Famous Deaths In December - 09

1935  On December - 09 death of walter Liggett, American crusading newspaper editor and muckraker (b. 1886)   

1937  Death of Nils Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1940  Maletti, Italian general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61   

1944  On December - 09 laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28   

1948  Sir Timothy O'Brien, cricketer (Bart 5 Tests England 1884-96), dies on December - 09.   

1955  On December - 09 death of hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885)   

1956  On December - 09 hans Barth, composer, dies at 59   

1957  Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies on this day in history.   

1959  Walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47 on December - 09.   

1964  On December - 09 edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77   

1965  Death of Branch Rickey, American baseball executive (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

1966  On December - 09 yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79   

1967  Death of Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898) on December - 09.   

1970  On December - 09 artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65   

1971  On December - 09 ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC   

1972  Death of Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (b. 1881) on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history george Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies   

1975  On December - 09 william A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79   

1976  On this day in history nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71   

1977  On December - 09 clarice Lispector, writer, dies   

1979  Fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84 on December - 09.   

1981  Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56 on December - 09.   

1982  On December - 09 fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87   

1983  On December - 09 david Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53   

1984  On December - 09 death of razzle, English drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (b. 1960)   

1990  On December - 09 mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at 80   

1992  Carl Barger, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67   

1994  Garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28 on December - 09.   

1995  On December - 09 benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84   

1996  On December - 09 alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician, dies at 87   

1997  Tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91 on December - 09.   

1998  Death of Shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian politician (b. 1948) on December - 09.   

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1392  Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on December - 09.   

1447  Chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487) was born on December - 09.   

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on December - 09.   

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on December - 09.   

1579  On this day in history birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)   

1579  On December - 09 birth of martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639)   

1581  Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on December - 09.