April 9th
218 Notable deaths
Hans Reichenbach
German–american philosopher.
Born September 26th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died April 9th, 1953 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Arthur Anderson
American actor (1922-2016).
Born August 29th, 1922 in Staten Island.
Died April 9th, 2016 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
British stage actress (1865–1940).
Born February 9th, 1865 in Kensington. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1940 at 75 years old in Pau (pneumonia). [ref]
Tony Conrad
American filmmaker, violinist and composer (1940-2016).
Born March 7th, 1940 in Concord. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2016 at 76 years old in Cheektowaga (pneumonia). [ref]
Michael Wilson
American screenwriter (1914-1978).
Born July 1st, 1914 in McAlester.
Died April 9th, 1978 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Tony Cliff
British activist (1917-2000).
Born May 20th, 1917 in Palestine.
Died April 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Greater London.
Elwyn Ralph Berlekamp
American mathematician (1940-2019).
Born September 6th, 1940 in Dover.
Died April 9th, 2019 at 78 years old in Piedmont (pulmonary fibrosis).
Hans von Dohnányi
Hungarian-born german jurist, member of the german resistance (1902–1945).
Born January 1st, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1945 at 43 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (hanging to death).
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Nigerien president (1949-1999).
Born May 9th, 1949 in Dogondoutchi, Maradi.
Died April 9th, 1999 at 49 years old in Niamey (gunshot wound, deliberate murder).
Kim Shin-jo
North korean defector.
Born June 2nd, 1942 in Chongjin.
Died April 9th, 2025 at 82 years old in Seoul. [ref]
A. N. R. Robinson
President and prime minister of trinidad and tobago (1926-2014).
Born December 16th, 1926 in Scarborough.
Died April 9th, 2014 at 87 years old in Port of Spain.
Vera Zorina
Norwegian ballerina (1917-2003).
Born January 2nd, 1917 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2003 at 86 years old in Santa Fe (stroke).
Judith Reisman
American cultural conservative writer (1935-2021).
Born April 11th, 1935 in Newark.
Died April 9th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Zao Wou-Ki
Chinese-french painter (1920–2013).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Beijing. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2013 at 92 years old in Nyon (complication). [ref]
Kenneth McKellar
Scottish tenor (1927–2010).
Born June 23rd, 1927 in Paisley.
Died April 9th, 2010 at 82 years old in South Lake Tahoe (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Takeshi Aono
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1936-2012).
Born June 19th, 1936 in Asahikawa.
Died April 9th, 2012 at 75 years old in Hachiōji-shi (stroke, cerebral infarction). [ref]
Francis Marion Crawford
Novelist, short story writer, essayist (1854-1909).
Born August 2nd, 1854 in Bagni di Lucca.
Died April 9th, 1909 at 54 years old in Campania.
C. E. M. Joad
British philosopher.
Born August 12th, 1891 in Durham.
Died April 9th, 1953 at 61 years old in East Heath Road.
Stanisław Wojciechowski
Polish scientist and politician (1869-1953).
Born March 15th, 1869 in Kalisz.
Died April 9th, 1953 at 84 years old in Gołąbki.
Meral Okay
Turkish actor and screenwriter (1959–2012).
Born September 20th, 1959 in Ankara.
Died April 9th, 2012 at 52 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Xul Solar
Argentine painter (1887–1963).
Born December 14th, 1887 in San Fernando. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1963 at 75 years old in Tigre. [ref]
Maurice Binder
American film title designer (1925–1991).
Born August 25th, 1925 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 1991 at 65 years old in London (lung cancer).
Rudolf Koch
German type designer and calligrapher (1876-1934).
Born November 20th, 1876 in Nuremberg. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1934 at 57 years old in Offenbach am Main. [ref]
Morris Sheppard
United states senator from texas (1875-1941).
Born May 28th, 1875 in Morris County.
Died April 9th, 1941 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C..
June Browne
Australian photographer (1923–2021).
Born June 3rd, 1923 in Melbourne.
Died April 9th, 2021 at 97 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
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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