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April 9th
150 Notable deaths
Ramsey Clark
American lawyer and peace activist.
Born December 18th, 1927 in Dallas.
Died April 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Edda Mussolini
Benito mussolini's daughter (1910-1995).
Born September 1st, 1910 in Forlì. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1995 at 84 years old in Rome.
Charles Van Doren
American academic.
Born February 12th, 1926 in Manhattan.
Died April 9th, 2019 at 93 years old in Canaan.
Hans Oster
German general.
Born August 9th, 1887 in Dresden.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 57 years old in Flossenbürg concentration camp (hanging).
James F. Byrnes
American politician.
Born May 2nd, 1882 in Charleston. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1972 at 89 years old in Columbia.
Brook Benton
American singer and songwriter (1931-1988).
Born September 19th, 1931 in Camden. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1988 at 56 years old in Queens (meningitis). [ref]
Jack Higgins
British novelist.
Born July 27th, 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2022 at 92 years old in Jersey. [ref]
Johann Georg Elser
German opponent of nazism, planned and carried out an assassination attempt on adolf hitler on 8 november 1939.
Born January 4th, 1903 in Hermaringen. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1945 at 42 years old in Dachau, Dachau concentration camp (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Shakti Samanta
Film director (1926-2009).
Born January 13th, 1926 in Bardhaman.
Died April 9th, 2009 at 83 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Gerard Lawson
American video game developer.
Born December 1st, 1940 in Brooklyn.
Died April 9th, 2011 at 70 years old in Mountain View (diabetes). [ref]
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