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July 9th
212 Notable deaths
Loren Eiseley
American philosopher (1907-1977).
Born September 3rd, 1907 in Lincoln.
Died July 9th, 1977 at 69 years old in Philadelphia (pancreatic cancer).
David Ausubel
American psychologist (1918–2008).
Born October 25th, 1918 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2008 at 89 years old in New York City.
Víctor Barrio
Spanish bullfighter.
Born May 29th, 1987 in Grajera. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2016 at 29 years old in Bullring of Teruel (death by bull horn). [ref]
Annie Kenney
British suffragette (1879-1953).
Born September 13th, 1879 in Springhead.
Died July 9th, 1953 at 73 years old in Hitchin.
Frederic John Walker
Royal navy captain (1896–1944).
Born June 3rd, 1896 in Plymouth.
Died July 9th, 1944 at 48 years old in Seaforth.
Barbara Thompson
English jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer (1944–2022).
Born July 27th, 1944 in Oxford. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2022 at 77 years old [ref]
Ann Shulgin
American author and the widow of chemist alexander shulgin (1931–2022).
Born March 22nd, 1931 in Wellington.
Died July 9th, 2022 at 91 years old in Lafayette. [ref]
Masao Yoshida
Plant manager during the fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster.
Born February 17th, 1955 in Osaka.
Died July 9th, 2013 at 58 years old in Shinjuku (esophageal cancer).
James McCudden
Recipient of the victoria cross (1895–1918).
Born March 28th, 1895 in Gillingham.
Died July 9th, 1918 at 23 years old in Auxi-le-Château.
Franz Six
German general (1909–1975).
Born August 12th, 1909 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1975 at 65 years old in Bolzano.
William R. Day
Us supreme court justice from 1903 to 1922.
Born April 17th, 1849 in Ravenna.
Died July 9th, 1923 at 74 years old in Mackinac Island.
Augustine Tolton
American priest (1854–1897).
Born April 1st, 1854 in Ralls County.
Died July 9th, 1897 at 43 years old in Chicago.
Alves dos Reis
Portuguese fraudster (1896–1955).
Born September 8th, 1896 in Lisbon.
Died July 9th, 1955 at 58 years old in Lisbon.
Jerzy Stuhr
Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter (1947–2024).
Born April 18th, 1947 in Kraków.
Died July 9th, 2024 at 77 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Friedrich Wegener
German pathologist (1907–1990).
Born April 7th, 1907 in Varel.
Died July 9th, 1990 at 83 years old in Lübeck.
Paul Klebnikov
American journalist (1963-2004).
Born June 3rd, 1963 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 41 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
David Azrieli
Canadian-israeli businessman.
Born May 10th, 1922 in Maków Mazowiecki.
Died July 9th, 2014 at 92 years old in Montreal.
Marion Woodman
Canadian psychoanalyst and writer (1928-2018).
Born August 15th, 1928 in London.
Died July 9th, 2018 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Harry Heilmann
Major league baseball player (1894–1951).
Born August 3rd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died July 9th, 1951 at 56 years old in Southfield (lung cancer).
Isuzu Yamada
Japanese actress (1917–2012).
Born February 5th, 1917 in Osaka.
Died July 9th, 2012 at 95 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Cornelia Otis Skinner
American actress and author (1899–1979).
Born May 30th, 1899 in Chicago.
Died July 9th, 1979 at 80 years old in New York City.
Juventino Rosas
Mexican composer, violinist and band leader (1868–1894).
Born January 25th, 1868 in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas Municipality.
Died July 9th, 1894 at 26 years old in Cuba (myelitis).
Alexander Cadogan
British diplomat (1884–1968).
Born November 25th, 1884 in London.
Died July 9th, 1968 at 83 years old in Westminster.
Steven Rose
British biologist and neurobiologist (1938–2025).
Born July 4th, 1938 in London.
Died July 9th, 2025 at 87 years old [ref]
Raizō Tanaka
Japanese admiral (1892–1969).
Born April 27th, 1892 in Yamaguchi.
Died July 9th, 1969 at 77 years old
Deaths 51 to 75 of 212
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