April 9th
150 Notable deaths
Arnold Hugh Martin Jones
British historian of classical antiquity (1904–1970).
Born March 9th, 1904 in Birkenhead. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1970 at 66 years old in Thessaloniki (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Forrest Towns
American hurdler.
Born February 6th, 1914 in Fitzgerald.
Died April 9th, 1991 at 77 years old in Athens.
Saneatsu Mushanokōji
Japanese artist (1885-1976).
Born May 12th, 1885 in Kōjimachi-ku.
Died April 9th, 1976 at 90 years old in Jikei University Daisan Hospital (uremia).
Dorrit Hoffleit
American astronomer.
Born March 12th, 1907 in Florence.
Died April 9th, 2007 at 100 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Oskar von Miller
German engineer.
Born May 7th, 1855 in Munich. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1934 at 78 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vivian McGrath
Australian tennis player.
Born February 17th, 1916 in Mudgee.
Died April 9th, 1978 at 62 years old in Burradoo (disease).
Paul Vidal
French composer, conductor and music teacher.
Born June 16th, 1863 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1931 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Raúl Silva Henríquez
Catholic cardinal (1907-1999).
Born September 27th, 1907 in Talca.
Died April 9th, 1999 at 91 years old in Santiago.
José Guardiola
Spanish singer.
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Barcelona.
Died April 9th, 2012 at 81 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Liang Shiyi
Chinese politician (1869-1933).
Born May 5th, 1869 in Sanshui District.
Died April 9th, 1933 at 63 years old in Shanghai.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 150
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce