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May 9th
164 Notable deaths
Paul Héroult
French inventor.
Born April 10th, 1863 in Thury-Harcourt.
Died May 9th, 1914 at 51 years old in Antibes.
Aksel Airo
Finish army general.
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. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
David Cairns
Scottish labour party politician (1966-2011).
Born August 7th, 1966 in Greenock.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 44 years old in London (pancreatitis). [ref]
Harry Gordon Johnson
Canadian economist (1923-1977).
Born May 26th, 1923 in Toronto. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1977 at 53 years old in Geneva (cerebrovascular disease).
Max Kurzweil
Painter and printmaker (1867-1916).
Born October 12th, 1867 in Bzenec. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1916 at 48 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Hugo Jury
Austrian politician (1887-1945).
Born July 13th, 1887 in Radiměř. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1945 at 57 years old in Zwettl (ballistic trauma).
Ernesto de Martino
Italian anthropologist and ethnographer (1908-1965).
Born December 1st, 1908 in Naples. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1965 at 56 years old in Rome (cancer).
René Maran
French writer (1887-1960).
Born November 8th, 1887 in Fort-de-France.
Died May 9th, 1960 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]
Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
German general.
Born July 13th, 1887 in Perleberg.
Died May 9th, 1943 at 55 years old in Berlin.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran