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September 9th
145 Notable deaths
Mao Zedong
Chairman of the chinese communist party & founding father of the people's republic of china (1893–1976).
Born December 26th, 1893 in Mao Zedong's Former Residence. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1976 at 82 years old in Zhongnanhai (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Burgess Meredith
American actor.
Born November 16th, 1907 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1997 at 89 years old in Malibu (melanoma). [ref]
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
French painter and illustrator (1864–1901).
Born November 24th, 1864 in Albi. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1901 at 36 years old in Saint-André-du-Bois (syphilis). [ref]
Leni Riefenstahl
German film director, photographer, actress, and nazi propagandist.
Born August 22nd, 1902 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2003 at 101 years old in Pöcking. [ref]
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Afghan military leader (1953-2001).
Born September 2nd, 1953 in Bazarak.
Died September 9th, 2001 at 48 years old in Takhar. [ref]
Jacques Lacan
French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist.
Born April 13th, 1901 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (colorectal cancer). [ref]
James Stacy
American actor (1936-2016).
Born December 23rd, 1936 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2016 at 79 years old in Ventura (anaphylaxis). [ref]
Verghese Kurien
Indian entrepreneur.
Born November 26th, 1921 in Kozhikode.
Died September 9th, 2012 at 90 years old in Nadiad (kidney failure). [ref]
Edward Teller
Hungarian-american nuclear physicist.
Born January 15th, 1908 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2003 at 95 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Samuel Doe
21st president of liberia.
Died September 9th, 1990 at 39 years old in Monrovia (torture murder).
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht