April 9th
218 Notable deaths
Horst Dassler
German businessman (1936-1987).
Born March 12th, 1936 in Erlangen.
Died April 9th, 1987 at 51 years old in Erlangen (cancer).
Nicholas Longworth
American politician (1869-1931).
Born November 5th, 1869 in Cincinnati.
Died April 9th, 1931 at 61 years old in Aiken.
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).
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala
Colombian politician (1903-1948).
Born January 26th, 1902 in Bogotá.
Died April 9th, 1948 at 46 years old in Bogotá (gunshot wound).
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
British army general (1827-1905).
Died April 9th, 1905 at 77 years old in Westminster.
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.
Empress Shōken
Japanese empress (1849-1914).
Born May 9th, 1849 in Heian-kyō.
Died April 9th, 1914 at 64 years old in Numazu Imperial Villa.
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).
Ferdinand Tönnies
German sociologist, economist and philosopher (1855–1936).
Born July 26th, 1855 in Oldenswort.
Died April 9th, 1936 at 80 years old in Kiel.
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 Hong Kong.
Died April 9th, 2023 at 83 years old in Hong Kong (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nguyễn Hữu An
Vietnamese general.
Born October 1st, 1926 in Gia Viễn.
Died April 9th, 1995 at 68 years old in Hanoi.
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
American screenwriter and writer (1916-1997).
Born April 15th, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died April 9th, 1997 at 80 years old in New York City (diabetes).
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.
Stephen Johnson Field
Us supreme court justice from 1863 to 1897.
Born November 4th, 1816 in Haddam.
Died April 9th, 1899 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Peter Hansen
American actor (1921–2017).
Born December 5th, 1921 in Oakland.
Died April 9th, 2017 at 95 years old in Tarzana (disease). [ref]
Richard Condon
American political novelist (1915–1996).
Born March 18th, 1915 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 1996 at 81 years old in Dallas.
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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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot