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March 9th
197 Notable deaths
Jo Min-ki
South korean actor.
Born November 5th, 1966 in Gangbuk District.
Died March 9th, 2018 at 51 years old in Gwangjin District (hanging to death). [ref]
Isela Vega
Mexican actress (1939-2021).
Born November 5th, 1939 in Hermosillo. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2021 at 81 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer). [ref]
John Polkinghorne
Physicist, theologian and anglican priest (1930–2021).
Born October 16th, 1930 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Mikao Usui
Founder of reiki (1865-1926).
Born August 15th, 1865 in Gifu Prefecture.
Died March 9th, 1926 at 60 years old in Fukuyama (stroke).
Cliff Simon
South african athlete and actor.
Born September 7th, 1962 in Johannesburg.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 58 years old in Topanga (traffic collision). [ref]
Anton Coppola
American conductor.
Born March 21st, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2020 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Terry Nation
Welsh television writer.
Born August 8th, 1930 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1997 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Eiko Matsuda
Actress.
Born May 18th, 1952 in Yokohama.
Died March 9th, 2011 at 58 years old in Tokyo.
Simon Fisher-Becker
British actor (1961–2025).
Born November 25th, 1961 in London. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2025 at 63 years old in London. [ref]
Frank Wedekind
German playwright.
Born July 24th, 1864 in Hanover. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1918 at 53 years old in Munich. [ref]
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