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March 9th
254 Notable deaths
Jon English
English-born australian singer, musician and actor (1949-2016).
Born March 26th, 1949 in Hampstead.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 66 years old in Newcastle (surgical complications).
Fernando Rey
Spanish actor (1917–1994).
Born September 20th, 1917 in A Coruña.
Died March 9th, 1994 at 76 years old in Madrid (bladder cancer). [ref]
Jean-Dominique Bauby
French journalist, author and editor with locked-in syndrome (1952-1997).
Born April 23rd, 1952 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 44 years old in Garches (pneumonia).
Roger Mudd
American television news reporter and anchor.
Born February 9th, 1928 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in McLean.
Faye Emerson
American actress (1917–1983).
Born July 8th, 1917 in Elizabeth.
Died March 9th, 1983 at 65 years old in Deià (cancer).
Yukteswar Giri
Indian yogi, occultist and guru (1855-1936).
Born May 10th, 1855 in Serampore.
Died March 9th, 1936 at 80 years old in Puri.
Stan Brakhage
American filmmaker and writer (1933–2003).
Born January 14th, 1933 in Kansas City.
Died March 9th, 2003 at 70 years old in Victoria (bladder cancer).
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]
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
American physician (1831 - 1895).
Born February 8th, 1831 in Christiana.
Died March 9th, 1895 at 64 years old
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).
Soemitro Djojohadikoesoemo
Indonesian economist and politician (1917-2001).
Born May 29th, 1917 in Kebumen.
Died March 9th, 2001 at 83 years old in Jakarta.
Cliff Simon
South african actor (1962–2021).
Born September 7th, 1962 in Johannesburg.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 58 years old in Topanga (traffic collision). [ref]
Anton Coppola
American conductor (1917–2020).
Born March 21st, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2020 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Terry Nation
Welsh television writer (1930–1997).
Born August 8th, 1930 in Cardiff.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Eiko Matsuda
Japanese 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]
Jimmy Lydon
Actor and television producer (1923–2022).
Born May 30th, 1923 in Harrington Park.
Died March 9th, 2022 at 98 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Frank Wedekind
German playwright (1864-1918).
Born July 24th, 1864 in Hanover. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1918 at 53 years old in Munich (postoperative complications). [ref]
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
Pope of the coptic orthodox church and saint (1902–1971).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Damanhur.
Died March 9th, 1971 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Raphael Mechoulam
Israeli chemist.
Born November 5th, 1930 in Sofia.
Died March 9th, 2023 at 92 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Keith Olsen
American record producer and sound engineer (1945–2020).
Born May 12th, 1945 in Sioux Falls.
Died March 9th, 2020 at 74 years old in Genoa. [ref]
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid