Famous Deaths In December - 09

1935  On December - 09 death of walter Liggett, American crusading newspaper editor and muckraker (b. 1886)   

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

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

1941  On December - 09 leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61   

1944  On this day in history laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28   

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  Hans Barth, composer, dies at 59 on December - 09.   

1957  Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies on this day in history.   

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

1964  Edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1965  Death of Branch Rickey, American baseball executive (b. 1884) on December - 09.   

1966  Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history death of charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898)   

1970  On December - 09 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 this day in history.   

1974  On December - 09 george Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies   

1975  William A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79 on December - 09.   

1976  On December - 09 nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71   

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  Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56 on December - 09.   

1982  On December - 09 fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87   

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

1984  On December - 09 death of razzle, English drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (b. 1960)   

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

1992  Carl Barger, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1996  On December - 09 alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician, dies at 87   

1997  On this day in history tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91   

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

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1392  On December - 09 birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  On December - 09 birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)   

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  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1579  On December - 09 birth of martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639)   

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