Famous Deaths In January - 09

1902  On January - 09 gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian lawyer/Interior minister, dies at 66   

1904  On this day in history alfred Richard, cricketer (6 & 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies   

1908  Abraham Goldfaden, US Yiddish stage performer (Shulamis), dies at 67 on January - 09.   

1911  Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57 on January - 09.   

1918  Death of Émile Reynaud, French scientist (b. 1844) on January - 09.   

1923  Katherine Mansfield, NZ/British writer (Dove's Nest), dies at 34 on January - 09.   

1927  Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history heiner Muller, writer, dies   

1930  On January - 09 edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66   

1931  Claude Anet [Jean Schopfer], French writer (La fille perdue), dies on January - 09.   

1936  John Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history johann Strauss, Austrian conductor/Royal ball director, dies at 72   

1941  Ko Boezeman, Dutch resistance fighter, dies on January - 09.   

1943  On January - 09 robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53   

1945  Death of Jüri Uluots, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history countee Cullen, US poet (Black Christ, One Way to Heaven), dies at 42   

1947  Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1949  On January - 09 amilcare Zanella, composer, dies at 75   

1953  Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1957  On January - 09 mary Carr Moore, composer, dies at 83   

1958  Paul Fechter, German writer/historian (God's Magician), dies on January - 09.   

1959  On January - 09 paul Malengreau, composer, dies at 71   

1960  Death of Elsie J. Oxenham, British children's author (b. 1880) on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history death of emily Greene Balch, American writer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1867)   

1962  LeRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 on January - 09.   

1964  On this day in history halide Edib Adevar/Salih, Turkish feminist (Handan), dies at about 80   

1966  On January - 09 haro Levoni Step'anyan, composer, dies at 68   

1968  On this day in history death of kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Oly-bronze-1964), commits suicide   

1969  Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1971  Death of Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926) on January - 09.   

1972  Ted Shawn, US dancer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1975  On January - 09 john Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58   

1977  Alexey Kozlovsky, composer, dies at 71 on January - 09.   

1978  On January - 09 eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies   

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1554  On January - 09 birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)   

1571  On January - 09 birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)   

1574  On January - 09 birth of christoph Buel, composer   

1620  On January - 09 birth of johann Weichmann, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)   

1695  On this day in history birth of john E Loovens, lawyer   

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on January - 09.   

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.