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April 9th
218 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Sauer
Organ builder (1831-1916).
Born March 23rd, 1831 in Schönbeck.
Died April 9th, 1916 at 85 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).
Anton Lopatin
Soviet lieutenant general (1897-1965).
Born January 18th, 1897 in Kamienka.
Died April 9th, 1965 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Addison Brown
United states federal judge, astronomer and botanist (1830-1913).
Born February 21st, 1830 in West Newbury.
Died April 9th, 1913 at 83 years old in New York City.
Graziella Sciutti
Italian soprano, vocal teacher and opera producer (1927–2001).
Born April 17th, 1927 in Turin.
Died April 9th, 2001 at 73 years old in Geneva.
Alexander Dalgarno
British physicist and father of molecular astrophysics (1928–2015).
Born January 5th, 1928 in London.
Died April 9th, 2015 at 87 years old
Svetlana Velmar-Janković
Serbian writer (1933-2014).
Born February 1st, 1933 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2014 at 81 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Tom Santschi
American actor (1880-1931).
Born October 24th, 1880 in Crystal City.
Died April 9th, 1931 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
John Savio
Norwegian sámi-kven painter (1902-1938).
Born January 28th, 1902 in Bugøynes.
Died April 9th, 1938 at 36 years old in Ullevål University Hospital.
William Worthington
American silent film actor and director (1872-1941).
Died April 9th, 1941 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills.
Jean-Gabriel Albicocco
French film director (1936–2001).
Born February 15th, 1936 in Cannes.
Died April 9th, 2001 at 65 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Nikolai Gorbachev
Canoe racer (1948–2019).
Born May 15th, 1948 in Rahachow.
Died April 9th, 2019 at 70 years old [ref]
Paschal Grousset
French politician, journalist, translator and science fiction writer (1844-1909).
Born April 7th, 1844 in Corte. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1909 at 65 years old in chaussée de l'Étang. [ref]
Nina Companéez
Screenwriter, film director (1937-2015).
Born August 26th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died April 9th, 2015 at 77 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Jaime de Armiñán
Film director (1927–2024).
Born March 9th, 1927 in Madrid.
Died April 9th, 2024 at 97 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Julius Sang
Kenyan athlete (1948–2004).
Born September 19th, 1948 in Kapsabet.
Died April 9th, 2004 at 55 years old in Eldoret.
Gunnar Berndtson
Finnish painter (1854-1895).
Born October 24th, 1854 in Helsinki.
Died April 9th, 1895 at 40 years old in Helsinki.
Marcel Ichac
French mountain climber and film director (1906-1994).
Born October 22nd, 1906 in Rueil-Malmaison.
Died April 9th, 1994 at 87 years old in Ézanville.
Ernst Richter
German musical theorist (1808–1879).
Born October 24th, 1808 in Großschönau.
Died April 9th, 1879 at 70 years old in Leipzig.
Manuel Carrasco Formiguera
Spanish politician.
Born April 3rd, 1890 in Barcelona.
Died April 9th, 1938 at 48 years old in Burgos (gunshot wound).
Hans Fruhstorfer
German entomologist (1866-1922).
Born March 7th, 1866 in Passau.
Died April 9th, 1922 at 56 years old in Munich (cancer).
Dieter Kottysch
German boxer (1943-2017).
Born June 30th, 1943 in Gliwice.
Died April 9th, 2017 at 73 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
István Kozma
Olympic wrestler (1939–1970).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died April 9th, 1970 at 30 years old in Budapest (traffic collision).
Kerstin Thorvall
Swedish writer & artist (1925–2010).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Eskilstuna.
Died April 9th, 2010 at 84 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Jimmy Ashcroft
English footballer (1878–1943).
Born September 12th, 1878 in Liverpool.
Died April 9th, 1943 at 64 years old
Daniel Kelly
American long jumper and sprinter (1883-1920).
Born September 1st, 1883 in Pueblo.
Died April 9th, 1920 at 36 years old in Fernie.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)