August 9th
170 Notable deaths
Giorgi Leonidze
Georgian poet.
Born January 8th, 1900 in Patardzeuli. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1966 at 66 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Emil František Burian
Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, playwright adviser, playwright and director communist.
Born June 11th, 1904 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1959 at 55 years old in Prague (gastrointestinal system disease). [ref]
Schubert Gambetta
Uruguayan footballer (1920-1991).
Born April 14th, 1920 in Montevideo.
Died August 9th, 1991 at 71 years old in Montevideo.
Alberts Kviesis
President of latvia (1881-1944).
Born December 22nd, 1881 in Ērgļi.
Died August 9th, 1944 at 62 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Rudolf Thurneysen
Swiss linguist and celticist (1857-1940).
Born March 14th, 1857 in Basel.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 83 years old in Bonn.
Bertold Hummel
German composer.
Born November 27th, 1925 in Hüfingen. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Würzburg. [ref]
Gösta Nystroem
Swedish composer (1890-1966).
Born October 13th, 1890. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1966 at 75 years old [ref]
Charles Sands
American golfer, tennis and real tennis player.
Born December 22nd, 1865 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 1945 at 79 years old in New York City.
Else Alfelt
Danish artist (1910-1974).
Born September 16th, 1910 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1974 at 63 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Telmo Vargas
Chief of staff of the armed forces of ecuador. acting supreme chief of ecuador.
Born October 9th, 1912 in Quito.
Died August 9th, 2013 at 100 years old in Quito.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 170
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez