Famous Deaths In July - 09

1927  On this day in history death of john Drew Jr., American actor (b. 1853)   

1932  Henry Howell, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 1920-24), dies on July - 09.   

1934  On July - 09 otakar Zich, composer, dies at 55   

1937  On July - 09 death of oliver Law, first African-American commander of U.S. troops (b. 1899)   

1938  Death of Benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (b. 1870) on this day in history.   

1947  On July - 09 death of lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865)   

1949  On this day in history fritz Bennicke Hart, composer, dies at 75   

1951  Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56 on July - 09.   

1955  On this day in history death of don Beauman, British racing driver (b. 1928)   

1957  On this day in history alexander Fyodorovich Gedike, composer, dies at 80   

1960  On July - 09 edward Burlingame Hill, composer, dies at 86   

1961  On July - 09 alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52   

1962  Louis A van Gasteren, Dutch actor (Willem van Oranje), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1963  Frank Mayo, actor (Santa Fe Trail), dies of heart attack at 74 on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 09 douglas MacLean, silent film comedian turned producer, dies at 77   

1968  On July - 09 allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr Citizen), dies at 53   

1969  Gertrude Dixon, compiler of Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, dies on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history death of kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana   

1974  On this day in history sonia Gaskell, Russian/Neth choreographer (Diaghilev), dies at 70   

1977  On July - 09 loren C Eiseley, US anthropologist/writer (Animal Secrets), dies at 69   

1978  On this day in history death of abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered   

1979  On July - 09 betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53   

1980  On July - 09 death of vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist (b. 1913)   

1981  On this day in history allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61   

1983  Death of Keith Wickenden, British Politician (b. 1932) on this day in history.   

1984  On July - 09 randall Thompson, US composer (Trip to Nahant), dies at 85   

1985  On July - 09 rafael Campos, actor (Ramon-Rhoda, Sancho-V), dies of cancer at 49   

1986  On July - 09 death of karl-Heinz Beckurts, West german Siemens manager, murdered   

1988  On this day in history death of anthony Holland, AIDS sufferer committed suicide at 60   

1990  Brigitte D'Ortschy, Zen teacher Sanbo Kyodan line, dies in Japan at 69 on July - 09.   

1992  Eric Savareid, News correspondent (CBS), dies at 79 on July - 09.   

1993  Cut Meijer, [Saul Messel], historian/rabbi to Paramaribo, dies at 80 on July - 09.   

1994  On July - 09 cornelius Boyson, bassist, dies at 57   

1995  Jacques Molicard, translator/Navigator, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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1511  Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1571) was born on this day in history.   

1513  On this day in history birth of john van Hembyze, Flemish calvinist   

1535  Emanuel van Meteren, Southern Neth, merchant/historian was born on July - 09.   

1577  Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hungary/German Emperor (1619-37) was born on this day in history.   

1589  Johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist was born on this day in history.   

1654  Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732) was born on July - 09.   

1686  Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749) was born on July - 09.