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August 9th
185 Notable deaths
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]
NoB
Japanese singer.
Born January 20th, 1964 in Kawachinagano. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2025 at 61 years old in Tokyo (kidney cancer). [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]
Jenny Gröllmann
German actress.
Born February 5th, 1947 in Hamburg.
Died August 9th, 2006 at 59 years old in Berlin (breast cancer).
Colette Besson
French sprinter.
Born April 7th, 1946 in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 59 years old in Angoulins (lung cancer).
Eduardo Falú
Argentine folk musician (1923-2013).
Born July 7th, 1923 in El Galpón, Salta. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2013 at 90 years old in Córdoba. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 185
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