June 9th

165 Notable deaths

George Beadle

American geneticist.

Born October 22nd, 1903 in Wahoo.

Died June 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Pomona.

Gottfried Böhm

German architect (1920-2021).

Born January 23rd, 1920 in Offenbach am Main.

Died June 9th, 2021 at 101 years old in Cologne. [ref]

Henry Harwood

Royal navy admiral (1888–1950).

Born January 19th, 1888 in Hanover Square.

Died June 9th, 1950 at 62 years old in Goring-on-Thames.

Agostino Casaroli

Catholic cardinal.

Born November 24th, 1914 in Castel San Giovanni.

Died June 9th, 1998 at 83 years old in Rome.

Alain Touraine

French sociologist.

Born August 3rd, 1925 in Hermanville-sur-Mer.

Died June 9th, 2023 at 97 years old in Paris. [ref]

Drafi Deutscher

German singer and songwriter of sinti origin (1946-2006).

Born May 9th, 1946 in Berlin.

Died June 9th, 2006 at 60 years old in Frankfurt am Main (heart failure).

Godfrey Tearle

British actor (1884-1953).

Born October 12th, 1884 in New York City.

Died June 9th, 1953 at 68 years old in London.

Edward C. Stone

American space scientist (1936–2024).

Born January 23rd, 1936 in Knoxville. [ref]

Died June 9th, 2024 at 88 years old in Pasadena. [ref]

John McKenzie

Canadian hockey player (1937–2018).

Born December 12th, 1937 in High River.

Died June 9th, 2018 at 80 years old (disease). [ref]

Ronnie Rooke

English association footballer and manager (1911-1985).

Born December 7th, 1911 in Guildford.

Died June 9th, 1985 at 73 years old in Bedford (lung cancer).

Deaths 61 to 70 of 165

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