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February 9th
253 Notable deaths
Bruno Ahlberg
Boxer (1911-1966).
Born April 23rd, 1911 in Espoo.
Died February 9th, 1966 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Cecil Valentine De Vere
British chess player (1846-1875).
Born February 14th, 1846 in London. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1875 at 28 years old in Torquay (tuberculosis).
Wilhelm Mahlow
German rower (1914–1999).
Born January 18th, 1914 in Berlin.
Died February 9th, 1999 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Leni Junker
German sprinter (1905–1997).
Born December 8th, 1905 in Kassel.
Died February 9th, 1997 at 91 years old in Wilhelmshaven.
Lenore Kight
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1911-2000).
Born September 26th, 1911 in Frostburg.
Died February 9th, 2000 at 88 years old in Cincinnati. [ref]
Nils Kjær
Norwegian essayist and playwright (1870–1924).
Born September 11th, 1870 in Holmestrand.
Died February 9th, 1924 at 53 years old in Oslo.
Toivo Särkkä
Finnish film producer and director (1890–1975).
Born November 20th, 1890 in Mikkeli Rural Municipality, Mikkeli. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1975 at 84 years old in Marjaniemi (cerebral infarction).
André van den Heuvel
Dutch actor (1927–2016).
Born June 4th, 1927 in Tegelen. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2016 at 88 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
Bernhard Paus
Orthopedic surgeon (1910–1999).
Born November 9th, 1910 in Oslo. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1999 at 88 years old in Agadir. [ref]
Giorgio Bianchi
Italian actor (1904-1967).
Born February 18th, 1904 in Rome.
Died February 9th, 1967 at 62 years old in Rome.
Edward Moore
American rower (1897–1968).
Born October 20th, 1897 in Ringgold.
Died February 9th, 1968 at 70 years old in Middleburg.
István Hevesi
Hungarian water polo player (1931–2018).
Died February 9th, 2018 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Andreas Franz Frühwirth
Catholic cardinal (1845–1933).
Born October 21st, 1845 in Sankt Anna am Aigen.
Died February 9th, 1933 at 87 years old in Rome.
Louis-Nicolas Ménard
French artist, historian, chemist and writer (1822-1901).
Born October 19th, 1822 in Paris.
Died February 9th, 1901 at 78 years old in Paris.
Lauri Virtanen
Finnish long-distance runner.
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Uskela.
Died February 9th, 1982 at 77 years old in Turku.
Aleksandr Blinov
Former soviet equestrian and olympic champion (1954-2021).
Born August 19th, 1954 in Bishkek.
Died February 9th, 2021 at 66 years old [ref]
Gunnar Seidenfaden
Danish botanist and diplomat (1908-2001).
Born February 24th, 1908 in Varde.
Died February 9th, 2001 at 92 years old
Henryk Niedźwiedzki
Polish boxer (1933–2018).
Born April 6th, 1933 in Niedźwiady, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died February 9th, 2018 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Karl Müller
German bryologist (1818–1899).
Born December 16th, 1818 in Allstedt.
Died February 9th, 1899 at 80 years old in Halle (Saale).
Caroline Furness
American astronomer (1869 – 1936).
Born June 24th, 1869 in Cleveland.
Died February 9th, 1936 at 66 years old in New York City.
Juris Kalniņš
Latvian basketball player (1938–2010).
Died February 9th, 2010 at 71 years old in Riga.
Franz Andrysek
Austrian weightlifter.
Born February 8th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died February 9th, 1981 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Gustaf Bergström
Swedish footballer (1884-1938).
Born July 4th, 1884 in Gothenburg.
Died February 9th, 1938 at 53 years old in Gothenburg.
Károly Hornig
Hungarian catholic cardinal (1840-1917).
Born August 10th, 1840 in Buda, Pest. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1917 at 76 years old in Veszprém. [ref]
Georgy Yegorov
Soviet admiral of the fleet (1918-2008).
Born October 30th, 1918 in Mestanovo.
Died February 9th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner