March 9th
254 Notable deaths
Olga Chekhova
Actress (1897-1980).
Born April 26th, 1897 in Gyumri.
Died March 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Munich (brain cancer).
Clara Westhoff
German sculptor (1878-1954).
Born November 21st, 1878 in Bremen.
Died March 9th, 1954 at 75 years old in Fischerhude.
Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Prince of hohenlohe-langenburg (1832-1913).
Born August 31st, 1832 in Langenburg.
Died March 9th, 1913 at 80 years old in Langenburg.
Shirley Ross
American actress, singer (1913-1975).
Born January 7th, 1913 in Omaha.
Died March 9th, 1975 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (cancer).
Harry Catterick
English footballer and manager (1919-1985).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Darlington.
Died March 9th, 1985 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
Rico Alaniz
Retired actor (1919-2015).
Born October 25th, 1919 in Ciudad Juárez.
Died March 9th, 2015 at 95 years old in California.
Ulf von Euler
Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983).
Born February 7th, 1905 in Stockholm.
Died March 9th, 1983 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Zvi Yehuda Kook
Religious zionist leader (1891–1982).
Born April 23rd, 1891 in Žeimelis.
Died March 9th, 1982 at 90 years old in Jerusalem.
Anthony Berkeley Cox
English crime writer (1893–1971).
Born July 5th, 1893 in Watford.
Died March 9th, 1971 at 77 years old in London.
Harry Howell
Canadian ice hockey player (1932–2019).
Born December 28th, 1932 in Hamilton.
Died March 9th, 2019 at 86 years old in Ancaster (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
John Crocker
British army general (1896–1963).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Lewisham.
Died March 9th, 1963 at 67 years old in London.
Walter Christaller
German geographer (1893–1969).
Born April 21st, 1893 in Altensteig.
Died March 9th, 1969 at 75 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
George Abraham Grierson
Irish linguistic scholar and civil servant (1851–1941).
Born January 7th, 1851 in Glenageary.
Died March 9th, 1941 at 90 years old in Camberley.
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia
Prussian royal (1880-1925).
Born July 12th, 1880 in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1925 at 44 years old in Weisser Hirsch. [ref]
Jean-Marie Villot
Roman catholic cardinal (1905–1979).
Born October 11th, 1905 in Saint-Amant-Tallende.
Died March 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Vatican City (pneumonia).
Hanne Darboven
German artist (1941-2009).
Born April 29th, 1941 in Munich.
Died March 9th, 2009 at 67 years old in Hamburg, Rönneburg. [ref]
Princess Sophie of Saxony
Saxon princess (1845–1867).
Born March 15th, 1845 in Dresden.
Died March 9th, 1867 at 21 years old in Munich (influenza).
Doris Haddock
American political activist (1910–2010).
Born January 24th, 1910 in Laconia.
Died March 9th, 2010 at 100 years old in Dublin (respiratory disease). [ref]
Willard Metcalf
American artist (1858-1925).
Born July 1st, 1858 in Lowell.
Died March 9th, 1925 at 66 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Artyom Borovik
Russian investigative journalist (1960-2000).
Born September 13th, 1960 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2000 at 39 years old in Khimki. [ref]
Abdul Munim Riad
Egyptian military officer (1919–1969).
Born October 22nd, 1919 in Tanta.
Died March 9th, 1969 at 49 years old in Suez Canal.
Vladimir Etush
Soviet and russian actor (1922–2019).
Died March 9th, 2019 at 96 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Ivo Robić
Croatian pop singer (1923–2000).
Born January 29th, 1926 in Garešnica.
Died March 9th, 2000 at 74 years old in Zagreb.
Panagiotis Danglis
Greek politician and general (1853-1924).
Born November 17th, 1853 in Atalanti.
Died March 9th, 1924 at 70 years old in Athens.
István Nyers
Hungarian association football player.
Born May 25th, 1924 in Merlebach. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2005 at 80 years old in Subotica. [ref]
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson