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August 9th
170 Notable deaths
Pyotr Fomenko
Soviet film director (1932-2012).
Born July 13th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died August 9th, 2012 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Olga Della-Vos-Kardovskaya
Russian artist (1875-1952).
Born September 2nd, 1875 in Chernihiv.
Died August 9th, 1952 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Vladimir Vikulov
Russian ice hockey player (1946-2013).
Born July 20th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died August 9th, 2013 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Lionel Emmett
Field hockey player.
Born January 8th, 1913 in Achalpur.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 83 years old in Colchester.
Jan F. Esser
Doctor, chess master, art collector (1877-1946).
Born October 13th, 1877 in Leiden.
Died August 9th, 1946 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Władysław Orlicz
Polish mathematician.
Born May 24th, 1903 in Okocim. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1990 at 87 years old in Poznań.
Anna Maria Bottini
Italian actress (1916-2020).
Born March 24th, 1916 in Milan.
Died August 9th, 2020 at 104 years old in Giove. [ref]
Giacomo Bove
Italian explorer (1852–1887).
Born April 23rd, 1852 in Maranzana.
Died August 9th, 1887 at 35 years old in Verona (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Hector Martin
Belgian road racing cyclist (1898-1972).
Born December 26th, 1898 in Roeselare.
Died August 9th, 1972 at 73 years old in Roeselare.
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