Famous Deaths In February - 09

1918  On this day in history emiel van der Straeten, [Delrue], Flemish playwright, dies at 30  

1924  On this day in history nils Kj'r, Norwegian playwright (Det Lykkelige Valg), dies at 53  

1932  On February - 09 death of junnosuke Inouye, Japanese minister of Finance, murdered  

1935  Karl Nef, Swiss musicologist, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1936  Jacques Bainville, French historian/essayist/journalist, dies at 57 on February - 09.  

1938  Truby King, pioneer of mothercraft, dies on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history death of eugene Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1857)  

1943  Death of ... Reydons, wife of General Reydons, shot to death by resistance on February - 09.  

1945  On February - 09 george J L Maduro, resistance fighter (Madurodam), dies in Dachau  

1948  Karl Valentin, German comic/writer, dies at 65 on February - 09.  

1949  Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60 on February - 09.  

1951  Death of Eddy Duchin, American musician (b. 1910) on this day in history.  

1952  On this day in history norman Douglas, essayist/novelist, dies  

1957  Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hung admiral/regent (1920-44), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1960  Ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82 on February - 09.  

1961  On February - 09 grigory Levenfish, Intl chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70  

1964  On this day in history willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55  

1966  On February - 09 sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79  

1968  Barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at 77 on February - 09.  

1969  On this day in history manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Oly-gold 1928), dies at 68  

1973  On this day in history max Yasgur, owner Woodstock-festival farmland, dies at 53  

1974  On this day in history cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier, dies at 60  

1975  On February - 09 constant Burniaux, Belgian art historian (L'amour Vivre), dies at 82  

1976  On February - 09 death of percy Faith, Canadian musician (b. 1908)  

1977  Denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92 on February - 09.  

1978  Death of Kimberly Leach, killed by Ted Bundy in Lake City Fla at 12 on this day in history.  

1979  C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history antoine Pompe, Belgian architect, dies at 106  

1981  Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55 on this day in history.  

1984  On February - 09 balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras  

1989  On February - 09 death of osamu Tezuka, Japanese manga artist (b. 1928)  

1991  On this day in history death of james Cleveland, American gospel singer (b. 1931)  

1993  On February - 09 david Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54  

1994  Arnold Smith, Brit 1st sec-gen of Commonwealth (1965-75), dies at 79 on February - 09.  

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1404  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on February - 09.  

1441  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub) was born on February - 09.  

1533  Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.  

1578  Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) was born on this day in history.  

1579  John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on this day in history.  

1602  Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on February - 09.  

1607  Abraham Megerle, composer was born on February - 09.  

1645  Johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716) was born on February - 09.