Famous Deaths In December - 09

1935  Death of Walter Liggett, American crusading newspaper editor and muckraker (b. 1886) on December - 09.  

1937  On December - 09 death of nils Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869)  

1940  On December - 09 maletti, Italian general, dies in battle  

1941  On this day in history leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61  

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

1948  On December - 09 sir Timothy O'Brien, cricketer (Bart 5 Tests England 1884-96), dies  

1955  Death of Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885) on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history hans Barth, composer, dies at 59  

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

1959  Walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

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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  Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65 on December - 09.  

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 this day in history.  

1974  George Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies on this day in history.  

1975  William A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

1977  On this day in history clarice Lispector, writer, dies  

1979  On this day in history fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84  

1981  On December - 09 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  On this day in history death of razzle, English drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (b. 1960)  

1990  Mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

1993  On December - 09 danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67  

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

1995  Benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84 on December - 09.  

1996  Alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1997  On December - 09 tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91  

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  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.  

1569  On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice)  

1571  On this day in history birth of adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect  

1579  On December - 09 birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)  

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on December - 09.  

1581  On December - 09 birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange