Famous Deaths 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  Maletti, Italian general, dies in battle on December - 09.   

1941  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1955  Death of Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885) on December - 09.   

1956  On December - 09 hans Barth, composer, dies at 59   

1957  Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies on this day in history.   

1959  Walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47 on December - 09.   

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

1965  Death of Branch Rickey, American baseball executive (b. 1884) on this day in history.   

1966  Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79 on December - 09.   

1967  On this day in history death of charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898)   

1970  On December - 09 artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65   

1971  On this day in history ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC   

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 December - 09.   

1975  On December - 09 william A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79   

1976  On this day in history nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71   

1977  Clarice Lispector, writer, dies on December - 09.   

1979  Fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84 on this day in history.   

1981  Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1982  Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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 December - 09 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  On this day in history danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67   

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

1995  On December - 09 benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84   

1996  On this day in history alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, politician, dies at 87   

1997  Tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91 on December - 09.   

1998  On this day in history death of shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian politician (b. 1948)   

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1392  Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on this day in history.   

1447  On this day in history birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)   

1561  On this day in history birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony   

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

1571  On this day in history birth of adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect   

1579  On December - 09 birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)   

1579  On this day in history birth of martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639)   

1581  Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on December - 09.