July 9th
211 Notable deaths
Ross Perot
American businessman and politician (1930–2019).
Born June 27th, 1930 in Texarkana.
Died July 9th, 2019 at 89 years old in Dallas (leukemia). [ref]
Rip Torn
American actor (1931–2019).
Born February 6th, 1931 in Temple.
Died July 9th, 2019 at 88 years old in Lakeville (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Rod Steiger
American actor (1925–2002).
Born April 14th, 1925 in Westhampton.
Died July 9th, 2002 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Earl Warren
Chief justice of the supreme court of the united states from 1953 to 1969 (1891–1974).
Born March 19th, 1891 in Los Angeles.
Died July 9th, 1974 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Freddie Jones
English character actor (1927-2019).
Born September 12th, 1927 in Dresden.
Died July 9th, 2019 at 91 years old in Bicester. [ref]
Isabel Sanford
American actress (1917–2004).
Born August 29th, 1917 in Harlem.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease, cardiac arrest).
Alice Paul
American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977).
Born January 11th, 1885 in Mount Laurel.
Died July 9th, 1978 at 93 years old in Moorestown.
L. Q. Jones
American actor (1927–2022).
Born August 19th, 1927 in Beaumont.
Died July 9th, 2022 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Georges Bataille
French intellectual and literary figure (1897–1962).
Born September 10th, 1897 in Billom.
Died July 9th, 1962 at 64 years old in Paris (arteriosclerosis).
Jim Inhofe
United states senator from oklahoma (1934–2024).
Born November 17th, 1934 in Des Moines.
Died July 9th, 2024 at 89 years old in Tulsa (stroke). [ref]
Luis Suárez
Spanish association football player and manager (1935–2023).
Born May 2nd, 1935 in A Coruña.
Died July 9th, 2023 at 88 years old in Milan. [ref]
Fatima Jinnah
Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer and stateswoman (1893–1967).
Born July 31st, 1893 in Karachi.
Died July 9th, 1967 at 73 years old in Karachi.
Báb
Founder of bábism and, according to the baháʼís, predecessor of baháʼu'lláh.
Born October 20th, 1819 in Shiraz.
Died July 9th, 1850 at 30 years old in Tabriz (gunshot wound).
James Baskett
Actor (1904-1948).
Born February 16th, 1904 in Indianapolis.
Died July 9th, 1948 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Vonetta McGee
American actress (1945-2010).
Born January 14th, 1945 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2010 at 65 years old in Berkeley (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
British conservative politician (1919–2018).
Born June 6th, 1919 in Chelsea.
Died July 9th, 2018 at 99 years old in Bledlow. [ref]
Whittaker Chambers
Defected communist spy, writer, editor (1901–1961).
Born April 1st, 1901 in Philadelphia.
Died July 9th, 1961 at 60 years old in Westminster.
Kevin Hagen
American actor (1928–2005).
Born April 3rd, 1928 in Chicago.
Died July 9th, 2005 at 77 years old in Grants Pass (esophageal cancer).
Melvin Mouron Belli
American lawyer (1907-1996).
Born July 29th, 1907 in Sonora.
Died July 9th, 1996 at 88 years old in San Francisco (pancreatic cancer).
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Grand duchess of luxembourg from 1919 to 1964.
Born January 23rd, 1896 in Berg Castle.
Died July 9th, 1985 at 89 years old in Fischbach Castle (cancer).
Helmut Kentler
German psychologist (1928-2008).
Born July 2nd, 1928 in Cologne.
Died July 9th, 2008 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Benjamin N. Cardozo
United states federal judge (1870-1938).
Born May 24th, 1870 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 1938 at 68 years old in Port Chester.
Christian Audigier
French fashion designer (1958–2015).
Died July 9th, 2015 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
James L. Farmer, Jr.
African americans' rights activist (1920-1999).
Born January 12th, 1920 in Marshall.
Died July 9th, 1999 at 79 years old in Fredericksburg (diabetes).
Paul Mariner
English footballer (1953–2021).
Born May 22nd, 1953 in Farnworth.
Died July 9th, 2021 at 68 years old in Plymouth (brain cancer). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel