August 9th
197 Notable deaths
André Hossein
French composer (1905-1983).
Born February 2nd, 1905 in Ashgabat.
Died August 9th, 1983 at 78 years old in Paris.
Marián Varga
Slovak composer and organist (1947–2017).
Born January 29th, 1947 in Skalica. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2017 at 70 years old in Bratislava, Čierna Voda (heart failure). [ref]
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).
Aleksandar Matanović
Chess player.
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died August 9th, 2023 at 93 years old in Belgrade.
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]
Abraham H. Taub
American mathematician and physicist (1911-1999).
Born February 1st, 1911 in Chicago.
Died August 9th, 1999 at 88 years old
Guido Gozzano
Italian writer (1883-1916).
Born December 19th, 1883 in Turin.
Died August 9th, 1916 at 32 years old in Turin (tuberculosis).
Hermann Sasse
Lutheran pastor, theologian, professor of theology.
Born July 17th, 1895 in Sonnewalde.
Died August 9th, 1976 at 81 years old in Adelaide.
Aliye Berger
Turkish painter (1903–1974).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Büyükada.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 70 years old in Büyükada.
Vitaliy Starukhin
Soviet footballer (1949-2000).
Died August 9th, 2000 at 51 years old in Donetsk (pneumonia).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin