Famous Deaths In July - 09

1927  Death of John Drew Jr., American actor (b. 1853) on this day in history.  

1932  On this day in history henry Howell, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 1920-24), dies  

1934  On July - 09 otakar Zich, composer, dies at 55  

1937  On July - 09 death of oliver Law, first African-American commander of U.S. troops (b. 1899)  

1938  On this day in history death of benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (b. 1870)  

1947  Death of Lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865) on July - 09.  

1949  On this day in history fritz Bennicke Hart, composer, dies at 75  

1951  Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1955  On July - 09 death of don Beauman, British racing driver (b. 1928)  

1957  On July - 09 alexander Fyodorovich Gedike, composer, dies at 80  

1960  On this day in history edward Burlingame Hill, composer, dies at 86  

1961  On July - 09 alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52  

1962  On this day in history louis A van Gasteren, Dutch actor (Willem van Oranje), dies at 74  

1963  On July - 09 frank Mayo, actor (Santa Fe Trail), dies of heart attack at 74  

1967  On July - 09 douglas MacLean, silent film comedian turned producer, dies at 77  

1968  Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr Citizen), dies at 53 on July - 09.  

1969  Gertrude Dixon, compiler of Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, dies on July - 09.  

1972  On this day in history death of kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana  

1974  Sonia Gaskell, Russian/Neth choreographer (Diaghilev), dies at 70 on July - 09.  

1977  On July - 09 loren C Eiseley, US anthropologist/writer (Animal Secrets), dies at 69  

1978  On July - 09 death of abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered  

1979  Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1980  Death of Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist (b. 1913) on this day in history.  

1981  Allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61 on July - 09.  

1983  Death of Keith Wickenden, British Politician (b. 1932) on July - 09.  

1984  Randall Thompson, US composer (Trip to Nahant), dies at 85 on July - 09.  

1985  On July - 09 rafael Campos, actor (Ramon-Rhoda, Sancho-V), dies of cancer at 49  

1986  On this day in history death of karl-Heinz Beckurts, West german Siemens manager, murdered  

1988  On this day in history death of anthony Holland, AIDS sufferer committed suicide at 60  

1990  On this day in history brigitte D'Ortschy, Zen teacher Sanbo Kyodan line, dies in Japan at 69  

1992  On this day in history eric Savareid, News correspondent (CBS), dies at 79  

1993  On July - 09 cut Meijer, [Saul Messel], historian/rabbi to Paramaribo, dies at 80  

1994  On July - 09 cornelius Boyson, bassist, dies at 57  

1995  Jacques Molicard, translator/Navigator, dies at 62 on July - 09.  

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1511  Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1571) was born on July - 09.  

1513  On July - 09 birth of john van Hembyze, Flemish calvinist  

1535  On this day in history birth of emanuel van Meteren, Southern Neth, merchant/historian  

1577  Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d. 1618) was born on July - 09.  

1578  Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hungary/German Emperor (1619-37) was born on this day in history.  

1589  On July - 09 birth of johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist  

1654  Emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.  

1686  Philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.