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  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  On this day in history ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86  

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

1949  On May - 09 louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies  

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

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

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

1968  Finlay Currie, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60 on May - 09.  

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

1992  Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history 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  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on May - 09.  

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

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on May - 09.  

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on this day in history.  

1740  On May - 09 birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)  

1783  On May - 09 birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader  

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

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