Famous Deaths In May - 09
Friday, 22 September 2023
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 A[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1937 Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43 on this day in history.
1938 Death of Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (b. 1866) on May - 09.
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 May - 09.
1950 On this day in history death of esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883)
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 Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47
1965 Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1966 On this day in history alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56
1967 Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on May - 09.
1968 On this day in history finlay Currie, dies at 90
1970 On May - 09 percy Brier, composer, dies at 84
1974 On May - 09 lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69
1975 Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1976 On May - 09 raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74
1977 James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 on May - 09.
1979 On this day in history cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95
1981 C E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies on May - 09.
1985 On this day in history edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69
1986 Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1987 Obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1989 Keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33 on this day in history.
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 On May - 09 mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident
1993 Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61 on May - 09.
1994 On this day in history death of elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter (b. 1924)
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