Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 09

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1945  On this day in history clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies   

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

1950  Death of Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

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

1952  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies   

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

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

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

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  On May - 09 c E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies   

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

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

1987  On May - 09 obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78   

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

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1147  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  On May - 09 birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

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

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

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

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