Famous Deaths In July - 09

1927  Death of John Drew Jr., American actor (b. 1853) on July - 09.   

1932  Henry Howell, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 1920-24), dies on this day in history.   

1934  On July - 09 otakar Zich, composer, dies at 55   

1937  On July - 09 death of oliver Law, first African-American commander of U.S. troops (b. 1899)   

1938  On July - 09 death of benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (b. 1870)   

1947  On this day in history death of lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865)   

1949  On July - 09 fritz Bennicke Hart, composer, dies at 75   

1951  Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56 on July - 09.   

1955  On July - 09 death of don Beauman, British racing driver (b. 1928)   

1957  On July - 09 alexander Fyodorovich Gedike, composer, dies at 80   

1960  On July - 09 edward Burlingame Hill, composer, dies at 86   

1961  Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1962  Louis A van Gasteren, Dutch actor (Willem van Oranje), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1963  Frank Mayo, actor (Santa Fe Trail), dies of heart attack at 74 on July - 09.   

1967  Douglas MacLean, silent film comedian turned producer, dies at 77 on July - 09.   

1968  On this day in history allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr Citizen), dies at 53   

1969  On this day in history gertrude Dixon, compiler of Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, dies   

1972  Death of Kwame Nkrumah, re-buried in Nkroful Ghana on this day in history.   

1974  Sonia Gaskell, Russian/Neth choreographer (Diaghilev), dies at 70 on July - 09.   

1977  Loren C Eiseley, US anthropologist/writer (Animal Secrets), dies at 69 on July - 09.   

1978  Death of Abdul Razak al-Naif, premier of Iraq, murdered on this day in history.   

1979  Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53 on July - 09.   

1980  Death of Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet and lyricist (b. 1913) on July - 09.   

1981  On July - 09 allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61   

1983  On this day in history death of keith Wickenden, British Politician (b. 1932)   

1984  Randall Thompson, US composer (Trip to Nahant), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1985  Rafael Campos, actor (Ramon-Rhoda, Sancho-V), dies of cancer at 49 on July - 09.   

1986  Death of Karl-Heinz Beckurts, West german Siemens manager, murdered on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history death of anthony Holland, AIDS sufferer committed suicide at 60   

1990  Brigitte D'Ortschy, Zen teacher Sanbo Kyodan line, dies in Japan at 69 on July - 09.   

1992  Eric Savareid, News correspondent (CBS), dies at 79 on July - 09.   

1993  On this day in history cut Meijer, [Saul Messel], historian/rabbi to Paramaribo, dies at 80   

1994  Cornelius Boyson, bassist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1995  On July - 09 jacques Molicard, translator/Navigator, dies at 62   

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1511  On this day in history birth of dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1571)   

1513  On this day in history birth of john van Hembyze, Flemish calvinist   

1535  Emanuel van Meteren, Southern Neth, merchant/historian was born on this day in history.   

1577  Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hungary/German Emperor (1619-37) was born on July - 09.   

1589  On July - 09 birth of johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist   

1654  On July - 09 birth of emperor Reigen of Japan (d. 1732)   

1686  On July - 09 birth of philip Livingston, American politician (d. 1749)