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May 9th
228 Notable deaths
Liz Chase
Zimbabwean field hockey player.
Born April 26th, 1950 in Mutare.
Died May 9th, 2018 at 68 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Ronald A. Parise
American astronaut (1951–2008).
Born May 24th, 1951 in Warren.
Died May 9th, 2008 at 56 years old in Silver Spring (brain cancer). [ref]
Hermann Schapira
Russian mathematician (1840-1898).
Born August 4th, 1840 in Eržvilkas.
Died May 9th, 1898 at 57 years old in Cologne (pneumonia).
Jaroslav Věšín
Czech painter (1860-1915).
Born May 23rd, 1860 in Vraný. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1915 at 54 years old in Sofia.
Franz Etzel
German politician (1902-1970).
Born August 12th, 1902 in Wesel.
Died May 9th, 1970 at 67 years old in Düsseldorf.
Yevgeny Brusilovsky
Russian composer (1905–1981).
Born November 12th, 1905 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died May 9th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Carit Etlar
Danish author (1816-1900).
Born August 7th, 1816 in Fredericia.
Died May 9th, 1900 at 83 years old in Gentofte.
Louise Freeland Jenkins
American astronomer.
Born July 5th, 1888 in Fitchburg.
Died May 9th, 1970 at 81 years old in Fitchburg.
Gerhard Siedl
German football player (1929-1998).
Born March 22nd, 1929 in Munich.
Died May 9th, 1998 at 69 years old in Munich.
Jean-Clément Jeanbart
Syrian archbishop.
Born March 3rd, 1943 in Aleppo.
Died May 9th, 2026 at 83 years old in Paris.
David Tsimakuridze
Georgian wrestler (1925-2006).
Born March 26th, 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 4th, 1899 in Zasullia. [ref]
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 (1927–1987).
Born March 15th, 1927 in Doncaster.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 60 years old in Yeovil (traffic collision).
Giovanni Prati
Poet and politician from italy (1814-1884).
Born January 27th, 1815 in Campomaggiore, Campo Lomaso.
Died May 9th, 1884 at 69 years old in Rome.
Arthur Cumming
British figure skater (1889–1914).
Born May 8th, 1889 in Marylebone.
Died May 9th, 1914 at 25 years old in Hammersmith (infectious disease).
Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya
Nepalese politician (1929-2011).
Born September 13th, 1929 in Benares State.
Died May 9th, 2011 at 81 years old in Mount Everest. [ref]
José Manuel Caballero
Spanish novelist, lecturer and poet.
Born November 11th, 1926 in Jerez de la Frontera.
Died May 9th, 2021 at 94 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Dino Urbani
Italian fencer (1882-1958).
Born March 8th, 1882 in Livorno.
Died May 9th, 1958 at 76 years old in Varese.
Wilfried Peffgen
German cyclist (1942–2021).
Born October 1st, 1942 in Cologne.
Died May 9th, 2021 at 78 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Vasile Chiroiu
Romanian footballer (1910-1976).
Born August 13th, 1910 in Comloșu Mare.
Died May 9th, 1976 at 65 years old
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