Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 09

1927  On May - 09 tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies   

1928  Constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81 on May - 09.   

1931  A[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78 on May - 09.   

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  On May - 09 clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies   

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

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

1951  On May - 09 marie Ault, dies at 80   

1952  On this day in history canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45   

1955  On May - 09 death of kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1858)   

1957  On May - 09 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 this day in history leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62   

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

1967  On May - 09 elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies   

1968  On this day in history finlay Currie, dies at 90   

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

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

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1981  C E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies on May - 09.   

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  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 May - 09 james L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies   

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

1993  Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1596  On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

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

1740  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on May - 09.   

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.