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February 9th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 9th

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2029 - 2020

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

2022

  • Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1939)

2021

  • Corea, an american jazz musician, was already playing piano at age four. chick grew up listening to great jazz music and was inundated with it from his childhood. he began his professional career with blue mitchell in 1964. this partnership lasted until 1966. he was sarah vaughan's companion for a year and then joined miles davisaeur(tm), an electric piano band. …

2019 - 2010

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

2019

  • Leah Adler was a musician and the mother of filmmaker Steven Spielberg.

2018

  • John Gavin

    Hispanic-american diplomat and actor. his films included "spartacus," 1960 and the "romanoff and juliet," 1963, as well as the tv seriess "destry," 1962 and 1965. he was a handsome and dark leading man. gavin served a four year stint as an air intelligence officer in the navy, during and after the korean war. gavin briefly worked as a press agent …

  • Icelandic composer (b. 1969)

  • American actor of stage, film, and television (b. 1958)

2017

2016

2015

  • Noted visual artist known for his colorful and vibrant works.

  • Chinese businessman and philanthropist (b. 1965)

  • American film producer, co-founded nfl films (b. 1916)

2014

2013

2012

  • Scottish-south african guitarist and songwriter (b. 1938)

  • English philosopher and academic (b. 1922)

  • Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)

2011

  • Greek minister and politician, 69th mayor of athens (d. 2011)

2010

2009 - 2000

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

2009

2008

2007

  • Ian Richardson

    Scottish actor. he is most well-known for his portrayal of francis urquhart, a machiavellian tory politician, in bbc's house of cards trilogy. richardson was also a prominent shakespearean stage actor. richardson was married to maroussia frank and had two children.

  • American baseball manager and player (d. 2007).

2006

  • Pioneer of low-cost air travel with Laker Airways.

  • Freddie Laker was a British airline entrepreneur known for founding Laker Airways and pioneering low-cost air travel.

  • Indian actress (born 1932)

2005

  • American engineer, invented the windscreen wiper (b. 1927)

  • Tyrone Davis was a successful American soul singer known for hits like 'Can I Change My Mind' and 'Turn Back the Hands of Time'.

  • American soul singer (born in 1938).

2004

  • Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2004)

  • Canadian politician and newspaper director (born in 1925).

2003

2002

2001

  • American political scientist, economist, and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1916)

  • American social scientist, author, and professor. he was jewish. 1978 nobel prize/economics. he was married once.

  • Nobel laureate known for his research on decision-making processes.

1999 - 1990

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

1999

1998

  • French journalist and politician, minister of foreign and european affairs for france (d. 1998)

1997

  • Actor (dr upton, dr in the house), is killed at 53

  • Scottish musician and platinum blonde guitar player, "sweet," was popular in the 1970s with hits like "ballroom blitz". connolly was rumored to be the half-brother illegitimate of mark mcmanus. connolly died february 1997.

1996

  • German general, considered to be the greatest pilot of the luftwaffe. he was a glider pilot when he was 20 years old. in 1932, he flew for civil airlines. he flew around 300 missions during the spanish civil war, 1937-1938. he was a fighter pilot and met with the r.a.f. in 1940. he was awarded over 100 victories in squadrons. …

  • Trade unionist dies at the age of 80.

  • Soccer star dies at the age of 74.

  • Scientist and historian, who dies at the age of 80.

  • Teacher/educational socioologist dies at the age of 44.

1995

1994

  • Howard Temin was an American virologist who co-discovered reverse transcriptase and shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1975.

  • American geneticist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1934)

  • Floy Agnes was a pioneering computer scientist known for her work on the ENIAC computer.

  • American violinist/conductor, gone with the wind, dies at the age of 88.

  • At 79, the british first secretary general of commonwealth (1965-1975) dies.

1993

  • British journalist (bbc world service), passes away at the age of 54.

  • New zealand politician and lawyer, 11th minister of conservation

  • Died as the afghan guerilla leader/governor of paktia.

1991

1989 - 1980

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

1989

  • Atiya Fyzee was a renowned scholar of Islamic studies.

  • Renowned jazz musician known for his trumpet playing.

  • Japanese illustrator, animator, and producer (b. 1928)

1984

  • General secretary of the communist party of the soviet union (d.1984)

  • Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

  • Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1914)

  • Indian classical dancer, dies in madras.

1981

  • Bill Haley

    Haley, an american musician and the comets rock band. haley is known for being the first american to bring rock 'n roll music to america.

  • Isobel Gardner was a Scottish poet and translator who contributed to the literary world.

  • Indian jurist and politician, indian minister of external affairs (b. 1900)

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)

1980

1979 - 1970

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

1979

  • American poet known for his essays and criticism.

  • American poet known for his essays and criticism.

  • Nobel prize winner in physics and engineering for hungarian-english (d. 1979).

1978

1977

  • Russian engineer and businessman, founded the ilyushin design company (b. 1894)

  • An orangautan who lived to be 59

  • At 82 years old, ilyushin, an airplane builder, dies.

  • French playwright/dramatist (le mouton noir) dies at 92

1976

  • Canadian composer, conductor, and bandleader (d. 1976)

1974

1973

1969 - 1960

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

1969

1968

1966

  • Ukrainian-american actress and singer (d. 1966).

  • Sophie Tucker

    Slavic-american actress. she was a star on the stage for 60 year and is well known for her powerful voice, extravagant dress, and jewelry. her most popular songs included "some of these days" and "i'm the last of the red hot mamas."

1965

1964

1962

1961

1960

1959 - 1950

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

1957

1952

1951

  • American pianist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1910)

  • American bandleader and pianist (d. 1951).

1950

  • Australian politician, 20th premier of queensland (b. 1884)

1949 - 1940

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

1949

1948

  • Bavarian comedian, actor, clown, author, and producer of films. his influence was significant on german weimar culture. valentin was a star in silent films throughout the 1920s and was often called "charlie chaplin" of germany.

1945

1943

  • Wife of general , shot to death by resistance

1942

1941

  • Reed Smoot was a U.S. Senator known for the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.

1940

  • Biddie Biddlesworth was a prolific English playwright known for her witty and insightful plays.

1939 - 1930

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

1938

1936

1935

  • [60] austrian-born wrestler and boxer (b. 1884)

  • Swiss musicologist, who dies at 61

1932

  • Japanese central banker and businessman, 8th and 11th governors of the bank of japan (d.1932).

  • Bangladeshi soldier and activist (b. 1904)

  • Japanese minister of finance is killed.

  • A revolutionary indian independence movement leader from bangladesh. (born 1904)

1930

  • Vesteraalens dampskibsselskab was founded by vesteraalens dampskibsselskab, a norwegian politician and businessman.

1929 - 1920

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

1928

1919 - 1910

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

1918

1916

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on February 9th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1906

1905

  • German artist known for his detailed historical paintings.

1903

  • Irish nationalist and politician who played a significant role in the movement for Irish independence.

  • Irish-australian politician, 8th premier of victoria (b. 1816)

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