May 9th
186 Notable deaths
Marco Ferreri
Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.
Born May 11th, 1928 in Milan. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1997 at 68 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yanka Dyagileva
Russian poet and singer-songwriter (1966-1991).
Born September 4th, 1966 in Novosibirsk.
Died May 9th, 1991 at 24 years old in Inya (suicide by drowning).
Wilferd Madelung
German-british author and scholar of islamic history (1930—2023).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Stuttgart.
Died May 9th, 2023 at 92 years old [ref]
Fritz-Julius Lemp
German world war ii u-boat commander.
Born February 19th, 1913 in Qingdao. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1941 at 28 years old in Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Margot Friedländer
German holocaust survivor (1921-2025).
Born November 5th, 1921 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2025 at 103 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Alfred D. Chandler Jr.
American historian (1918–2007).
Born September 15th, 1918 in New Castle County.
Died May 9th, 2007 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Raghunath Mohapatra
Indian architect and sculptor (1943-2021).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Puri. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2021 at 78 years old in Bhubaneswar (COVID-19). [ref]
Bill Goodwin
American actor (1910-1958).
Born July 28th, 1910 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1958 at 47 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harlan Mathews
American politician (1927–2014).
Born January 17th, 1927 in Walker County.
Died May 9th, 2014 at 87 years old in Nashville (brain cancer).
Sergei Salnikov
Soviet footballer (1925–1984).
Born September 13th, 1925 in Krasnodar.
Died May 9th, 1984 at 58 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 186
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore