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February 9th
189 Notable deaths
Tiny Thompson
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.
Charles Doolittle Walcott
American paleontologist and 4th secretary of the smithsonian (1850-1927).
Born March 31st, 1850 in New York Mills. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1927 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
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).
Karl Mauss
German world war ii general; dentist.
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. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2014 at 95 years old in Bagsværd. [ref]
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.
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.
Born May 26th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died February 9th, 2022 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 189
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche