May 9th
186 Notable deaths
Esteban Terradas Illa
Spanish scientist.
Born September 20th, 1883 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1950 at 66 years old in Madrid.
John Arthur Jarvis
British swimmer and water polo player (1872–1933).
Born February 24th, 1872 in Leicester.
Died May 9th, 1933 at 61 years old in St Pancras.
Willy Hess
Swiss musician (1906-1997).
Born October 12th, 1906 in Winterthur.
Died May 9th, 1997 at 90 years old in Winterthur.
Alf Henrikson
Swedish author, poet and translator.
Born July 9th, 1905 in Hakarp parish. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1995 at 89 years old in Bromma parish.
Adriaan Paulen
Dutch athlete and president of the iaaf (1902-1985).
Born October 12th, 1902 in Haarlem.
Died May 9th, 1985 at 82 years old in Eindhoven.
Ronald A. Parise
American astronaut.
Born May 24th, 1951 in Warren.
Died May 9th, 2008 at 56 years old in Silver Spring (brain cancer). [ref]
Franz Etzel
German politician (1902-1970).
Born August 12th, 1902 in Wesel. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1970 at 67 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Yevgeny Brusilovsky
Russian composer (1905–1981).
Born November 12th, 1905 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died May 9th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Gerhard Siedl
German football player (1929-1998).
Born March 22nd, 1929 in Munich.
Died May 9th, 1998 at 69 years old in Munich.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman