Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 09

1935  On this day in history death of walter Liggett, American crusading newspaper editor and muckraker (b. 1886)   

1937  Death of Nils Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

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

1941  Leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61 on December - 09.   

1944  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1957  On December - 09 carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies   

1959  On December - 09 walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47   

1964  On this day in history edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77   

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

1966  On December - 09 yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer, dies at 79   

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

1970  Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65 on December - 09.   

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

1972  Death of Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist (b. 1881) on this day in history.   

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  Clarice Lispector, writer, dies on December - 09.   

1979  On this day in history fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

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

1982  On this day in history fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87   

1983  On December - 09 david Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53   

1984  Death of Razzle, English drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (b. 1960) on this day in history.   

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

1994  Garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28 on December - 09.   

1995  On this day in history 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  Death of Shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian politician (b. 1948) on this day in history.   

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1392  On December - 09 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 December - 09.   

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  On this day in history 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.