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  A[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78 on May - 09.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1952  Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45 on May - 09.   

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  On May - 09 bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47   

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

1966  On May - 09 alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56   

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

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 May - 09 philip Dorn, dies at 73   

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

1977  On this day in history 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 May - 09.   

1981  On this day in history 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  Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60 on May - 09.   

1987  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

1738  On May - 09 birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on May - 09.   

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