Famous Deaths In January - 09

1902  Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies  

1908  On January - 09 abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67  

1911  On this day in history edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57  

1918  On January - 09 death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844)  

1923  Katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34 on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71  

1929  On this day in history heiner Muller, writer, dies  

1930  On January - 09 edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66  

1931  Claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies on January - 09.  

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1936  On January - 09 john Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40  

1939  Johann Strauss, Austrian conductor/Royal ball director, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies  

1943  On this day in history robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53  

1945  On this day in history death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890)  

1946  Countee Cullen, US poet (Black Christ, One Way to Heaven), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1947  Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on January - 09.  

1949  On January - 09 amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

1953  On January - 09 hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89  

1957  Mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83 on January - 09.  

1958  On January - 09 paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies  

1959  Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)  

1961  Death of Emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) on this day in history.  

1962  LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1964  Halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80 on January - 09.  

1966  On this day in history haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68  

1968  Death of Kokichi Tsuburaya, Jap marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide on this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86  

1971  Death of Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) on January - 09.  

1972  Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 on January - 09.  

1975  On this day in history john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58  

1977  On this day in history alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71  

1978  Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies on January - 09.  

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1554  On January - 09 birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)  

1571  On this day in history birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)  

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer  

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1695  On this day in history birth of john E Loovens, lawyer  

1699  On this day in history birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer  

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on January - 09.