August 9th
229 Notable deaths
Samuel Ferguson
Irish poet, barrister and antiquarian (1810-1886).
Born March 10th, 1810 in Belfast.
Died August 9th, 1886 at 76 years old in Howth.
Emil Jakob Schindler
Austrian landscape painter and the father of alma mahler. (1842-1892).
Born April 27th, 1842 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1892 at 50 years old in Westerland.
Melissa Hayden
Canadian ballet dancer (1923–2006).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Toronto.
Died August 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Winston-Salem (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Benjamin Franklin Tracy
American politician (1830–1915).
Born April 26th, 1830 in Apalachin.
Died August 9th, 1915 at 85 years old in Tioga County.
Tobias Dantzig
American mathematician (1884-1956).
Born February 19th, 1884 in Šiauliai.
Died August 9th, 1956 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Fred Åkerström
Swedish musician and singer (1937–1985).
Born January 27th, 1937 in Stockholm.
Died August 9th, 1985 at 48 years old in Karlskrona.
Andriy Bal
Ukrainian footballer (1958-2014).
Born February 16th, 1958 in Rozdil. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2014 at 56 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Chaim Ozer Grodzinski
Lithuanian rabbi and talmudic scholar (1863–1940).
Born August 24th, 1863 in Iŭje.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 76 years old in Vilnius (cancer).
Gustav Adolf Nosske
German nazi ss general and holocaust perpetrator (1902–1986).
Born December 29th, 1902 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died August 9th, 1986 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf.
William Bigler
American politician (1814-1880).
Born January 1st, 1814 in Perry County.
Died August 9th, 1880 at 66 years old in Clearfield.
Marion Bauer
American composer (1882–1955).
Born August 15th, 1882 in Walla Walla.
Died August 9th, 1955 at 72 years old in South Hadley (myocardial infarction).
Thierry Jonquet
French writer (1954–2009).
Born January 19th, 1954 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2009 at 55 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Charles Daniels
American swimmer (1885-1973).
Born March 24th, 1885 in Dayton. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1973 at 88 years old in Carmel Valley Village. [ref]
Yakov Protazanov
Russian film director and screenwriter (1881–1945).
Born February 4th, 1881 in Moscow.
Died August 9th, 1945 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Frank Bramley
British post-impressionist painter of the newlyn school (1857-1915).
Died August 9th, 1915 at 58 years old in Chalford.
André Hossein
French composer (1905-1983).
Born February 2nd, 1905 in Ashgabat.
Died August 9th, 1983 at 78 years old in Paris.
Jemima Blackburn
British artist (1823-1909).
Born May 1st, 1823 in Edinburgh.
Died August 9th, 1909 at 86 years old in Roshven House.
Marián Varga
Slovak composer and organist (1947–2017).
Born January 29th, 1947 in Skalica. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2017 at 70 years old in Bratislava, Čierna Voda (heart failure). [ref]
Colette Besson
French sprinter.
Born April 7th, 1946 in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 59 years old in Angoulins (lung cancer).
Aleksandar Matanović
Chess player (1930–2023).
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died August 9th, 2023 at 93 years old in Belgrade.
Eduardo Falú
Argentine folk musician (1923-2013).
Born July 7th, 1923 in Salta Province, El Galpón.
Died August 9th, 2013 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires, Córdoba.
Abraham H. Taub
American mathematician and physicist (1911-1999).
Born February 1st, 1911 in Chicago.
Died August 9th, 1999 at 88 years old
Guido Gozzano
Italian writer (1883-1916).
Born December 19th, 1883 in Turin.
Died August 9th, 1916 at 32 years old in Turin (tuberculosis).
Hermann Sasse
Lutheran pastor, theologian, professor of theology (1895–1976).
Born July 17th, 1895 in Sonnewalde.
Died August 9th, 1976 at 81 years old in Adelaide.
Aliye Berger
Turkish painter (1903–1974).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Büyükada.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 70 years old in Büyükada.
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé