April 9th
150 Notable deaths
Jean Verdier
Catholic cardinal (1864-1940).
Born February 19th, 1864 in Lacroix-Barrez. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1940 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hsieh Tung-min
Taiwanese politician (1908-2001).
Born January 25th, 1908 in Tainan.
Died April 9th, 2001 at 93 years old in Taipei.
Nikolai Gorbachev
Canoe racer.
Born May 15th, 1948 in Rahačoŭ.
Died April 9th, 2019 at 70 years old [ref]
Svetlana Velmar-Janković
Serbian writer (1933-2014).
Born February 1st, 1933 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2014 at 81 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Saratu Gidado
Nigerian actress.
Born January 17th, 1968 in Gombe State.
Died April 9th, 2024 at 56 years old in Kano State. [ref]
Tom Santschi
American actor.
Born October 24th, 1880 in Crystal City.
Died April 9th, 1931 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Anton Lopatin
Soviet general (1897-1965).
Born January 18th, 1897 in Kamyenka.
Died April 9th, 1965 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Dalgarno
British physicist.
Born January 5th, 1928 in London.
Died April 9th, 2015 at 87 years old
William Worthington
American silent film actor and director (1872-1941).
Born April 8th, 1872 in Troy. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1941 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Nina Companéez
Screenwriter, film director (1937-2015).
Born August 26th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died April 9th, 2015 at 77 years old in Paris (cancer).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 150
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs