April 9th
158 Notable deaths
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 (1930–2012).
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.
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 (1880-1931).
Born October 24th, 1880 in Crystal City.
Died April 9th, 1931 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 158
Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold