August 9th famous deaths

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2023

Robbie Robertson
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (d. 2023)

2021

Killer Kau
South african rapper, dancer and record producer (b. 1998)
Zairaini Sarbini
Malaysian voice actress (b. 1972)
Pat Hitchcock
English actress and producer (b. 1928)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2017

Arlene Gottfried
Arlene Gottfried was an American photographer known for her street photography and documenting the everyday life of New Yorkers.

2016

Gerald Grosvenor
6th duke of westminster, british landowner, businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)

2015

Emiah Rojas
Emiah Rojas was a renowned Argentinian essayist known for her insightful and thought-provoking writings on art, culture, and society.
Frank Gifford
American sportscaster. he was an all-american at the university of southern california, and the no.1 pick of new york giants. over the next 12 years, he had a stellar career in pro football. he set several nfl records including the most touchdowns (1978), and the most yards while passing-receiving (5434) he was elected all pro six times and was named …
Averyana Dubois
Averyana Dubois was a French poet whose work explored themes of love, nature, and the human condition.
Frank Gifford
Frank Gifford was a legendary football player known for his time with the New York Giants.
Arch McDonald
Arch McDonald was a beloved American sports broadcaster known for his work in radio.

David Nobbs

English author and screenwriter (d. 2015)

John Henry Holland

American computer scientist and academic (d. 2015)

Fikret Otyam

Turkish journalist and painter (d. 2015).

Kayyar Kinhanna Rai

Indian journalist, author, and poet (d. 2015)

Walter Nahún López

Honduran footballer (b. 1977)

2014

Andriy Bal
Ukrainian coach and footballer (d. 2014).
J. F. Ade Ajayi
Nigerian historian and academic (d. 2014)
Ed Nelson
New orleans, louisiana -- actor ("peyton place," a long came a spider).
Arthur G. Cohen
American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded arlen realty and development corporation (b. 1930)

2013

Oriole Palmer
Oriole Palmer was a legendary baseball player known for his time with the Baltimore Orioles.
Harry Elliott
American baseball player and coach (b. 1923)
William Lynch
Jr., american lawyer and politician (b. 1947)
Eduardo Falú
Argentinian composer and guitarist (d. 2013).

2012

Carmen Belen Richardson
Puerto rican-american actress (b. 1930)
Al Freeman
Jr., american actor, director, and educator (b. 1934)
Gene F. Franklin
American engineer, theorist, and academic (b. 1927)
Carl Davis
American-born british composer and conductor
David Rakoff
Canadian-american actor and journalist (b. 1964)

Mel Stuart

American director and producer (b. 1928)

2011

Hind Rostom
Hind Rostom was a renowned Egyptian actress who starred in numerous films during the golden age of Egyptian cinema.

2010

Travas Meadows
Travas Meadows was a renowned American sculptor known for his large-scale public art installations.
Ted Stevens
American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923)
Calvin Jones (Fuzz)
American singer and bass player (d. 2010)
Ted Stevens
American soldier lawyer and politician (d.2010)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2008

Mahmoud Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet.
Mahmud Darwish
Mahmud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as the Palestinian national poet and one of the greatest Arab poets of the modern era.
Mouhamad Darwish
Mouhamad Darwish was a renowned Palestinian poet and author who is considered one of the most important literary figures in the Arab world.
Bernie Mac
American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1957)
Mahmoud Darwish
Palestinian poet and author (d. 2008)

2007

Joe O'Donnell
American photojournalist and documentary photographer (d. 2007).

2006

James Van Allen
American physicist who discovered van allen radiation belts
Van Allen
Known for the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth.
Philip E. High
English author (b. 1914)
Philip E High
Science fiction author (born 1914)

2005

Carson Kizer
Carson Kizer was an American poet known for his lyrical and introspective style.
Abraham Hirschfeld
Abraham Hirschfeld was a newspaper publisher and political activist.
Peace Parks
Legendary track and field athlete who broke numerous records.
Judith Rossner
American author (d. 2005)
Matthew McGrory
American actor (born 1973).

Judith Rossner

American novelist (born 1935).

2004

David Raksin
Philadelphia, pennsylvania -- composer (modern times).
Durell Barry
Durell Barry was a renowned actor known for his work in theater and film.
Tony Mottola
American composer and guitarist (d. 2004).
Robert Lecourt
French lawyer, judge, and politician, lord chancellor of france (d. 2004)
Robert Lecourt
French lawyer, politician and minister, french judge, judge, author, resistance movement director 1942-45. married once with one child.

2003

Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines was a talented American dancer and actor, known for his contributions to tap dancing.
Harriet Crewe
Contributed to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Jacques Deray
French director since 1960. before moving into the world of film and stage, he played minor roles before gaining his first experience behind a camera in 1952. he quickly established himself as a skilled craftsman and a strong visual artist in many productions. he died august 9, 2003 in paris, age 74.
Jacques Deray
French director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
Ray Harford
English footballer and manager (b. 1945)

R. Sivagurunathan

Sri lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (b. 1931)

Chester Ludgin

American actor and singer (d.2003)

2002

Paul Samson
English producer and guitarist (samson), (d. 2002).
Peter Neville
British anarchist, sociologist, and peace activist (birthyear unknown).

2000

John Harsanyi
Hungarian-american economist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2000)
Nicholas Markowitz
Jesse james hollywood kidnaps and murders an american teenager (born 1984).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

Fredrico Moraes
Fredrico Moraes was a Brazilian poet and literary critic, known for his lyrical and introspective works.
Hawley Pratt
Animator known for his work on classic animated TV shows.
Fouad Serageddin
Egyptian lawyer and politician, egyptian minister of interior (d. 1999)
Helen Rollason
British journalist and tv presenter in sports (d. 1999).
Fouad Serageddin
Egyptian politician and lawyer egyptian minister of interior (d.1999)

1996

Frank Whittle
The jet engine was developed by an engineer and soldier from england
Ruth Holland
Journalist dies at 54
Sir Frank Whittle
British engineer and inventor (born in 1907)
James Whitman McLamore
At 70, a businessman dies
Kenneth Fleetwood
Fashion designer dies at 65

1995

Hitoshi Imamura
Japanese astronomer known for his work on variable stars.
Jerry Garcia
American guitarist, singer and songwriter. he is also the leader of the popular rock band "the grateful dead." although garcia disowned the role, many considered garcia to be the leader or "spokesman for" the group.
John Schofield
Journalist dies at 29
Willem Noordhoek
Photographer dies at 78

1994

Toby Rowland
At 77, the theatre manager dies
Clarence Ford
At 64, a sax player dies
Aartje W "Mien" van It Sant-van Bommel
Author dies at 93

1993

Mohamed M Tabet
Commissar of casablanca, raped 518 and executed at 54

1992

Fereydoun Farrokhzad
Iranian singer and actor (b. 1938)
Fereydoun Farrokhzad
Iranian poet and singer (d. 1992).
Patrick A Devlin
England, judge / lead house of lords
Jan van Baal
Antropologist / gov dutch new-guinea
Christopher Todd [Todd Wangberg]
Aids deaths at 30

1991

Corrie Hartong
Dance pioneer

1990

Joe Mercer
English footballer and manager (d. 1990)
Dorothy Appleby
Actress (small town boy and paradise express).

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988

Giacinto Scelsi
Italian poet and composer (d. 1988).
M. Carl Holman
American author, educator, poet, and playwright (d. 1988)

1987

Kees de Galan
Dutch economist dies at 55

1986

Joseph "Poeske" Scherens
Belgian cyclist dies at 77

1985

Clive Churchill
Australian rugby league footballer (born in 1927).

1983

Lima Neto
Lima Neto was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

1982

Aleksandr A Alekseyev
Russian director

1981

Max Hoffman
Austrian-born businessman and car importer (d. 1981).

1980

Jacqueline Cochran
Jacqueline Cochran was an American aviator and businesswoman who set numerous speed and altitude records, and was the first woman to break the sound barrier.
Jaquelinne Cochran
Jaquelinne Cochran was an American aviator who set numerous speed and altitude records, and was the first woman to break the sound barrier.
Merlon Ashcroft
Merlon Ashcroft was a renowned British essayist who explored themes of identity and culture.
Elliott Nugent
Actor (romance)
Ruby Hurley
American civil rights activist (b. 1909)

Oleg Grigoryevich Kononenko

Russian cosmonaut dies at 41

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

Walter O'Malley
American businessman and lawyer (d. 1979).
Raymond Washington
American gang leader and founder of the crips (born 1953).
Allan Frank
Actor (charade quiz), passes away at 64

1978

Alanson Hinman
Alanson Hinman was an American chemist who specialized in the study of organic compounds.
James Gould Cozzens
American novelist and short story writer (b. 1903)
Johan Daisne [Thiery]
Belgian writer lago maggiore dies at 66
James G Cozzens
At 74, a us writer (guard of honor and pulitzer) dies.

1977

Edward Chapman
Actor (promoter rembrandt), passes away at 75

1976

Jozee Lezama Lima
Jozee Lezama Lima was a Cuban poet and essayist, considered one of the most influential figures in Latin American literature.
Max Vredenburg
Composer dies at 72
Jose Lezama Lima
Cuban poet / novelist dies at 65

1975

Dmitri Shostakovich
Russian composer known for his experimental and daring style. he was often in and out governmentaeur(tm), but he won the stalin prize in 1940. he was severely reprimanded in public for not performing his "duty" of soviet composer in 1936 and 1948. however, he was redeemed after 1957.
Dimitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich was a Soviet composer and pianist known for his symphonies and chamber music.
Crescent Loomis
American astronomer known for her work on the structure of the Milky Way galaxy.
Dimitri D Shostakovitch
Composer, sun over motherland, dies at 68
Julian "Cannonball" Adderly
At 46, a saxophonist/bandleader dies

1974

Bill Chase
American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1934).

1973

Roslind Ross
American tennis player who won multiple Grand Slam titles in the 1940s.
Dean Corll
He shot 26 boys and raped them.
Charlie Daniels
American singer, songwriter, guitarist and violinist. in 1973, he founded the "charlie daniels band". his career began as a session player for top musicians like bob dylan, pete seeger and ringo starr. he then recorded his own material in early '70s. his 1980 hit, "in america," is his most well-known.
Charlie Daniels
American singer, songwriter, guitarist and violinist. in 1973, he founded the "charlie daniels band". his career began as a session player for top musicians like bob dylan, pete seeger and ringo starr. he then recorded his own material in early '70s. his 1980 hit, "in america," is his most well-known.

1972

Cecylia Leszczyńska
Polish entrepreneur known for her successful business ventures in the early 20th century.
Sıddık Sami Onar
Turkish lawyer and academic (b. 1897)
Bill Berns
Commentator (television screen magazine), dead at 53
Richard Elsasser
Composer dies at 45

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

Sharon Tate
American actress, model and sex symbol. she first appeared in small tv roles during the 1960s, then she was cast in many motion pictures. she was also a cover and model for fashion magazines.
C. F. Powell
English-italian physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1969)
Abigail Folger
American family of noted americans, the heiress of the folger coffee fortune, and a debutante. she was officially introduced into polite society on 2/21/1961. she attended the catalina school for girls, carmel, ca at radcliffe college and did some graduate work at harvard. after her time at u.c. in 1967 she was employed at the berkeley la art museum. she …
Jay Sebring
American beauty therapist who ran a high-end salon in hollywood. on 8/09/1969 hollywood, ca, he was one of the manson gang's homicide victims.
Steven Parent
American homicide victim due to being at the wrong place at wrong time. on 8/08/1969, he was invited to visit his friend at tate-polanski's home in hollywood hills. unexpectedly, he arrived at 11:45 to show his friend the clock-radio he had purchased at the shop where he worked. the manson family was inside the main house, completing their grisly ritual.

Cecil Frank Powell

Cecil Frank Powell was a British chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the X-ray analysis of crystal structures.

Cecil Powell

Cecil Powell was a British physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes.

Wojciech Frykowski

Polish-american actor and author (b. 1936)

Voyteck Freykowski

Us director, murdered

George P Marshall

President of washington redskins, died at 72.

Robert Lehman

Us multi-millionaire/director (met museum of art).

Wojciech Frykowski

Polish-american actor and author (d. 1969).

1967

Azarius Montague
Azarius Montague was a celebrated French poet known for his lyrical and introspective works.
Joe Orton
Joe Orton was a British playwright known for his dark, satirical plays that challenged social norms.
Juneau Deschamps
Juneau Deschamps was a Canadian painter known for her landscape and portrait paintings.
Anton Walbrook
Actor (laura i accuse), suffers a heart attack at the age of 66

1966

Gosta Nystroem
Composer dies at 75

1965

Creighton Hale
At 83, silent film actor (cat & canary) dies

1963

Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
American son of john f. kennedy (b. 1963)

1962

Hermen Hesse
German-Swiss poet and novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature winner.
Hermann Hesse
German-born swiss poet, novelist, and painter, nobel prize laureate (b. 1877)
Herman Hesse
Nobel Prize-winning author known for 'Siddhartha' and 'Steppenwolf'.
Hermann Hesse
German writer, whose fame lasted well beyond his life. he is best known for his work on "the glass bead game", "steppenwolf", and "siddhartha." from 1905 to his death in 1990, he was a mentor for youth and one of the most inspiring writers of the 20th century.

1961

Walter Bedell Smith
At 75, us general/wwii chief of staff, dies

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

Phinneas Tyrrell
Contributed to the study of variable stars and stellar evolution.
Emil Frantisek Burian
Komponist, who dies at 55

1958

Felipe Boero
Composer dies at 74

1957

Audi
August Horch, known as Audi, was a pioneering German automobile engineer who founded Audi AG.
Carl Clauberg
German nazi physician (b. 1898)

1956

Hilton Hotema
Hilton Hotema was an American author who wrote extensively on health, longevity, and spirituality.

1955

Marion Eugene Bauer
Composer dies at 57

1954

Vito Marcantonio
Vito Marcantonio was an American politician known for his advocacy of progressive causes.

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

Harry Davenport
Actor (cowboy & lady enchanted forest), died at 83
Edward Thorndike
American psychologist and academic (b. 1874)

1948

Hugo Boss
Founder of the fashion house Hugo Boss known for its high-end men's clothing.

1946

Bert Vogler
South african cricketer (born 1876).

1945

Robert Hampton Gray
Canadian lieutenant and pilot, victoria cross recipient (b. 1917)
Harry Hillman
American hurdler and runner (d. 1945).
Robert Hampton Gray
Last canadian victoria cross recipient (born 1917)

1943

Chayim Soutine
Renowned Russian-French expressionist painter known for his emotionally charged landscapes and still lifes.
Chaim Soutine
Russian-French painter known for his expressionist works.
Chaïm Soutine
Belarusian-french painter and educator (b. 1893)

1942

Thresea Benedicta of the Cross
A German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite nun, she was killed in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.
Edith Stein
German jew who became teresa benedicta of the cross, a roman catholic nun. she was canonized as a saint by the catholic church on 10/18/1998. because she was jewish, jewish leaders called the canonization "problematic", "offensive" or "an attempt to take over the holocaust without getting to grips with it." some believe that the act was part of pope john …
Edith Stein
German nun and saint (b. 1891)

1941

Merri Curtis
Merri Curtis was a pioneering aviator known for her record-breaking flights.
Richard Goss
Executed irish republican (b. 1915)

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1937

Takuma Ueda
Japanese poet celebrated for his lyrical works.

1936

Lincoln Steffens
American writer and lecturer. he was a leader in a group of journalists that theodore roosevelt called "muckrakers". steffensaeur (tm) articles dealt with municipal corruption and were published in "the shame of the cities", 1904, "the struggle for self-government," 2006, and "upbuilders," (1909).
Ceferino Giménez Malla
Spanish Roman Catholic martyr and beatified by the Catholic Church.

1933

William Draper
Known for composing the hymn 'All Creatures of Our God and King.'

1932

John Charles Fields
Canadian mathematician, founder of the fields medal (b. 1863)

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

Matylda Mann
Polish writer known for her novels and short stories.
Heinrich Zille
German cartoonist, simplicicissimus, dies at 71

1928

Frederik II W
Grand duke of baden (1907-18), is killed at 71

1924

Jacob P Vis
Dutch founder (nv royal salt industries), dies at 66

1920

Samuel Griffith
Welsh-australian politician, 9th premier of queensland (b. 1845)

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on August 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

Ruggero Leoncavallo
Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
Ernst Haeckel
German biologist, zoologist and evolutionist, philosopher and naturalist who discovered, named and mapped the genealogical tree that relates all life forms and coined many terms in biology. he was a strong supporter of darwinism.
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Italian opera composer. his two-act opera pagliacci, which he composed in italian, is still a popular work. it ranks as number 20 on operabase's list of most-performed operas.

1916

Guido Gozzano
Crepuscolarismo was an italian poetic school that was led by a poet named italiano poet. this school preferred a straightforward, unadorned style to convey nostalgic memories.