August 9th
197 Notable deaths
Giorgi Leonidze
Georgian poet, prose writer and literary scholar (1899–1966).
Born January 8th, 1900. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1966 at 66 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
Lithuanian painter (1876-1966).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Seirijai.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 89 years old in Kaunas.
Ivan I. Krasko
Soviet and russian theater and film actor.
Born September 23rd, 1930 in Vartemyagi.
Died August 9th, 2025 at 94 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Charles Sands
American golfer, tennis and real tennis player (1865–1945).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 1945 at 79 years old in New York City.
Helena Rasiowa
Polish mathematician (1917-1994).
Born June 20th, 1917 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1994 at 77 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Else Alfelt
Danish artist (1910-1974).
Born September 16th, 1910 in Copenhagen.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 63 years old in Rigshospitalet.
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]
Gösta Nystroem
Swedish composer (1890-1966).
Born October 13th, 1890 in Silvberg.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 75 years old
Bertold Hummel
German composer (1925–2002).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Hüfingen.
Died August 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Würzburg.
Władysław Orlicz
Polish mathematician.
Born May 24th, 1903 in Okocim. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1990 at 87 years old in Poznań.
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker