March 9th
254 Notable deaths
Frederic George Stephens
British art critic, in the pre-raphaelite brotherhood (1827-1907).
Born October 10th, 1827 in London.
Died March 9th, 1907 at 79 years old in London.
Otto Freundlich
German jewish artist murdered by nazis in a concentration camp (1878-1943).
Born July 10th, 1878 in Słupsk.
Died March 9th, 1943 at 64 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
William Wain Prior
Danish general (1876–1946).
Born July 18th, 1876 in Copenhagen.
Died March 9th, 1946 at 69 years old in Frederiksberg.
Sondre Norheim
Norwegian alpine skier (1825–1897).
Born June 10th, 1825 in Morgedal.
Died March 9th, 1897 at 71 years old in North Dakota.
Bernard Binlin Dadié
Ivorian writer and politician (1916–2019).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Assinie-Mafia.
Died March 9th, 2019 at 103 years old in Abidjan. [ref]
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.
American pharmacologist (1915–1974).
Born November 19th, 1915 in Burlingame.
Died March 9th, 1974 at 58 years old in Miami.
Dick McTaggart
Scottish boxer (1935–2025).
Born October 15th, 1935 in Dundee.
Died March 9th, 2025 at 89 years old [ref]
Oswald Wirth
Swiss occultist (1860–1943).
Born August 5th, 1860 in Brienz.
Died March 9th, 1943 at 82 years old in Mouterre-sur-Blourde.
Geir Ivarsøy
Norwegian computer prgrammer (1957–2006).
Born June 27th, 1957 in Norway.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 48 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Robert B. Leighton
American astronomer (1919–1997).
Born September 10th, 1919 in Detroit.
Died March 9th, 1997 at 77 years old in Pasadena.
Daniel Ridgway Knight
American artist (1839-1924).
Born March 15th, 1839 in Chambersburg. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1924 at 84 years old in Paris.
Nikolai Kuznetsov
Soviet partisan and intelligence agent.
Born July 27th, 1911 in Zyranka.
Died March 9th, 1944 at 32 years old in Boratyn, Lviv Oblast.
William B. Bate
Confederate army general (1826-1905).
Born October 7th, 1826 in Castalian Springs.
Died March 9th, 1905 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
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 (1906–1993).
Born June 6th, 1906 in Krefeld.
Died March 9th, 1993 at 86 years old in Bloomington.
Warren K. Lewis
American chemical engineer (1882–1975).
Born August 21st, 1882 in Laurel.
Died March 9th, 1975 at 92 years old in Plymouth.
Engin Fırat
Turkish association football manager (born 1970).
Born June 11th, 1970 in Istanbul.
Died March 9th, 2026 at 55 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Brooks
American painter (1906-1992).
Born October 18th, 1906 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1992 at 85 years old in East Hampton.
Arnold Toynbee
British economic historian (1852-1883).
Born August 23rd, 1852 in London.
Died March 9th, 1883 at 30 years old in Wimbledon.
Jane M. Joseph
English composer (1894-1929).
Born May 31st, 1894 in London.
Died March 9th, 1929 at 34 years old in London (kidney failure).
Edgar de Wahl
Estonian teacher and linguist (1867–1948).
Born August 11th, 1867 in Olviopol.
Died March 9th, 1948 at 80 years old in Tallinn.
Alfred Knox
British politician (1870-1964).
Born October 30th, 1870 in Ulster.
Died March 9th, 1964 at 93 years old
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).
Richard L. Neuberger
American journalist, author, and politician during the middle of the 20th century (1912–1960).
Born December 26th, 1912 in Multnomah County.
Died March 9th, 1960 at 47 years old in Portland (stroke).
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
Swedish oceanographer.
Born May 3rd, 1874 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1954 at 79 years old in Stockaryd.
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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