August 9th
170 Notable deaths
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]
Alex Cord
American actor (1933-2021).
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Floral Park.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 88 years old in Valley View.
Ramón Valdés
Mexican actor (1923–1988).
Born September 2nd, 1923 in Mexico City.
Died August 9th, 1988 at 64 years old in Mexico City (stomach cancer).
Joe Orton
English playwright and author.
Born January 1st, 1933 in Leicester. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1967 at 34 years old in Islington (blunt trauma). [ref]
Frank Whittle
British royal air force engineer air officer.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Coventry.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 89 years old in Columbia (lung cancer).
Franz Jägerstätter
Austrian martyr and conscientious objector.
Born May 20th, 1907 in Sankt Radegund. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1943 at 36 years old in Brandenburg-Görden Prison (guillotine). [ref]
Mahmoud Darwish
Palestinian writer (1941-2008).
Born March 13th, 1941 in Al-Birwa. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2008 at 67 years old in Houston. [ref]
John Roselli
American mobster.
Born July 4th, 1905 in Esperia.
Died August 9th, 1976 at 71 years old in Florida.
Frankie Ruiz
Puerto rican salsa singer, songwriter.
Born March 10th, 1958 in Paterson.
Died August 9th, 1998 at 40 years old in New York City, Newark (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson