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229 Notable deaths
Bill Chase
American jazz trumpeter (1934–1974).
Born October 20th, 1934 in Quincy.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 39 years old in Jackson.
Paul Findley
American politician (1921-2019).
Born June 23rd, 1921 in Jacksonville.
Died August 9th, 2019 at 98 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Peppino Gagliardi
Italian singer.
Born May 25th, 1940 in Naples.
Died August 9th, 2023 at 83 years old in Naples.
Ralph Albert Blakelock
American artist (1847-1919).
Born October 15th, 1847 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 1919 at 71 years old in Elizabethtown (atherosclerosis).
David Raksin
American composer (1912-2004).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died August 9th, 2004 at 92 years old in Van Nuys.
John Charles Fields
Canadian mathematician (1863–1932).
Born May 14th, 1863 in Hamilton.
Died August 9th, 1932 at 69 years old in Toronto.
Arnold Genthe
American photographer (1869-1942).
Born January 8th, 1869 in Berlin.
Died August 9th, 1942 at 73 years old in New Milford.
Leo Frobenius
German ethnologist and archaeologist (1873–1938).
Born June 29th, 1873 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1938 at 65 years old in Verbania. [ref]
Felix Nussbaum
German jewish painter, murdered by nazis in the holocaust (1904–1944).
Born December 11th, 1904 in Osnabrück.
Died August 9th, 1944 at 39 years old in Auschwitz.
Ernst von Salomon
German writer and right-wing freikorps member (1902–1972).
Born September 25th, 1902 in Kiel.
Died August 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in Stöckte (myocardial infarction).
C. F. Powell
British physicist.
Born December 5th, 1903 in Tonbridge.
Died August 9th, 1969 at 65 years old in Lake Como.
Richard Alexander
Actor (1902-1989).
Born November 19th, 1902 in Dallas.
Died August 9th, 1989 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
May Ayim
German poet (1960–1996).
Born May 3rd, 1960 in Hamburg.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 36 years old in Berlin (falling).
Jack Gold
British film and television director (1930–2015).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Greater London.
Died August 9th, 2015 at 85 years old
Sergei Kovalev
Russian politician (1930–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1930 in Seredyna-Buda.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Graham Wallas
English socialist, social psychologist, educationalist (1858–1932).
Born May 31st, 1858 in Sunderland.
Died August 9th, 1932 at 74 years old in Portloe.
Fahrudin Jusufi
Serbian footballer (1939-2019).
Born December 8th, 1939 in Prroni i Keq.
Died August 9th, 2019 at 79 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Otto Wagener
German general (1888-1971).
Born April 29th, 1888 in Durlach.
Died August 9th, 1971 at 83 years old in Chieming.
Mahmoud Farshchian
Iranian artist.
Born January 24th, 1930 in Isfahan.
Died August 9th, 2025 at 95 years old in New Jersey (pneumonia). [ref]
Lester Bird
Prime minister of antigua and barbuda (1938-2021).
Born February 21st, 1938 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 83 years old in Antigua. [ref]
Edward Frankland
English chemist (1825–1899).
Born January 18th, 1825 in Lancaster.
Died August 9th, 1899 at 74 years old in Gudbrandsdalen.
Ernst Neizvestny
Soviet sculptor (1925–2016).
Born April 9th, 1926 in Yekaterinburg.
Died August 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Blaž Kraljević
Bosnian croat soldier (1947–1992).
Born September 16th, 1947 in Lisice.
Died August 9th, 1992 at 44 years old in Kruševo, Mostar.
Dorris Bowdon
American actress (1914-2005).
Born December 27th, 1914 in Tate County.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, stroke).
Vazha-Pshavela
Georgian writer, poet, noble (1861-1915).
Born May 27th, 1862 in Chargali.
Died August 9th, 1915 at 53 years old in Tbilisi.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare