May 9th
170 Notable deaths
Viola Allen
American actress (1867–1948).
Born October 27th, 1867 in Huntsville.
Died May 9th, 1948 at 80 years old in New York City.
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.
Died May 9th, 1968 at 73 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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
Austrian painter and printmaker (1867-1916).
Born October 13th, 1867 in Bzenec.
Died May 9th, 1916 at 48 years old in Vienna.
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]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 170
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson