Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 09

1935  Death of Walter Liggett, American crusading newspaper editor and muckraker (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1937  Death of Nils Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1940  Maletti, Italian general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1941  Leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61 on this day in history.   

1944  Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 on December - 09.   

1948  On this day in history sir Timothy O'Brien, cricketer (Bart 5 Tests England 1884-96), dies   

1955  Death of Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885) on December - 09.   

1956  Hans Barth, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1957  Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies on December - 09.   

1959  On December - 09 walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47   

1964  On December - 09 edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77   

1965  Death of Branch Rickey, American baseball executive (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 09 yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79   

1967  Death of Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898) on December - 09.   

1970  On this day in history artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65   

1971  Ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC on December - 09.   

1972  Death of Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (b. 1881) on December - 09.   

1974  On this day in history george Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies   

1975  On this day in history william A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79   

1976  Nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1977  Clarice Lispector, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1979  Fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56   

1982  Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1983  On December - 09 david Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53   

1984  Death of Razzle, English drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (b. 1960) on December - 09.   

1990  On December - 09 mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at 80   

1992  On December - 09 carl Barger, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins), dies at 62   

1993  Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1994  Garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28 on December - 09.   

1995  On December - 09 benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84   

1996  Alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician, dies at 87 on December - 09.   

1997  Tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1998  Death of Shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian politician (b. 1948) on December - 09.   

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1392  On this day in history birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On December - 09 birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on December - 09.   

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on December - 09.   

1579  On this day in history birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)   

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on December - 09.