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June 9th
204 Notable deaths
Sanford B. Dole
American judge (1844-1926).
Born April 23rd, 1844 in Honolulu.
Died June 9th, 1926 at 82 years old in Honolulu.
Pik-Sen Lim
Malaysian-british actress.
Born September 15th, 1944 in Penang.
Died June 9th, 2025 at 80 years old in Ludlow. [ref]
N. G. Ranga
Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian, and kisan (farmer) leader.
Born November 7th, 1900 in Nidubrolu.
Died June 9th, 1995 at 94 years old in Nidubrolu.
Sybil Thorndike
British actress (1882–1976).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Gainsborough.
Died June 9th, 1976 at 93 years old in Chelsea.
Ousmane Sembène
Senegalese film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author (1923–2007).
Born January 1st, 1923 in Ziguinchor.
Died June 9th, 2007 at 84 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Alain LeRoy Locke
American philosopher and writer (1885–1954).
Born September 13th, 1885 in Philadelphia.
Died June 9th, 1954 at 68 years old in New York City.
Harold Lloyd Jr.
American film actor (1931-1971).
Born January 25th, 1931 in Beverly Hills.
Died June 9th, 1971 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira
Spanish politician (1914-1933).
Born December 9th, 1914 in Madrid.
Died June 9th, 1933 at 18 years old in Madrid (gunshot wound, filicide).
Edith Cowan
Australian politician.
Born August 2nd, 1861 in Geraldton.
Died June 9th, 1932 at 70 years old in Subiaco.
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974).
Born October 19th, 1899 in Guatemala City.
Died June 9th, 1974 at 74 years old in Madrid.
Claudio Arrau
Chilean pianist (1903-1991).
Born February 6th, 1903 in Chillán.
Died June 9th, 1991 at 88 years old in Mürzzuschlag.
Katharine Cornell
American actress, theatre manager and producer (1893-1974).
Born February 16th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died June 9th, 1974 at 81 years old in Tisbury (pneumonia).
James Farley
American politician (1888-1976).
Born May 30th, 1888 in Stony Point.
Died June 9th, 1976 at 88 years old in New York City.
Mirza Nasir Ahmad
Ahmadiyya religious leader (1909–1982).
Born November 16th, 1909 in Qadian.
Died June 9th, 1982 at 72 years old in Islamabad.
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer (1940–1993).
Born May 10th, 1940 in Florence.
Died June 9th, 1993 at 53 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
Firouz Naderi
Iranian scientist (1946–2023).
Born March 25th, 1946 in Shiraz.
Died June 9th, 2023 at 77 years old in California. [ref]
Reinhard Hardegen
German world war ii u-boat commander (1913-2018).
Born March 18th, 1913 in Bremen.
Died June 9th, 2018 at 105 years old in Bremen (apnea). [ref]
Owen Moore
Irish-born actor in american films (1886-1939).
Born December 12th, 1886 in County Meath.
Died June 9th, 1939 at 52 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
John Creasey
English writer (1908–1973).
Born September 17th, 1908 in Southfields.
Died June 9th, 1973 at 64 years old in Salisbury (myocardial infarction).
Jan Tinbergen
Dutch economist (1903–1994).
Born April 12th, 1903 in The Hague.
Died June 9th, 1994 at 91 years old in The Hague.
Ion Luca Caragiale
Romanian playwright, writer and poet (1852-1912).
Born January 13th, 1852 in I.L. Caragiale.
Died June 9th, 1912 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Nemir Kirdar
Iraqi businessman (1936–2020).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Kirkuk.
Died June 9th, 2020 at 83 years old in Antibes. [ref]
Helmut Kämpfe
German sturmbannführer, in the waffen ss during world war ii.
Died June 9th, 1944 at 34 years old in France (gunshot wound).
Igor Kostin
Ukrainian photographer (1936–2015).
Born December 27th, 1936 in Chișinău.
Died June 9th, 2015 at 78 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Billy Bingham
Northern irish footballer and manager (1931–2022).
Born August 5th, 1931 in Belfast.
Died June 9th, 2022 at 90 years old in Birkdale. [ref]
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare