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September 9th
148 Notable deaths
Nicola Abbagnano
Italian existential philosopher (1901-1990).
Born July 15th, 1901 in Salerno. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1990 at 89 years old in Milan. [ref]
Gérard Brach
French screenwriter and film director.
Born July 23rd, 1927 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2006 at 79 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Madge Syers
British figure skater (1881-1917).
Born September 16th, 1881 in Kensington.
Died September 9th, 1917 at 35 years old in Weybridge (endocarditis).
S. N. Behrman
American writer.
Born June 9th, 1893 in Worcester.
Died September 9th, 1973 at 80 years old in New York City.
Gibson Gowland
English film actor (1877-1951).
Born January 4th, 1877 in County Durham. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1951 at 74 years old in London. [ref]
Wilbur Ware
American jazz musician (1923-1979).
Born September 8th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 56 years old in Philadelphia (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Nouhak Phoumsavanh
Lao politician (1910-2008).
Born April 9th, 1914 in Mukdahan. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2008 at 94 years old in Vientiane. [ref]
Reinhard Furrer
German astronaut (1940-1995).
Born November 25th, 1940 in Wörgl.
Died September 9th, 1995 at 54 years old in Berlin (aircraft crash).
Herbert Friedman
American physicist (1916-2000).
Born June 21st, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died September 9th, 2000 at 84 years old in Arlington County (cancer). [ref]
Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper
German botanist (1856-1901).
Born May 12th, 1856 in Strasbourg.
Died September 9th, 1901 at 45 years old in Basel (malaria).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 148
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman