Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 09
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
1902 On this day in history gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66 

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

1908 Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on January - 09. 

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

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

1923 On this day in history 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 Heiner Muller, writer, dies on January - 09. 

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. 

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 Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53 on this day in history. 

1945 Death of Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) on January - 09. 

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

1947 On January - 09 karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 

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

1953 On this day in history 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 On this day in history paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71 

1960 Death of Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880) on this day in history. 

1961 On January - 09 death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867) 

1962 On January - 09 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 January - 09 haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 

1968 On January - 09 death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide 

1969 Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 on January - 09. 

1971 Death of Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) on this day in history. 

1972 Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

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 On January - 09 eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies 

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