August 9th
229 Notable deaths
Vitaliy Starukhin
Soviet footballer (1949–2000).
Died August 9th, 2000 at 51 years old in Donetsk (pneumonia).
Ahmed Cevad Pasha
Ottoman politician (1851–1900).
Born November 6th, 1850 in Damascus.
Died August 9th, 1900 at 49 years old in Istanbul.
Sergei Tretyakov
Russian writer-artist.
Born June 20th, 1892 in Kuldīga. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1939 at 47 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound). [ref]
Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz
Austrian princess and archeologist (1856-1929).
Born December 11th, 1856 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1929 at 72 years old in Ludwigslust.
Harry Hillman
American athletics competitor (1881–1945).
Born September 8th, 1881 in Brooklyn.
Died August 9th, 1945 at 63 years old in Hanover.
Schubert Gambetta
Uruguayan footballer (1920-1991).
Born April 14th, 1920 in Montevideo.
Died August 9th, 1991 at 71 years old in Montevideo.
Alberts Kviesis
Latvian politician, president of latvia (1881-1944).
Born December 22nd, 1881 in Ērgļi.
Died August 9th, 1944 at 62 years old in Riga (myocardial infarction).
Emil František Burian
Czech poet, journalist, singer, actor, musician, composer, playwright adviser, playwright and director communist (1904–1959).
Born June 11th, 1904 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1959 at 55 years old in Prague (gastrointestinal system disease). [ref]
Cella Delavrancea
Romanian pianist, writer and educator.
Born December 15th, 1887 in Bucharest.
Died August 9th, 1991 at 103 years old in Bucharest.
Rudolf Thurneysen
Swiss linguist and celticist (1857-1940).
Born March 14th, 1857 in Basel.
Died August 9th, 1940 at 83 years old in Bonn.
Donald Machholz
American astronomer (1952–2022).
Born October 7th, 1952 in Portsmouth.
Died August 9th, 2022 at 69 years old in Wikieup (COVID-19). [ref]
Giorgi Leonidze
Georgian poet, prose writer and literary scholar (1899–1966).
Born January 8th, 1900. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1966 at 66 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
Lithuanian painter (1876-1966).
Born October 31st, 1876 in Seirijai.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 89 years old in Kaunas.
Ivan I. Krasko
Soviet and russian theater and film actor.
Born September 23rd, 1930 in Vartemyagi.
Died August 9th, 2025 at 94 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Charles Sands
American golfer, tennis and real tennis player (1865–1945).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in New York City.
Died August 9th, 1945 at 79 years old in New York City.
Helena Rasiowa
Polish mathematician (1917-1994).
Born June 20th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1994 at 77 years old in Warsaw.
Else Alfelt
Danish artist (1910-1974).
Born September 16th, 1910 in Copenhagen.
Died August 9th, 1974 at 63 years old in Rigshospitalet.
Ulrich Plenzdorf
German author and dramatist (1934–2007).
Born October 26th, 1934 in Berlin.
Died August 9th, 2007 at 72 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Gösta Nystroem
Swedish composer (1890-1966).
Born October 13th, 1890 in Silvberg.
Died August 9th, 1966 at 75 years old
Bertold Hummel
German composer (1925–2002).
Born November 27th, 1925 in Hüfingen.
Died August 9th, 2002 at 76 years old in Würzburg.
Władysław Orlicz
Polish mathematician (1903–1990).
Born May 24th, 1903 in Okocim.
Died August 9th, 1990 at 87 years old in Poznań.
Johan Daisne
Flemish author (1912–1978).
Born September 2nd, 1912 in Ghent.
Died August 9th, 1978 at 65 years old in Ghent.
Ingemar Erlandsson
Swedish footballer (1957–2022).
Born November 16th, 1957 in Glimåkra.
Died August 9th, 2022 at 64 years old [ref]
Oscar Malbernat
Argentine football player and coach (1944-2019).
Born February 2nd, 1944 in La Plata.
Died August 9th, 2019 at 75 years old in La Plata (kidney failure). [ref]
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