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May 9th
164 Notable deaths
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).
Arif Malikov
Soviet and azerbaijani composer (1933-2019).
Born September 13th, 1933 in Baku.
Died May 9th, 2019 at 85 years old in Baku. [ref]
Odo Marquard
Philosopher (1928-2015).
Born February 26th, 1928 in Słupsk. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2015 at 87 years old in Celle. [ref]
William Cabell Bruce
American politician (1860-1946).
Born March 12th, 1860 in Charlotte County.
Died May 9th, 1946 at 86 years old in Ruxton-Riderwood.
Lidia Gueiler Tejada
President of bolivia (1921-2011).
Born August 28th, 1921 in Cochabamba.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 89 years old in La Paz. [ref]
Hans Dijkstal
Dutch politician (1943-2010).
Born February 28th, 1943 in Port Said. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2010 at 67 years old in Wassenaar (bone cancer). [ref]
Shmuel Katz
Israeli writer, journalist and historian (1914-2008).
Born December 9th, 1914 in Johannesburg. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2008 at 93 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Jerzy Ficowski
Polish writer and translator.
Born October 4th, 1924 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2006 at 81 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ivan Ivanji
Serbian writer.
Born January 24th, 1929 in Zrenjanin.
Died May 9th, 2024 at 95 years old in Weimar.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn