May 9th
186 Notable deaths
David Tsimakuridze
Georgian wrestler (1925-2006).
Born March 29th, 1925 in Poti.
Died May 9th, 2006 at 81 years old in Tbilisi.
Signe Bergman
Swedish suffragist, editor (1869-1960).
Born April 10th, 1869 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1960 at 91 years old in Oscar Parish.
Dorothy Greenhough-Smith
1908 olympic bronze medalist ladies singles (1882–1965).
Born September 27th, 1882 in Yarm.
Died May 9th, 1965 at 82 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Borys Antonenko-Davydovych
Ukrainian writer (1899-1984).
Born August 5th, 1899 in Zasullia.
Died May 9th, 1984 at 84 years old in Kyiv.
Tadayoshi Yokota
Japanese volleyball player (1947–2023).
Born September 26th, 1947 in Mitoyo.
Died May 9th, 2023 at 75 years old [ref]
Alexandru Rusu
Romanian bishop.
Born November 22nd, 1884 in Șăulia. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1963 at 78 years old in Gherla.
Brian Shenton
English sprinter (1927–1987).
Born March 15th, 1927 in Doncaster.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 60 years old in Yeovil (traffic collision).
Arthur Cumming
Figure skater.
Born May 8th, 1889 in Marylebone.
Died May 9th, 1914 at 25 years old in Hammersmith (infectious disease).
Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya
Nepalese politician (1929-2011).
Born September 13th, 1929 in Benares State.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 81 years old in Mount Everest. [ref]
José Manuel Caballero
Spanish novelist, lecturer and poet.
Born November 11th, 1926 in Jerez de la Frontera.
Died May 9th, 2021 at 94 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 186
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris