Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 09

1935  Death of Walter Liggett, American crusading newspaper editor and muckraker (b. 1886) on December - 09.   

1937  Death of Nils Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869) on December - 09.   

1940  On December - 09 maletti, Italian general, dies in battle   

1941  On December - 09 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 December - 09.   

1959  On this day in history walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47   

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

1965  On December - 09 death of branch Rickey, American baseball executive (b. 1884)   

1966  Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1967  Death of Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898) on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65   

1971  Ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history death of louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (b. 1881)   

1974  George Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history william A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79   

1976  Nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history 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  Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87 on December - 09.   

1983  David Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53 on December - 09.   

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

1990  On this day in history mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at 80   

1992  On December - 09 carl Barger, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins), dies at 62   

1993  Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67 on December - 09.   

1994  On this day in history garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28   

1995  On this day in history benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84   

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

1997  On December - 09 tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91   

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

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1392  On this day in history birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

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

1561  Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on this day in history.   

1569  On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice)   

1571  Adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect was born on this day in history.   

1579  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1579  Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange