May 9th

176 Notable deaths

Jaroslav Věšín

Czech painter (1860-1915).

Born May 23rd, 1860 in Vraný.

Died May 9th, 1915 at 54 years old in Sofia.

Franz Etzel

German politician (1902-1970).

Born August 12th, 1902 in Wesel. [ref]

Died May 9th, 1970 at 67 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]

Yevgeny Brusilovsky

Russian composer (1905–1981).

Born November 12th, 1905 in Rostov-on-Don.

Died May 9th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.

David Tsimakuridze

Olympic 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.

Born March 15th, 1927 in Doncaster.

Died May 9th, 1987 at 60 years old in Yeovil (traffic collision).

Deaths 141 to 150 of 176

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Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé