May 9th
186 Notable deaths
Yvonne Mokgoro
South african judge (1950–2024).
Born October 19th, 1950 in Galeshewe. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2024 at 73 years old in Johannesburg.
George Coșbuc
Romanian poet, translator, teacher and journalist (1866-1918).
Born September 20th, 1866 in Coșbuc.
Died May 9th, 1918 at 51 years old in Bucharest.
Mary Duncan
American actress (1895-1993).
Born August 13th, 1895 in Luttrellville. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1993 at 97 years old in Palm Beach (disease). [ref]
Qin Yi
Chinese actress (1922–2022).
Born January 31st, 1922 in Shanghai.
Died May 9th, 2022 at 100 years old in Shanghai. [ref]
Walter Mittelholzer
Swiss aviation pioneer.
Born April 2nd, 1894 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1937 at 43 years old in Styria. [ref]
François Faber
Luxembourgian racing cyclist (1887–1915).
Born January 26th, 1887 in Aulnay-sur-Iton.
Died May 9th, 1915 at 28 years old in Mont-Saint-Éloi.
Tim Johnson
American politician in illinois (born 1946).
Born July 23rd, 1946 in Champaign.
Died May 9th, 2022 at 75 years old in Urbana. [ref]
Aksel Airo
Finnish army general (1898–1985).
Born February 14th, 1898 in Turku. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1985 at 87 years old in Heinola.
Albert Lewin
American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1894-1968).
Born September 23rd, 1894 in Brooklyn.
Died May 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Dragan Labović
Basketball player.
Born April 20th, 1987 in Prokuplje.
Died May 9th, 2025 at 38 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 186
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore