Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  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 December - 09 sir Timothy O'Brien, cricketer (Bart 5 Tests England 1884-96), dies   

1955  On December - 09 death of hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885)   

1956  Hans Barth, composer, dies at 59 on December - 09.   

1957  On December - 09 carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies   

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

1964  On this day in history edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77   

1965  On December - 09 death of branch Rickey, American baseball executive (b. 1884)   

1966  Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79 on December - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

1972  On December - 09 death of louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (b. 1881)   

1974  George Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies on December - 09.   

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

1976  On this day in history nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71   

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

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

1981  Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87   

1983  On this day in history 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 this day in history carl Barger, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins), dies at 62   

1993  Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67 on December - 09.   

1994  On this day in history garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28   

1995  On this day in history benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84   

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

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

1998  On December - 09 death of shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian politician (b. 1948)   

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1579  On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639)   

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