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July 9th
214 Notable deaths
Raizō Tanaka
Japanese admiral (1892–1969).
Born April 27th, 1892 in Yamaguchi.
Died July 9th, 1969 at 77 years old
Sergey Kuryokhin
Russian musician (1954–1996).
Born June 16th, 1954 in Murmansk.
Died July 9th, 1996 at 42 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart cancer).
Basil Davidson
British journalist and historian (1914–2010).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Bristol.
Died July 9th, 2010 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Randall Thompson
American composer (1899–1984).
Born April 21st, 1899 in New York City.
Died July 9th, 1984 at 85 years old in Boston.
Rudy LaRusso
American basketball player (1937-2004).
Born November 11th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Maxine Singer
American molecular biologist (1931–2024).
Born February 15th, 1931 in Brooklyn.
Died July 9th, 2024 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Martha Coston
American inventor (1826-1904).
Born December 12th, 1826 in Baltimore.
Died July 9th, 1904 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Jean Lefebvre
French actor (1919-2004).
Born October 3rd, 1919 in Valenciennes.
Died July 9th, 2004 at 84 years old in Marrakesh (myocardial infarction).
Ken Thorne
British composer (1924-2014).
Born January 26th, 1924 in Dereham.
Died July 9th, 2014 at 90 years old in West Hills.
Charles H. Joffe
Film producer (1929-2008).
Born July 16th, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died July 9th, 2008 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Carlo Di Palma
Italian cinematographer (1925–2004).
Born April 17th, 1925 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2004 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Saint Paulina
Austro-hungarian immigrant to brazil, foundress and saint.
Born December 16th, 1865 in Vigolo Vattaro.
Died July 9th, 1942 at 76 years old in Ipiranga District (diabetes).
Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe
Regent of the principality of lippe (1859-1916).
Born July 20th, 1859 in Bückeburg.
Died July 9th, 1916 at 56 years old in Bonn.
Aghasi Khanjian
Soviet politician (1901–1936).
Born November 30th, 1901 in Van.
Died July 9th, 1936 at 34 years old in Tbilisi.
Carl Walther
German gunsmith (1858–1915).
Born November 22nd, 1858 in Zella-Mehlis.
Died July 9th, 1915 at 56 years old in Zella-Mehlis.
Jaime Balmes
Spanish philosopher (1810–1848).
Born August 28th, 1810 in Vic. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1848 at 37 years old in Vic, Casa Bojons. [ref]
Wingy Manone
American musician (1900-1982).
Born February 13th, 1900 in New Orleans.
Died July 9th, 1982 at 82 years old in Las Vegas.
Oliver Law
American labor organizer (1900-1937).
Born October 23rd, 1900 in Texas.
Died July 9th, 1937 at 36 years old in Cerro del Mosquito.
Lucjan Żeligowski
Polish officer (1865-1947).
Born October 17th, 1865 in Ašmiany.
Died July 9th, 1947 at 81 years old in London.
Hans Günter Winkler
German equestrian (1926–2018).
Born July 24th, 1926 in Barmen.
Died July 9th, 2018 at 91 years old in Warendorf (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Anton Nosik
Russian journalist (1966–2017).
Born July 4th, 1966 in Moscow.
Died July 9th, 2017 at 51 years old in Pirogovo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ilya Glazunov
Russian artist (1930-2017).
Born June 10th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 9th, 2017 at 87 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Sonia Gaskell
Dutch dancer (1904–1974).
Born April 14th, 1904 in Vilkaviškis. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1974 at 70 years old in Bourg-la-Reine. [ref]
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal and foreign minister (1940–2015).
Born January 2nd, 1940 in Ta'if.
Died July 9th, 2015 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Louis Harold Gray
British physicist (1905-1965).
Born November 10th, 1905 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died July 9th, 1965 at 59 years old in Northwood.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore