Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 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 this day in history.   

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 December - 09.   

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

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

1957  Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies on December - 09.   

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

1964  Edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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

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  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  George Carew, cricketer (4 Tests for WI between 1935 & 1949), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history death of razzle, English drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (b. 1960)   

1990  On this day in history 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 December - 09.   

1994  On December - 09 garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at 28   

1995  Benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84 on December - 09.   

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 December - 09 death of shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian politician (b. 1948)   

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1392  On this day in history birth of peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria)   

1447  On December - 09 birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)   

1561  On December - 09 birth of edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony   

1569  Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on this day in history.   

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

1579  Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639) was born on December - 09.   

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 this day in history.