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March 9th
191 Notable deaths
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Chancellor of west germany (cdu; 1966–1969).
Born April 6th, 1904 in Albstadt. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1988 at 83 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
German army officer (1870-1964).
Born March 20th, 1870 in Saarlouis. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1964 at 93 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Usha Kiran
Indian actress (1929-2000).
Born April 22nd, 1929 in Vasai-Virar.
Died March 9th, 2000 at 70 years old in Nashik.
Devika Rani
Indian actress (1908-1994).
Born March 30th, 1908 in Visakhapatnam.
Died March 9th, 1994 at 85 years old in Bengaluru.
Matthew Henson
American explorer (1866-1955).
Born August 8th, 1866 in Charles County.
Died March 9th, 1955 at 88 years old in New York City (stroke).
Joy Mukherjee
Indian film actor, director and producer.
Born February 24th, 1939 in Jhansi.
Died March 9th, 2012 at 73 years old in Mumbai (disease). [ref]
Oskar Gröning
German ss non-commissioned officer, accountant in auschwitz concentration camp, convicted for mass murder (1921-2018).
Born June 10th, 1921 in Nienburg/Weser.
Died March 9th, 2018 at 96 years old [ref]
Sheila Gish
British actress.
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Lincoln.
Died March 9th, 2005 at 62 years old in London (skin cancer).
James Levine
American conductor and pianist.
Born June 23rd, 1943 in Cincinnati.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 77 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1952 at 79 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
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