Born July 26th, 1907 in Konchkati, Ozurgeti Municipality.
Died February 9th, 1950 at 42 years old in Konchkati, Ozurgeti Municipality.
Alexandre Benois
Russian artist (1870-1960).
Born May 3rd, 1870 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1960 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde