Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 09
Friday, 24 October 2025
1902 On January - 09 gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66 

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

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 January - 09 houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 

1929 Heiner Muller, writer, dies on this day in history. 

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

1931 On January - 09 claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies 

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 January - 09. 

1945 On January - 09 death of jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) 

1946 On this day in history 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 Amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history. 

1953 Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on January - 09. 

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

1958 On this day in history paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies 

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 this day in history. 

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

1962 LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 on January - 09. 

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

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 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 On this day in history eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies 

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