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July 9th
167 Notable deaths
Yevgeny Grishin
Soviet speed skater and track cyclist.
Born March 23rd, 1931 in Tula.
Died July 9th, 2005 at 74 years old in Dedovsk.
Denise René
French art dealer (1913-2012).
Born June 25th, 1913 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2012 at 99 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Viktor Blinov
Russian ice hockey player.
Born September 1st, 1945 in Omsk.
Died July 9th, 1968 at 22 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
James Bausch
American athletics competitor (1906-1974).
Born March 29th, 1906 in Marion.
Died July 9th, 1974 at 68 years old in Hot Springs.
Silvano Piovanelli
Catholic cardinal (1924–2016).
Born February 21st, 1924 in Borgo San Lorenzo.
Died July 9th, 2016 at 92 years old in Florence. [ref]
Ioana Bulcă
Romanian actress.
Born January 7th, 1936 in Podari. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2025 at 89 years old [ref]
Eugênio Sales
Cardinal of the roman catholic church (1920-2012).
Born November 8th, 1920 in Acari.
Died July 9th, 2012 at 91 years old in Sumaré. [ref]
Gian-Franco Kasper
Swiss skiing administrator (1944–2021).
Born January 24th, 1944 in St. Moritz.
Died July 9th, 2021 at 77 years old [ref]
Arie van Vliet
Dutch sprint cyclist.
Born March 18th, 1916 in Woerden.
Died July 9th, 2001 at 85 years old in Woerden. [ref]
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