Famous Deaths on May 9, Who Died on May 9
Here is a list who died on May 9. Famous deaths for the 9th of May. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on May 9. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1280 | Magnus VI of Norway |
| 1315 | Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) |
| 1329 | John Drokensford, Bishop of Bath and Wells |
| 1443 | Niccolò Albergati, Italian Cardinal and diplomat (b. 1373) |
| 1446 | Mary of Enghien (b. 1368) |
| 1590 | Charles de Bourbon French cardinal and pretender to the throne (b. 1523) |
| 1657 | William Bradford, English-American politician, 2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony (b. 1590) |
| 1707 | Dieterich Buxtehude, German-Danish organist and composer (b. 1637) |
| 1736 | Diogo de Mendonça Corte-Real, Portuguese judge and politician (b. 1658) |
| 1745 | Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1663) |
| 1747 | John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish field marshal and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (b. 1673) |
| 1760 | Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint (b. 1700) |
| 1789 | Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French general and engineer (b. 1715) |
| 1790 | William Clingan, American politician (b. 1721) |
| 1791 | Francis Hopkinson, American judge and politician (b. 1737) |
| 1805 | Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759) |
| 1850 | Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (b. 1778) |
| 1861 | Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (b. 1805) |
| 1864 | John Sedgwick, American general and educator (b. 1813) |
| 1889 | William S. Harney, American general (b. 1800) |
| 1906 | Oscar von Gebhardt, German theologian and academic (b. 1844) |
| 1914 | C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (b. 1854) |
| 1915 | François Faber, Luxembourgian-French cyclist and soldier (b. 1887) |
| 1918 | George Coșbuc, Romanian journalist and poet (b. 1866) |
| 1931 | Albert Abraham Michelson, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852) |
| 1933 | John Arthur Jarvis, English swimmer (b. 1872) |
| 1935 | Ernst Bresslau, German zoologist (b. 1877) |
| 1938 | Thomas B. Thrige, Danish businessman (b. 1866) |
| 1942 | Józef Cebula, Polish priest and saint (b. 1902) |
| 1944 | Han Yong-un, Korean poet and social reformer (b. 1879) |
| 1949 | Louis II, Prince of Monaco (b. 1870) |
| 1950 | Esteban Terradas i Illa, Spanish mathematician and engineer (b. 1883) |
| 1957 | Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan banker and businessman (b. 1887) |
| 1959 | Bhaurao Patil, Indian activist and educator (b. 1887) |
| 1965 | Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (b. 1902) |
| 1968 | Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893) |
| 1970 | Walter Reuther, American union leader (b. 1907) |
| 1976 | Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920) |
| 1977 | James Jones, American novelist (b. 1921) |
| 1978 | Giuseppe Impastato, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1948) |
| 1979 | Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American banker, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1883) |
| 1980 | Kate Molale, South African activist (b. 1928) |
| 1981 | Nelson Algren, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1909) |
| 1983 | Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (b. 1891) |
| 1986 | Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese mountaineer (b. 1914) |
| 1987 | Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1909) |
| 1993 | Penelope Gilliatt, English novelist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1932) |
| 1994 | Elias Motsoaledi, South African activist (b. 1924) |
| 1997 | Rawya Ateya, Egyptian captain and politician (b. 1926) |
| 1998 | Alice Faye, American actress and singer (b. 1915) |
| 2003 | Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1918) |
| 2004 | Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen cleric and politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic (b. 1951) |
| 2007 | Dwight Wilson, Canadian soldier (b. 1901) |
| 2008 | Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1929) |
| 2009 | Chuck Daly, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930) |
| 2010 | Lena Horne, American singer, actress, and activist (b. 1917) |
| 2011 | Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist (b. 1984) |
| 2012 | Bertram Cohler, American psychologist, psychoanalyst, and academic (b. 1938) |
| 2013 | Ramón Blanco Rodríguez, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1952) |
| 2014 | Giacomo Bini, Italian priest and missionary (b. 1938) |
| 2015 | Edward W. Estlow, American football player and journalist (b. 1920) |
| 2017 | Robert Miles, a Swiss-born Italian record producer, composer, musician and DJ (b. 1969) |
| 2018 | Per Kirkeby, Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor (b. 1938) |
| 2019 | Freddie Starr, English comedian, impressionist, singer and actor (1943) |
| 2020 | Little Richard, American singer, songwriter, and pianist (b. 1932) |
| 2022 | John Leo, American a writer and journalist (b. 1935) |
| 480 | Julius Nepos, Western Roman Emperor |
| 729 | Osric, king of Northumbria |
| 893 | Shi Pu, warlord of the Tang Dynasty |
| 909 | Adalgar, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen |
| 934 | Wang Sitong, Chinese general and governor (b. 892) |
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