August 9th
186 Notable deaths
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 (1925–2002).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Hüfingen.
Died August 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Würzburg.
Cella Delavrancea
Romanian pianist, writer and educator.
Born December 15th, 1887 in Bucharest.
Died August 9th, 1991 at 103 years old in Bucharest.
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
Lithuanian painter (1876-1966).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Seirijai.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 89 years old in Kaunas.
Gösta Nystroem
Swedish composer (1890-1966).
Born October 13th, 1890 in Silvberg.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 75 years old
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.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 63 years old in Rigshospitalet.
Telmo Vargas
Chief of staff of the armed forces of ecuador. acting supreme chief of ecuador (1912–2013).
Born October 9th, 1912 in Quito.
Died August 9th, 2013 at 100 years old in Quito.
Ulrich Plenzdorf
German author and dramatist (1934–2007).
Born October 26th, 1934 in Berlin.
Died August 9th, 2007 at 72 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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Give me liberty or give me death. Patrick Henry