Famous Deaths In May - 09

1927  Tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies on this day in history.  

1928  Constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

1937  Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43 on this day in history.  

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

1944  Ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883)  

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

1952  Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45 on this day in history.  

1955  On May - 09 death of kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1858)  

1957  Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies on this day in history.  

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

1965  Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history finlay Currie, dies at 90  

1970  On May - 09 percy Brier, composer, dies at 84  

1974  On May - 09 lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69  

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

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

1977  James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 on May - 09.  

1979  On this day in history cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95  

1981  C E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies on May - 09.  

1985  On this day in history edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69  

1986  Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1987  Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

1990  On May - 09 luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66  

1991  On this day in history james L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies  

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

1993  Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61 on May - 09.  

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

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1147  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 09.  

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history.  

1793  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist