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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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.   

1936  John Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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  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 January - 09.   

1947  Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1949  Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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

1960  Death of Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880) on January - 09.   

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

1966  Haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

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1554  On this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on January - 09.   

1574  On this day in history birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  Johann Weichmann, composer was born on January - 09.   

1624  On January - 09 birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

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

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1728  On January - 09 birth of thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)