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May 9th
170 Notable deaths
Cyrus S. Eaton
American businessman.
Born December 27th, 1883 in Pugwash.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 95 years old in Cleveland.
Heinrich Campendonk
Dutch painter of german birth (1889–1957).
Born November 3rd, 1889 in Krefeld.
Died May 9th, 1957 at 67 years old in Amsterdam.
Alfredo Landa
Spanish actor (1933-2013).
Born March 3rd, 1933 in Pamplona.
Died May 9th, 2013 at 80 years old in Madrid (Alzheimer's disease).
Gabriel Ramanantsoa
President of madagascar (1906-1978).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Antananarivo.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Paris.
George Coșbuc
Romanian poet, translator, teacher and journalist (1866-1918).
Born September 20th, 1866 in Coșbuc.
Died May 9th, 1918 at 51 years old in Bucharest.
Mary Duncan
American actress (1895-1993).
Born August 13th, 1895 in Luttrellville. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1993 at 97 years old in Palm Beach (disease). [ref]
François Faber
Racing cyclist.
Born January 26th, 1887 in Aulnay-sur-Iton.
Died May 9th, 1915 at 28 years old in Mont-Saint-Éloi.
Sam Edwards
Welsh physicist (1928-2015).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Swansea.
Died May 9th, 2015 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Walter Mittelholzer
Swiss aviation pioneer.
Born April 2nd, 1894 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1937 at 43 years old in Styria. [ref]
Tim Johnson
American politician in illinois (born 1946).
Born July 23rd, 1946 in Champaign.
Died May 9th, 2022 at 75 years old in Urbana. [ref]
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