Famous Deaths In February - 09

1918  Emiel van der Straeten, [Delrue], Flemish playwright, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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

1932  Death of Junnosuke Inouye, Japanese minister of Finance, murdered on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history karl Nef, Swiss musicologist, dies at 61   

1936  On this day in history jacques Bainville, French historian/essayist/journalist, dies at 57   

1938  Truby King, pioneer of mothercraft, dies on February - 09.   

1940  On February - 09 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 this day in history george J L Maduro, resistance fighter (Madurodam), dies in Dachau   

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

1949  On February - 09 poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60   

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

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  On February - 09 ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82   

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

1964  On February - 09 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  Cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier, dies at 60 on February - 09.   

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

1976  On this day in history death of percy Faith, Canadian musician (b. 1908)   

1977  On February - 09 denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92   

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

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

1980  Antoine Pompe, Belgian architect, dies at 106 on this day in history.   

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

1984  Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras on February - 09.   

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

1991  Death of James Cleveland, American gospel singer (b. 1931) on this day in history.   

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

1994  On this day in history arnold Smith, Brit 1st sec-gen of Commonwealth (1965-75), dies at 79   

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1404  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on this day in history.   

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

1533  On this day in history birth of shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)   

1578  On February - 09 birth of giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo)   

1579  John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on February - 09.   

1602  Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on this day in history.   

1607  Abraham Megerle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1645  On February - 09 birth of johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716)