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August 9th
185 Notable deaths
Graham Wallas
English socialist, social psychologist, educationalist.
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]
C. F. Powell
British physicist.
Born December 5th, 1903 in Tonbridge.
Died August 9th, 1969 at 65 years old in Lake Como.
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]
Ernst Neizvestny
Soviet sculptor.
Born April 9th, 1926 in Yekaterinburg. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Charles Fields
Canadian mathematician (1863-1932).
Born May 14th, 1863 in Hamilton. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1932 at 69 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Jack Gold
British film and television director (1930-2015).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Greater London.
Died August 9th, 2015 at 85 years old
Ernst von Salomon
German writer and right-wing freikorps member.
Born September 25th, 1902 in Kiel.
Died August 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in Stöckte (myocardial infarction).
Franca Valeri
Italian actress (1920-2020).
Born July 31st, 1920 in Milan.
Died August 9th, 2020 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mahmoud Farshchian
Iranian artist.
Born January 24th, 1930 in Isfahan.
Died August 9th, 2025 at 95 years old in New Jersey (pneumonia). [ref]
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