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April 9th
164 Notable deaths
Edda Mussolini
Benito mussolini's daughter (1910-1995).
Born September 1st, 1910 in Forlì. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1995 at 84 years old in Rome.
Ramsey Clark
American lawyer and peace activist (1927–2021).
Born December 18th, 1927 in Dallas.
Died April 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Willie Stargell
American baseball player and coach (1940-2001).
Born March 6th, 1940 in Earlsboro. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2001 at 61 years old in Wilmington (stroke).
Charles Van Doren
American university teacher, non-fiction writer, biographer (1926-2019).
Born February 12th, 1926 in Manhattan.
Died April 9th, 2019 at 93 years old in Canaan.
Hans Oster
German general.
Born August 9th, 1887 in Dresden.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 57 years old in Flossenbürg concentration camp (hanging).
Anders Lassen
Recipient of the victoria cross (1920-1945).
Born September 22nd, 1920 in Høvdingsgård.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 24 years old in Comacchio.
James F. Byrnes
American politician.
Born May 2nd, 1882 in Charleston. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1972 at 89 years old in Columbia.
Georg Elser
German opponent of nazism, planned and carried out an assassination attempt on adolf hitler on 8 november 1939 (1903–1945).
Born January 4th, 1903 in Hermaringen.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 42 years old in Dachau concentration camp (gunshot wound).
Brook Benton
American singer (1931–1988).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Lugoff, Camden.
Died April 9th, 1988 at 56 years old in Queens (meningitis).
Jack Higgins
British novelist.
Born July 27th, 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2022 at 92 years old in Jersey. [ref]
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett