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August 9th
185 Notable deaths
Paul Findley
American politician (1921-2019).
Born June 23rd, 1921 in Jacksonville.
Died August 9th, 2019 at 98 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Philip J. Klass
Ufo researcher (1919-2005).
Born November 8th, 1919 in Des Moines.
Died August 9th, 2005 at 85 years old in Cocoa (cancer).
Herb Thomas
American racecar driver (1923-2000).
Born April 6th, 1923 in Harnett County.
Died August 9th, 2000 at 77 years old in North Carolina (myocardial infarction).
Peppino Gagliardi
Italian singer.
Born May 25th, 1940 in Naples.
Died August 9th, 2023 at 83 years old in Naples.
Nicholas Evans
British journalist, producer and writer.
Born July 26th, 1950 in Bromsgrove. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2022 at 72 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Raksin
American composer (1912-2004).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2004 at 92 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
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 II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Sergei Kovalev
Russian politician.
Born March 2nd, 1930 in Seredyna-Buda.
Died August 9th, 2021 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
May Ayim
German poet.
Born May 3rd, 1960 in Hamburg.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 36 years old in Berlin (falling).
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