Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 09

1927  Tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies on this day in history.   

1928  Constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1931  On May - 09 a[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78   

1937  On May - 09 walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43   

1938  On this day in history death of thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (b. 1866)   

1944  Ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86 on May - 09.   

1945  On May - 09 clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies   

1949  Louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies on May - 09.   

1950  Death of Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history marie Ault, dies at 80   

1952  Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45 on this day in history.   

1955  Death of Kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1957  Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies on May - 09.   

1958  Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62   

1966  Alfred Mendelsohn, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1967  Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history finlay Currie, dies at 90   

1970  Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 on May - 09.   

1974  Lyubomir Pipkov, composer, dies at 69 on May - 09.   

1975  Philip Dorn, dies at 73 on May - 09.   

1976  On this day in history raymond Chevreuille, Belgian composer, dies at 74   

1977  James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1979  Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1981  On May - 09 c E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies   

1985  On May - 09 edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69   

1986  Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1987  On May - 09 obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78   

1989  On May - 09 keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33   

1990  Luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1991  James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies on this day in history.   

1992  On May - 09 mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident   

1993  Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history death of elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter (b. 1924)   

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1147  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on May - 09.   

1265  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

1596  On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on May - 09.   

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history.   

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.