April 9th
158 Notable deaths
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Nigerien president (1949-1999).
Born May 9th, 1949 in Dogondoutchi, Maradi.
Died April 9th, 1999 at 49 years old in Niamey (deliberate murder).
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).
Judith Reisman
American cultural conservative writer (1935-2021).
Born April 11th, 1935 in Newark.
Died April 9th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Michael Wilson
Screenwriter (1914-1978).
Born July 1st, 1914 in McAlester. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1978 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
British stage actress.
Born February 9th, 1865 in Kensington. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1940 at 75 years old in Pau (pneumonia). [ref]
Tony Cliff
British activist (1917-2000).
Born May 20th, 1917 in Palestine.
Died April 9th, 2000 at 82 years old in Greater London.
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.
Zao Wou-Ki
Chinese-french painter (1920-2013).
Born February 1st, 1920 in Beijing. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2013 at 93 years old in Nyon (complication). [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 (stroke, cerebral infarction). [ref]
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).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 158
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk