Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 09

1927  Tommy Routledge, cricketer (4 Tests for S Africa 1892-96), dies on May - 09.   

1928  On May - 09 constantin Dimitrescu, composer, dies at 81   

1931  A[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, US physicist (1907 Nobel), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer, dies in crash at 43   

1938  Death of Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

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

1945  Clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies on this day in history.   

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  On May - 09 ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, NY Met Opera), dies   

1958  Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns & Allen), dies at 47 on May - 09.   

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  On May - 09 elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1976  On May - 09 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  On this day in history cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95   

1981  On this day in history c E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies   

1985  Edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history 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  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 May - 09.   

1991  On this day in history james L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies   

1992  Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1993  On May - 09 freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61   

1994  Death of Elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

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1147  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  On May - 09 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 this day in history.   

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on May - 09.   

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

1793  On this day in history birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist