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August 9th
197 Notable deaths
Tobias Dantzig
American mathematician (1884-1956).
Born February 19th, 1884 in Šiauliai.
Died August 9th, 1956 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Fred Åkerström
Swedish musician and singer (1937–1985).
Born January 27th, 1937 in Stockholm.
Died August 9th, 1985 at 48 years old in Karlskrona.
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).
Gustav Adolf Nosske
German nazi ss general and holocaust perpetrator (1902–1986).
Born December 29th, 1902 in Halle (Saale).
Died August 9th, 1986 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf.
Marion Bauer
American composer.
Born August 15th, 1882 in Walla Walla.
Died August 9th, 1955 at 72 years old in South Hadley (myocardial infarction).
Thierry Jonquet
French writer (1954–2009).
Born January 19th, 1954 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2009 at 55 years old in 13th arrondissement of 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.
Died August 9th, 1945 at 64 years old in Moscow.
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]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 197
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