Famous Deaths In January - 09

1902  Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66 on January - 09.   

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

1908  On this day in history abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67   

1911  On January - 09 edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57   

1918  Death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844) on January - 09.   

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 January - 09 heiner Muller, writer, dies   

1930  On this day in history edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66   

1931  On this day in history claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies   

1936  John Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40 on January - 09.   

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

1941  Ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies on January - 09.   

1943  Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53 on January - 09.   

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

1946  On January - 09 countee Cullen, US poet (Black Christ, One Way to Heaven), dies at 42   

1947  On this day in history karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53   

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 this day in history.   

1958  Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies on January - 09.   

1959  On this day in history paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71   

1960  On January - 09 death of elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880)   

1961  On this day in history death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

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

1964  Halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

1969  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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 January - 09 john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58   

1977  On January - 09 alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71   

1978  Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies on this day in history.   

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1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1699  On January - 09 birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer   

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.