Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 09

1927  On May - 09 tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies   

1928  Constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81 on May - 09.   

1931  On May - 09 a[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78   

1937  On May - 09 walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43   

1938  Death of Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1944  Ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86 on May - 09.   

1945  On May - 09 clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies   

1949  Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies on May - 09.   

1950  Death of Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883) on May - 09.   

1951  Marie Ault, dies at 80 on May - 09.   

1952  On this day in history canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45   

1955  On this day in history death of kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1858)   

1957  On May - 09 ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies   

1958  On May - 09 bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47   

1965  On May - 09 leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62   

1966  On this day in history alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56   

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on May - 09.   

1968  On May - 09 finlay Currie, dies at 90   

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 on May - 09.   

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on May - 09.   

1975  On May - 09 philip Dorn, dies at 73   

1976  On May - 09 raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74   

1977  On May - 09 james Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55   

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1981  On May - 09 c E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies   

1985  Edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69 on May - 09.   

1986  On May - 09 dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60   

1987  On May - 09 obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78   

1989  Keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33 on May - 09.   

1990  Luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66 on May - 09.   

1991  James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies on May - 09.   

1992  Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident on May - 09.   

1993  On May - 09 freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61   

1994  On this day in history death of elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter (b. 1924)   

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1147  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  On May - 09 birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.   

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on May - 09.   

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.