March 9th
179 Notable deaths
Miroslava Stern
Czechoslovak-mexican actress (c. 1926-1955).
Born February 26th, 1926 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1955 at 29 years old in Mexico City (barbiturate overdose). [ref]
Florence Arthaud
French sailor.
Born October 28th, 1957 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2015 at 57 years old in Villa Castelli (fall). [ref]
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
Spanish general (1875-1951).
Born February 10th, 1875 in Tordesillas.
Died March 9th, 1951 at 76 years old in Seville.
Olga Chekhova
Actress (1897-1980).
Born April 26th, 1897 in Gyumri.
Died March 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Munich (brain cancer). [ref]
Clara Westhoff
German sculptor (1878-1954).
Born November 21st, 1878 in Bremen. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1954 at 75 years old in Fischerhude. [ref]
Harry Catterick
English footballer and manager (1919-1985).
Born November 26th, 1919 in Darlington.
Died March 9th, 1985 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
Walter Christaller
German geographer.
Born April 21st, 1893 in Altensteig.
Died March 9th, 1969 at 75 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
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.
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]
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).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 179
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold