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March 9th
254 Notable deaths
Robert Gunther
British zoologist (1869–1940).
Born August 23rd, 1869 in Surrey.
Died March 9th, 1940 at 70 years old in Oxfordshire.
Italo De Zan
Italian cyclist (1925–2020).
Born July 1st, 1925 in San Fior. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2020 at 94 years old in Treviso (COVID-19). [ref]
Yola Ramírez
Mexican tennis player.
Born March 1st, 1935 in Teziutlán.
Died March 9th, 2025 at 90 years old in Teziutlán Municipality. [ref]
Inge Sørensen
Danish swimmer.
Born July 18th, 1924 in Gentofte.
Died March 9th, 2011 at 86 years old in New Jersey. [ref]
Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani
Iranian physician.
Born December 1st, 1952 in Sabzevar.
Died March 9th, 2020 at 67 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Gheorghe Constantin
Romanian footballer (1932-2010).
Born December 14th, 1932 in Bucharest.
Died March 9th, 2010 at 77 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Cezar Petrescu
Romanian writer (1892–1961).
Born December 1st, 1892 in Cotnari.
Died March 9th, 1961 at 68 years old in Bucharest.
Margarita Nelken
Spanish feminist and writer (1894–1968).
Born July 5th, 1894 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Robert Gordon Latham
British ethnologist and philologist (1812-1888).
Born March 24th, 1812 in Lincolnshire.
Died March 9th, 1888 at 75 years old in Putney.
Hanka Bielicka
Polish actress (1915-2006).
Born November 9th, 1915 in Poltava, Kononivka.
Died March 9th, 2006 at 90 years old in Warsaw.
Amalie Dietrich
German naturalist, explorer and collector (1821-1891).
Born May 26th, 1821 in Siebenlehn.
Died March 9th, 1891 at 69 years old in Rendsburg.
Mykhailo Kravchuk
Ukrainian mathematician (1892–1942).
Born September 27th, 1892 in Chovnytsia.
Died March 9th, 1942 at 49 years old in Kolyma.
Zdeněk Nejedlý
Czech musicologist, writer and politician (1878–1962).
Born February 10th, 1878 in Litomyšl.
Died March 9th, 1962 at 84 years old in Prague.
Melba Hernández
Cuban politician.
Born July 28th, 1921 in Cruces.
Died March 9th, 2014 at 92 years old in Havana.
Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
British entomologist (1828–1917).
Born November 3rd, 1828 in Dorset.
Died March 9th, 1917 at 88 years old
Iraj Afshar
Iranian bibliographer, historian (1925–2011).
Born October 8th, 1925 in Tehran.
Died March 9th, 2011 at 85 years old in Tehran.
Sereno Watson
American botanist (1826-1892).
Born December 1st, 1826 in East Windsor.
Died March 9th, 1892 at 65 years old in Cambridge.
Fredrik von Otter
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1833-1910).
Born April 10th, 1833 in Fägre församling. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1910 at 76 years old in Royal Karlskrona Admiralty parish. [ref]
Žarko Dolinar
Croatian table tennis player (1920–2003).
Born July 3rd, 1920 in Koprivnica.
Died March 9th, 2003 at 82 years old in Basel.
Edwin Vásquez
Sport shooter (1922–1993).
Born July 28th, 1922 in Lima. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1993 at 70 years old in Lima. [ref]
Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher
German classical philologist (1845–1923).
Born February 12th, 1845 in Göttingen.
Died March 9th, 1923 at 78 years old in Dresden.
Benno Adam
German painter (1812-1892).
Born July 15th, 1812 in Munich.
Died March 9th, 1892 at 79 years old
Agustín Balbuena
Argentine footballer (1945-2021).
Born September 1st, 1945 in Santa Fe.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 75 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
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