Famous Deaths In May - 09
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1927 Tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies on this day in history.
1928 On May - 09 constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81
1931 On this day in history a[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78
1937 Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43 on this day in history.
1938 Death of Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (b. 1866) on May - 09.
1944 On this day in history ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86
1945 Clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies on May - 09.
1949 Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies on this day in history.
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 May - 09 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 this day in history ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies
1958 On May - 09 bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47
1965 On May - 09 leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62
1966 Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on May - 09.
1967 On May - 09 elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies
1968 Finlay Currie, dies at 90 on May - 09.
1970 On May - 09 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 Raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74 on May - 09.
1977 James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 on May - 09.
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 Edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69 on May - 09.
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 May - 09.
1990 On May - 09 luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66
1991 James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies on this day in history.
1992 Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident on May - 09.
1993 Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61 on May - 09.
1994 On this day in history death of elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter (b. 1924)
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