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April 9th
164 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Tönnies
German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936).
Born July 26th, 1855 in Oldenswort. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1936 at 80 years old in Kiel. [ref]
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
American rabbi and theologian (1903–1993).
Born February 27th, 1903 in Pružany.
Died April 9th, 1993 at 90 years old in Boston.
Richard Ng
Hong kong actor (1939–2023).
Born December 17th, 1939 in Guangzhou.
Died April 9th, 2023 at 83 years old in Hong Kong (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Mort Drucker
American caricaturist and comics artist (1929–2020).
Born March 22nd, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died April 9th, 2020 at 91 years old in Orange County. [ref]
Helene Hanff
Screenwriter, writer (1916-1997).
Born April 15th, 1916 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in New York City (diabetes). [ref]
Paolo Soleri
Italian architect (1919-2013).
Born June 21st, 1919 in Turin. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2013 at 93 years old in Scottsdale. [ref]
Sherman Minton
Us supreme court justice from 1949 to 1956.
Born October 20th, 1890 in Georgetown.
Died April 9th, 1965 at 74 years old in New Albany.
John Tate
American boxer (1955–1998).
Born January 29th, 1955 in Marion County.
Died April 9th, 1998 at 43 years old in Knoxville.
Peter Hansen
American actor (1921–2017).
Born December 5th, 1921 in Oakland.
Died April 9th, 2017 at 95 years old in Tarzana (disease). [ref]
Sutan Sjahrir
Prime minister of indonesia (1909–1966).
Born March 5th, 1909 in Padang Panjang.
Died April 9th, 1966 at 57 years old in Zurich.
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