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May 9th
186 Notable deaths
Bernard Dwork
American mathematician.
Born May 27th, 1923 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1998 at 74 years old in New Brunswick.
Jacques Bouveresse
French philosopher (1940-2021).
Born August 20th, 1940 in Épenoy. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2021 at 80 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ivan M. Niven
Canadian-american number theorist (1915–1999).
Born October 25th, 1915 in Vancouver.
Died May 9th, 1999 at 83 years old in Eugene.
Oskar Hergt
German politician (1869–1967).
Born October 22nd, 1869 in Naumburg.
Died May 9th, 1967 at 97 years old in Göttingen.
Gino Pariani
American soccer player (1928-2007).
Born February 21st, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died May 9th, 2007 at 79 years old in St. Louis (bone cancer). [ref]
Rawya Ateya
Egyptian female politician and officer.
Born April 19th, 1926 in Giza Governorate.
Died May 9th, 1997 at 71 years old
Carlo Felice Trossi
Italian racecar driver (1908-1949).
Born April 27th, 1908 in Biella.
Died May 9th, 1949 at 41 years old in Milan (brain cancer).
Antonio Vojak
Italian footballer (1904-1975).
Born November 19th, 1904 in Pula.
Died May 9th, 1975 at 70 years old in Varese.
Odo Marquard
Philosopher (1928-2015).
Born February 26th, 1928 in Słupsk.
Died May 9th, 2015 at 87 years old in Celle.
Kazumi Kawai
Japanese actor and singer (1964-1997).
Born July 9th, 1964 in Suginami-ku.
Died May 9th, 1997 at 32 years old in Tokyo (falling).
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