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April 9th
164 Notable deaths
Shakti Samanta
Film director (1926-2009).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Bardhaman.
Died April 9th, 2009 at 83 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Dewey Martin
American actor (1923-2018).
Born December 8th, 1923 in Katemcy.
Died April 9th, 2018 at 94 years old in San Pedro.
Horst Dassler
German businessman (1936-1987).
Born March 12th, 1936 in Erlangen.
Died April 9th, 1987 at 51 years old in Erlangen (cancer).
Albert Popwell
American actor (1926-1999).
Born July 15th, 1926 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 1999 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Edward Thomas
British poet and journalist (1878–1917).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Lambeth.
Died April 9th, 1917 at 39 years old in Arras.
Kim Young-ae
South korean actress born in 1951.
Born April 21st, 1951 in Busan.
Died April 9th, 2017 at 65 years old in Seoul (pancreatic cancer).
Shrimad Rajchandra
Jain poet, philosopher and scholar (1867-1901).
Born November 11th, 1867 in Vavania. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1901 at 33 years old in Rajkot.
Sadegh Hedayat
Iranian writer.
Born February 17th, 1903 in Tehran. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1951 at 48 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr
An iraqi shia cleric, philosopher, and the ideological founder of the islamic dawa party (1935-1980)(55 yrs).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Kadhimiya.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 45 years old in Baghdad (hanging).
Zog I of Albania
Albanian prime minister, president and king (1895-1961) (r.1922-1939).
Born October 8th, 1895 in Burgajet.
Died April 9th, 1961 at 65 years old in Suresnes (disease).
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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