March 9th
179 Notable deaths
Oswald Wirth
Swiss occultist.
Born August 5th, 1860 in Brienz. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1943 at 82 years old in Mouterre-sur-Blourde. [ref]
Robert B. Leighton
American astronomer.
Born September 10th, 1919 in Detroit. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1997 at 77 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
George von Lengerke Meyer
United states businessman, diplomat and government official (1858-1918).
Born June 24th, 1858 in Boston. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1918 at 59 years old in Boston. [ref]
Max August Zorn
German mathematician.
Born June 6th, 1906 in Krefeld.
Died March 9th, 1993 at 86 years old in Bloomington.
Dick McTaggart
Scottish boxer (1935–2025).
Born October 15th, 1935 in Dundee.
Died March 9th, 2025 at 89 years old [ref]
Inge Deutschkron
German-israeli author and journalist (1922-2022).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in Finsterwalde.
Died March 9th, 2022 at 99 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
Swedish oceanographer.
Born May 3rd, 1874 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1954 at 79 years old in Stockaryd.
Bernard Dowiyogo
Nauruan politician (1946-2003).
Born February 14th, 1946 in Nauru, Ubenide Constituency.
Died March 9th, 2003 at 57 years old in Washington, D.C. (diabetes).
Justice Christopher
Nigerian footballer.
Born December 24th, 1981 in Jos.
Died March 9th, 2022 at 40 years old in Jos. [ref]
Richard L. Neuberger
American journalist, author, and politician during the middle of the 20th century.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Multnomah County.
Died March 9th, 1960 at 47 years old in Portland (stroke).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 179
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin