Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 09

1927  Tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies on May - 09.   

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

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

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

1938  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history marie Ault, dies at 80   

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

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

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

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

1965  On this day in history leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62   

1966  Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On May - 09 finlay Currie, dies at 90   

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

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

1975  On May - 09 philip Dorn, dies at 73   

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

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

1985  Edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on May - 09.   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

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

1740  On May - 09 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 this day in history.   

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