Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 09

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

1928  On May - 09 constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81   

1931  On this day in history a[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78   

1937  On this day in history walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43   

1938  Death of Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (b. 1866) on May - 09.   

1944  On May - 09 ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86   

1945  Clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies on this day in history.   

1949  Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies on this day in history.   

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

1951  Marie Ault, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1952  Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45 on May - 09.   

1955  Death of Kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1858) on May - 09.   

1957  On this day in history ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies   

1958  On this day in history bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47   

1965  Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 on May - 09.   

1966  Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on May - 09.   

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on this day in history.   

1968  Finlay Currie, dies at 90 on May - 09.   

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1976  Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1977  James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 09 cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95   

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 this day in history dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60   

1987  Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78 on May - 09.   

1989  On this day in history keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33   

1990  Luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1992  On May - 09 mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident   

1993  On this day in history freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61   

1994  On May - 09 death of elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter (b. 1924)   

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1147  On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

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

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on May - 09.   

1740  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on this day in history.   

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.   

1793  On this day in history birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist