March 9th
179 Notable deaths
Timothy Evans
British man wrongly convicted of murder (1924-1950).
Born November 20th, 1924 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died March 9th, 1950 at 25 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging).
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]
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]
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]
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.
James Levine
American conductor and pianist.
Born June 23rd, 1943 in Cincinnati.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 77 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Sheila Gish
British actress.
Born April 23rd, 1942 in Lincoln.
Died March 9th, 2005 at 62 years old in London (skin cancer).
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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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus