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August 9th
174 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1972 at 69 years old in Stöckte (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
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).
Otto Wagener
German general (1888-1971).
Born April 29th, 1888 in Durlach.
Died August 9th, 1971 at 83 years old in Chieming.
Chaïm Soutine
Russian-french painter (1893–1943).
Born January 13th, 1893 in Smilavičy. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1943 at 50 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 174
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