Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 09
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
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 December - 09. 

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 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 this day in history. 

1956 On December - 09 hans Barth, composer, dies at 59 

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

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

1964 Edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77 on December - 09. 

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

1966 On this day in history yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79 

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

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

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 December - 09. 

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 David Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53 on December - 09. 

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

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

1994 Garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28 on this day in history. 

1995 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

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