Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 09

1935  Death of Walter Liggett, American crusading newspaper editor and muckraker (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1937  On December - 09 death of nils Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869)   

1940  Maletti, Italian general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1941  Leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at 61 on this day in history.   

1944  Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 on December - 09.   

1948  Sir Timothy O'Brien, cricketer (Bart 5 Tests England 1884-96), dies on December - 09.   

1955  Death of Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (b. 1885) on this day in history.   

1956  Hans Barth, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history 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  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  Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1971  Ralph J Bunche, UN delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in NYC on December - 09.   

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

1974  On this day in history george Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies   

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

1976  Nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at 71 on December - 09.   

1977  On December - 09 clarice Lispector, writer, dies   

1979  On December - 09 fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

1981  On this day in history tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56   

1982  Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at 87 on December - 09.   

1983  On this day in history david Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53   

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  Carl Barger, baseball pres (Pitts Pirates, Fla Marlins), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1993  Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1995  Benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1997  On this day in history tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91   

1998  On December - 09 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  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  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On December - 09 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  On this day in history birth of emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange