Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 09
Thursday, 15 January 2026
1918 On February - 09 emiel van der Straeten, [Delrue], Flemish playwright, dies at 30 

1924 On February - 09 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 On February - 09 karl Nef, Swiss musicologist, dies at 61 

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

1938 On February - 09 truby King, pioneer of mothercraft, dies 

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

1943 On this day in history death of ... Reydons, wife of General Reydons, shot to death by resistance 

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

1948 On February - 09 karl Valentin, German comic/writer, dies at 65 

1949 Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history. 

1951 On February - 09 death of eddy Duchin, American musician (b. 1910) 

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

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

1960 Ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82 on this day in history. 

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 Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79 on this day in history. 

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

1969 Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Oly-gold 1928), dies at 68 on this day in history. 

1973 Max Yasgur, owner Woodstock-festival farmland, dies at 53 on February - 09. 

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 Death of Percy Faith, Canadian musician (b. 1908) on February - 09. 

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

1978 On this day in history death of kimberly Leach, killed by Ted Bundy in Lake City Fla at 12 

1979 On February - 09 c I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies 

1980 On February - 09 antoine Pompe, Belgian architect, dies at 106 

1981 Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55 on February - 09. 

1984 Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras on this day in history. 

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

1991 Death of James Cleveland, American gospel singer (b. 1931) on February - 09. 

1993 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

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