Famous Deaths In February - 09

1918  On this day in history emiel van der Straeten, [Delrue], Flemish playwright, dies at 30   

1924  Nils Kj'r, Norwegian playwright (Det Lykkelige Valg), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1932  Death of Junnosuke Inouye, Japanese minister of Finance, murdered on this day in history.   

1935  On February - 09 karl Nef, Swiss musicologist, dies at 61   

1936  Jacques Bainville, French historian/essayist/journalist, dies at 57 on February - 09.   

1938  On this day in history truby King, pioneer of mothercraft, dies   

1940  Death of Eugene Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1943  On February - 09 death of ... Reydons, wife of General Reydons, shot to death by resistance   

1945  On this day in history george J L Maduro, resistance fighter (Madurodam), dies in Dachau   

1948  On this day in history karl Valentin, German comic/writer, dies at 65   

1949  On February - 09 poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer, dies at 60   

1951  Death of Eddy Duchin, American musician (b. 1910) on February - 09.   

1952  On this day in history norman Douglas, essayist/novelist, dies   

1957  Miklos Horthy von Nagybanya, Hung admiral/regent (1920-44), dies at 88 on February - 09.   

1960  On February - 09 ernst von Dohnanyi, US composer, dies at 82   

1961  On this day in history grigory Levenfish, Intl chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70   

1964  On February - 09 willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55   

1966  On February - 09 sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79   

1968  On February - 09 barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at 77   

1969  Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Oly-gold 1928), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  On February - 09 max Yasgur, owner Woodstock-festival farmland, dies at 53   

1974  Cees de Lange, Dutch conferencier, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1975  Constant Burniaux, Belgian art historian (L'amour Vivre), dies at 82 on February - 09.   

1976  On February - 09 death of percy Faith, Canadian musician (b. 1908)   

1977  Denys Amiel, French dramatist/playwright (Le mouton noir), dies at 92 on February - 09.   

1978  On this day in history death of kimberly Leach, killed by Ted Bundy in Lake City Fla at 12   

1979  On February - 09 c I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies   

1980  On February - 09 antoine Pompe, Belgian architect, dies at 106   

1981  On February - 09 bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55   

1984  Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras on February - 09.   

1989  Death of Osamu Tezuka, Japanese manga artist (b. 1928) on February - 09.   

1991  On February - 09 death of james Cleveland, American gospel singer (b. 1931)   

1993  On February - 09 david Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54   

1994  On this day in history arnold Smith, Brit 1st sec-gen of Commonwealth (1965-75), dies at 79   

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1404  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on February - 09.   

1441  Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub) was born on February - 09.   

1533  Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) was born on February - 09.   

1579  On February - 09 birth of john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

1602  Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history birth of abraham Megerle, composer   

1645  Johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716) was born on February - 09.