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

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

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

1955  On this day in history death of hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885)   

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

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

1959  On this day in history 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  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  Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC   

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

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

1975  On December - 09 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  On December - 09 clarice Lispector, writer, dies   

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

1996  On this day in history alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician, dies at 87   

1997  Tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91 on December - 09.   

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 December - 09.   

1561  On this day in history birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony   

1569  On December - 09 birth of martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice)   

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

1579  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on December - 09.   

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 this day in history.