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February 9th
184 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]
Axel Paulsen
Norwegian figure skater and speed skater.
Born July 18th, 1855 in Aker. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1938 at 82 years old in Nesodden.
Karl Mauss
German world war ii general; dentist.
Died February 9th, 1959 at 60 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Rostislav Alexeyev
Soviet shipbuilder (1916-1980).
Born December 18th, 1916 in Novozybkov.
Died February 9th, 1980 at 63 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
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.
Joseph Horovitz
British composer.
Born May 26th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died February 9th, 2022 at 95 years old in London. [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]
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).
George Langelaan
Uk writer.
Born January 19th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1972 at 64 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
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