Famous Deaths In January - 09

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

1904  Alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies on January - 09.  

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

1911  Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57 on January - 09.  

1918  On this day in history death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844)  

1923  On January - 09 katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34  

1927  Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

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

1931  Claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies on this day in history.  

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1936  On this day in history john Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40  

1939  On this day in history johann Strauss, Austrian conductor/Royal ball director, dies at 72  

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  Death of Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) on this day in history.  

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

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

1949  On this day in history amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75  

1953  Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1957  On January - 09 mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83  

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

1959  Paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71 on January - 09.  

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

1961  On January - 09 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  On this day in history halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80  

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

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

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

1971  On this day in history death of giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)  

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

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

1977  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on January - 09.  

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  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on January - 09.  

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on January - 09.  

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 January - 09 birth of john E Loovens, lawyer  

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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