February 9th
179 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1942 at 85 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
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. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1909 at 40 years old in London (syphilis). [ref]
George Langelaan
Uk writer.
Born January 19th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1972 at 64 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
George Maduro
Dutch resistance member.
Born July 15th, 1916 in Willemstad.
Died February 9th, 1945 at 28 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Lauri Kristian Relander
Finnish politician (1883-1942).
Born May 31st, 1883 in Kurkijoki.
Died February 9th, 1942 at 58 years old in Helsinki (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 179
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut