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August 9th
170 Notable deaths
Andriy Bal
Ukrainian footballer (1958-2014).
Born February 16th, 1958 in Rozdil. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2014 at 56 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
Belarusian rabbi (1863-1940).
Born August 24th, 1863 in Iŭje.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 76 years old in Vilnius (cancer).
Marion Bauer
American composer.
Born August 15th, 1882 in Walla Walla.
Died August 9th, 1955 at 72 years old in South Hadley (myocardial infarction).
Frank Bramley
British post-impressionist painter of the newlyn school (1857-1915).
Born May 6th, 1857 in Sibsey. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1915 at 58 years old in Chalford. [ref]
Thierry Jonquet
French writer.
Born January 19th, 1954 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2009 at 55 years old in Paris. [ref]
André Hossein
French composer (1905-1983).
Born February 2nd, 1905 in Samarkand. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1983 at 78 years old in Paris. [ref]
Charles Daniels
American swimmer (1885-1973).
Born March 24th, 1885 in Dayton. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1973 at 88 years old in Carmel Valley Village. [ref]
Yakov Protazanov
Russian film director and screenwriter (1881–1945).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1945 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Marián Varga
Slovak composer and organist.
Born January 29th, 1947 in Skalica. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2017 at 70 years old in Bratislava (heart failure). [ref]
Guido Gozzano
Italian writer (1883-1916).
Born December 19th, 1883 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1916 at 32 years old in Turin (tuberculosis). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 170
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon