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 May - 09.   

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

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  On May - 09 ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86   

1945  On this day in history clem Hill, cricketer (49 Tests for Australia 1896-1912), dies   

1949  On May - 09 louis II, Prince of Monaco, dies   

1950  On this day in history death of esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883)   

1951  On May - 09 marie Ault, dies at 80   

1952  Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in NYC at 45 on May - 09.   

1955  On May - 09 death of kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1858)   

1957  On this day in history 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  Leopold Figl, premier Austria, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 May - 09 finlay Currie, dies at 90   

1970  On May - 09 percy Brier, composer, dies at 84   

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

1975  On this day in history philip Dorn, dies at 73   

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 May - 09.   

1981  On May - 09 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66   

1991  James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies on May - 09.   

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 May - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.   

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

1738  On May - 09 birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.   

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

1785  On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

1793  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist