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May 9th
164 Notable deaths
Esteban Terradas Illa
Spanish scientist.
Born September 15th, 1883 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1950 at 66 years old in Madrid.
Willy Hess
Swiss musician (1906-1997).
Born October 12th, 1906 in Winterthur. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1997 at 90 years old in Winterthur. [ref]
John Arthur Jarvis
British swimmer and water polo player.
Born February 24th, 1872 in Leicester.
Died May 9th, 1933 at 61 years old in London Borough of Camden.
Adriaan Paulen
Dutch athlete and president of the iaaf (1902-1985).
Born October 12th, 1902 in Haarlem.
Died May 9th, 1985 at 82 years old in Eindhoven.
Alf Henrikson
Swedish author, poet and translator.
Born July 9th, 1905 in Hakarp parish. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1995 at 89 years old in Bromma parish.
Franz Etzel
German politician (1902-1970).
Born August 12th, 1902 in Wesel. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1970 at 67 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
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.
David Tsimakuridze
Olympic wrestler (1925-2006).
Born March 29th, 1925 in Poti.
Died May 9th, 2006 at 81 years old in Tbilisi.
Dorothy Greenhough-Smith
1908 olympic bronze medalist ladies singles.
Born September 27th, 1882 in Yarm.
Died May 9th, 1965 at 82 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 164
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid