Famous Deaths In January - 09

1902  On January - 09 gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66  

1904  Alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67  

1911  Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1918  On January - 09 death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844)  

1923  Katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34 on this day in history.  

1927  On January - 09 houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71  

1929  Heiner Muller, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1930  Edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1931  Claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies on this day in history.  

1936  On January - 09 john Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40  

1939  Johann Strauss, Austrian conductor/Royal ball director, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies  

1943  On this day in history robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53  

1945  On this day in history death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

1946  On January - 09 countee Cullen, US poet (Black Christ, One Way to Heaven), dies at 42  

1947  On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53  

1949  Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 on January - 09.  

1953  Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on January - 09.  

1957  Mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83 on January - 09.  

1958  Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies on this day in history.  

1959  On January - 09 paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71  

1960  On January - 09 death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)  

1961  Death of Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history leRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68  

1964  On January - 09 halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80  

1966  On this day in history haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68  

1968  On January - 09 death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide  

1969  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 on January - 09.  

1971  Death of Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) on this day in history.  

1972  On January - 09 ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80  

1975  On January - 09 john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58  

1977  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on January - 09.  

1978  On this day in history eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies  

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on January - 09.  

1571  On this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)  

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer  

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)  

1695  On January - 09 birth of john E Loovens, lawyer  

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1728  On this day in history birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)