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August 9th
168 Notable deaths
Raymond Washington
American gang member.
Born August 14th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died August 9th, 1979 at 25 years old in Los Angeles.
Hugo Boss
German fashion designer (1885-1948).
Born July 8th, 1885 in Metzingen.
Died August 9th, 1948 at 63 years old in Metzingen.
Kamala
American professional wrestler (1950-2020).
Born May 28th, 1950 in Mississippi, Senatobia.
Died August 9th, 2020 at 70 years old in Brooklyn (COVID-19). [ref]
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
British billionaire landowner, businessman and territorial army officer (1951-2016).
Born December 22nd, 1951 in Omagh.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 64 years old in Royal Preston Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edith Stein
Jewish-german catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942).
Born October 12th, 1891 in Wrocław.
Died August 9th, 1942 at 50 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Pat Hitchcock
British actress.
Born July 7th, 1928 in London.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 93 years old in Thousand Oaks. [ref]
Huo Yuanjia
Chinese martial artist.
Born January 18th, 1868 in Jinghai District.
Died August 9th, 1910 at 42 years old in Shanghai (arsenic poisoning).
Ted Stevens
United states senator from alaska (1923-2010).
Born November 18th, 1923 in Indianapolis.
Died August 9th, 2010 at 86 years old in Dillingham (aviation accident). [ref]
Edward Thorndike
American psychologist.
Born August 31st, 1874 in Williamsburg.
Died August 9th, 1949 at 74 years old in Montrose.
Raymond Briggs
English cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
Born January 18th, 1934 in Wimbledon. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2022 at 88 years old in Brighton. [ref]
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