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  On May - 09 death of thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (b. 1866)   

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

1945  Clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies on May - 09.   

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

1950  On May - 09 death of esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883)   

1951  On May - 09 marie Ault, dies at 80   

1952  On May - 09 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  Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies on May - 09.   

1958  Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47 on May - 09.   

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

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

1967  On May - 09 elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies   

1968  On May - 09 finlay Currie, dies at 90   

1970  On this day in history percy Brier, composer, dies at 84   

1974  On this day in history lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69   

1975  On this day in history philip Dorn, dies at 73   

1976  On this day in history raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74   

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

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

1981  C E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies on this day in history.   

1985  On May - 09 edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69   

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 May - 09.   

1991  James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident   

1993  Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1994  Death of Elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

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

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 09.   

1785  On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

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