April 9th
218 Notable deaths
Princess Maria of Romania
Romanian royal (1870–1874).
Born September 8th, 1870 in Bucharest.
Died April 9th, 1874 at 3 years old in Peleș Castle (streptococcal infection).
Kathleen Burke
American actress (1913-1980).
Born September 5th, 1913 in Hammond.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 66 years old in Glendale (disease).
Carme Chacón
Spanish defense minister (1971–2017).
Born March 13th, 1971 in Esplugues de Llobregat. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2017 at 46 years old in Madrid (congenital heart disease). [ref]
Gale W. McGee
American politician (1915-1992).
Born March 17th, 1915 in Lincoln.
Died April 9th, 1992 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Harold Lamb
American historian and novelist (1892–1962).
Born September 1st, 1892 in Alpine.
Died April 9th, 1962 at 69 years old in Rochester.
Margarita Isabel
Mexican actress (1941–2017).
Born July 25th, 1941 in Mexico City.
Died April 9th, 2017 at 75 years old in Cuernavaca (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin
German resistance member (1890-1945).
Born March 22nd, 1890 in Dobrowo.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 55 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Vilhelm Bjerknes
Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (*1862 – †1951).
Born March 14th, 1862 in Christiania.
Died April 9th, 1951 at 89 years old in Oslo.
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
Polish writer.
Born August 8th, 1890 in Kośmin, Lublin Voivodeship.
Died April 9th, 1968 at 77 years old in Bielsko-Biała.
Patrick Manson
Scottish parasitologist (1844-1922).
Born October 3rd, 1844 in Oldmeldrum.
Died April 9th, 1922 at 77 years old in London (gout attack).
J. Hamilton Lewis
American politician (1863–1939).
Born May 18th, 1863 in Danville.
Died April 9th, 1939 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gustaf Tenggren
Swedish illustrator (1896-1970).
Born November 3rd, 1896 in Magra.
Died April 9th, 1970 at 73 years old in Southport.
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
German composer (1877–1933).
Born November 21st, 1877 in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Died April 9th, 1933 at 55 years old in Leipzig.
Vilgot Sjöman
Swedish writer and film director (1924-2006).
Born December 2nd, 1924 in Stockholm.
Died April 9th, 2006 at 81 years old in Stockholm (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Benno Moiseiwitsch
Russian-british musician (1890–1963).
Born February 22nd, 1890 in Odesa.
Died April 9th, 1963 at 73 years old in London.
El Brendel
American actor (1890-1964).
Born March 25th, 1890 in Philadelphia.
Died April 9th, 1964 at 74 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
American writer (1835–1905).
Born January 29th, 1835 in Cleveland.
Died April 9th, 1905 at 70 years old in Newport.
Leopold Vietoris
Austrian mathematician (1891–2002).
Born June 4th, 1891 in Bad Radkersburg.
Died April 9th, 2002 at 110 years old in Innsbruck.
Jean-Baptiste Arban
French cornetist, conductor, composer and pedagogue (1825–1889).
Born February 28th, 1825 in Lyon.
Died April 9th, 1889 at 64 years old in Paris.
Ludwig Deutsch
Austrian orientalist painter (1855-1935).
Born May 13th, 1855 in Vienna.
Died April 9th, 1935 at 79 years old in Paris.
Jigjidiin Mönkhbat
Olympic wrestler (1941-2018).
Born June 1st, 1941 in Erdenesant.
Died April 9th, 2018 at 76 years old in Ulaanbaatar. [ref]
Satprem
French writer (1923-2007).
Born October 30th, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2007 at 83 years old in Kotagiri. [ref]
Henri-Pierre Roché
French writer, art collector and art dealer (1879-1959).
Born May 28th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 9th, 1959 at 79 years old in Meudon.
Yevgeniya Rudneva
Heroine of the soviet union and wwii bomber navigator (1920-1944).
Born December 24th, 1920 in Berdiansk.
Died April 9th, 1944 at 23 years old in Kerch.
Carmen Mory
Swiss-nazi german spy and kapo (1906-1947).
Born July 2nd, 1906 in Adelboden.
Died April 9th, 1947 at 40 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 218
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci