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May 9th
164 Notable deaths
Fritz-Julius Lemp
German world war ii u-boat commander.
Born February 19th, 1913 in Qingdao. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1941 at 28 years old in Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Bill Goodwin
American actor (1910-1958).
Born July 28th, 1910 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1958 at 47 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William T. Stearn
British botanist (1911-2001).
Born April 16th, 1911 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2001 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
Wilferd Madelung
German-british author and scholar of islamic history (1930—2023).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Stuttgart.
Died May 9th, 2023 at 92 years old [ref]
Andrew Simpson
British competitive sailor.
Born December 17th, 1976 in Windlesham.
Died May 9th, 2013 at 36 years old in San Francisco (drowning). [ref]
Harlan Mathews
American politician (1927-2014).
Born January 17th, 1927 in Walker County.
Died May 9th, 2014 at 87 years old in Nashville (brain cancer).
Jimmy Kruger
South african politician (1917-1987).
Born December 20th, 1917 in Bethlehem.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 69 years old
Sergei Salnikov
Soviet footballer (1925-1984).
Born September 13th, 1925 in Krasnodar.
Died May 9th, 1984 at 58 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
John H. Coates
Australian mathematician.
Born January 26th, 1945 in New South Wales.
Died May 9th, 2022 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Per Kirkeby
Danish artist (1938-2018).
Born September 1st, 1938 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2018 at 79 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 164
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld