Famous Deaths In May - 09

1927  On this day in history tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies  

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  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  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 this day in history.  

1952  On May - 09 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 this day in history.  

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

1966  On this day in history alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56  

1967  On this day in history elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies  

1968  Finlay Currie, dies at 90 on May - 09.  

1970  On this day in history percy Brier, composer, dies at 84  

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

1975  On this day in history philip Dorn, dies at 73  

1976  On this day in history 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 May - 09 cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95  

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  Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60 on May - 09.  

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

1989  On May - 09 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 this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident  

1993  On May - 09 freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61  

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 this day in history.  

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

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.  

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

1740  On this day in history 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 this day in history.