Famous Deaths on 9th March

Deaths 1 - 104 of 104

1202 - King Sverre of Norway
1422 - Jan Zelivsky, Hussite priest (b. 1380)
1440 - St Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384)
1566 - David Rizzio, Italian secretary of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered by Protestant nobles
1620 - Aegidius Albertinus, German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at 59
1649 - James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (b. 1606)
1649 - Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (executed) (b. 1590)
1661 - Jules "Cardinal" Mazarin, chief minister of France, dies at 58
1688 - Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89
1706 - Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52
1709 - Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat
1743 - Jean-Baptiste Lully fils, Ital/Fr composer dies at 77
1747 - Jacob Campo Weyerman, S Neth adventurer/painter/writer, dies at 69
1800 - Dominique Della-Maria, composer, dies at 30
1808 - Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739)
1819 - Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41
1824 - Jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/Friesland, dies at 79
1827 - Franz Xaver Gerl, composer, dies at 62
1831 - Friedrich M Klinger, German (stage)author (Plimplamplasko), dies at 79
Physicist/Chemist Hans OerstedPhysicist/Chemist Hans Oersted (1851) 1851 - Hans Christian Oersted, Danish physicist, dies at 73
1870 - Theodore Labarre, composer, dies at 65
1877 - Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58
1888 - William I, German Emperor (b. 1797)
1895 - Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (Masochism), dies at 59
1897 - Sondre Norheim, Norwegian skier (b. 1825)
1913 - Eberhard Nestle, German biblical scholar, dies at 61
1916 - Ken Hutchings, cricketer (exciting England batsman, WW I), dies
1918 - [Benjamin] Franc[lin] Wedekind, German writer/press sec, dies at 53
1931 - Ida B Wells-Barnett, famous black, dies in Chicago at 78
1937 - Paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist (b. 1864)
1938 - Sydney Baynes, composer, dies at 59
1941 - Carlos Pedrell, composer, dies at 62
1943 - Oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz
1947 - Stanley Jackson, cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies
Composer Johann PachelbelComposer Johann Pachelbel (1706) 1954 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (b. 1912)
1954 - V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer (b. 1874)
1955 - Matthew A Henson, met Peary on 6/4/1909 at North Pole, dies at 88
1960 - Jack Beattie, Northern Irish politician (b. 1886)
1962 - Howard Engstrom, Boston, a designer of Univac computer, dies at 59
1964 - Johanna W "Mina" Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje), dies at 87
1964 - Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Prussian general/politician, dies at 93
1965 - Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer, dies at 65
1965 - Kazys Boruta, writer, dies
1966 - Pablo Birger, Argentine racing driver (b. 1924)
1969 - Riad, chief of staff (Egyptian army), dies
1969 - Richard Crane, actor (Surfside 6), dies at 50
1971 - Jean-Pierre Guezek, composer, dies at 36
1974 - Earl W Sutherland Jr, US pharmacologist (Nobel 1971), dies at 58
1975 - Joseph Dunninger, NYC, mentalist (Amazing Dunninger), dies at 82
1975 - Shirley Ross, actress (Night Vision, Mindkiller), dies at 62
1975 - Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (b. 1888)
1979 - Barbara Mullen, actress (Talk of a Million), dies at 64
1980 - Olga Chekova, actress (Moulin Rouge, Pawns of Possession), dies at 82
1982 - Alan Badel, actor (Shogun), dies of a heart attack at 58
1982 - Rex Marshall, TV announcer (Circuit Rider, Herman Hickman Show), dies
1982 - Richard A Butler, England, min of Finance, dies at 79
1983 - Faye Emerson, actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65
1986 - Ned Calmer, TV host (In the First Person), dies at 78
1988 - Kurt Georg Kiesinger, West German chancellor (1966-69), dies at 83
1989 - Robert Mapplethorpe, US photographer, dies at 42
1991 - Jim Hardin, former Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves pitcher (b. 1943)
1992 - Felipe Turich, actor (Lawless), dies
1992 - Jack McEdward, asst dir (Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell), dies at 94
1992 - James Brooks, US mural painter (Flight, La Guardia NY), dies at 85
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem BeginIsraeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (1992) 1992 - Menachem Begin, PM Israel (1977-80, 81-83, Nobel 1979), dies at 85
1993 - Ad van Gessel, Dutch actor (Everything For Our Soldiers), dies
1993 - Bob Crosby, swing-era bandleader (Bobcats), dies of cancer at 79
1994 - Charles Bukowski, author/poet, dies of leukemia at 73
1994 - Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (French Connection), dies of cancer at 76
1994 - John Harrison, South African correspondent (BBC), dies at 48
1994 - Lawrence E Spivak, journalist (Meet the Press), dies at 93
1994 - Louis Freeman, band leader, dies at 100
1994 - Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer, dies at 77
1994 - Eddie Creatchman, Canadian wrestler manager (b. 1928)
1995 - Ian Ballantine, publisher, dies of heart attack at 79
1995 - Ruud van den Hende, Dutch sports reporter, dies at 63
1996 - Alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist, dies at 77
1996 - Elman Ali Ahmed, peace campaigner, dies at 42
1996 - Peter Mansfield, writer, dies at 67
1996 - George Burns, American actor and singer (b. 1896)
1997 - Notorius B I G, [Biggie Small, Chris Walkin], rapper, shot dead at 24
1997 - Terry Nation, writer (Dr Who, Blake 7) at 66
1997 - The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace], American rapper (b. 1972)
1999 - Harry Somers, Canadian composer (b. 1925)
2000 - Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (b. 1923)
2003 - Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (b. 1933)
2003 - Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (b. 1946)
2004 - Albert Mol, Dutch actor (b. 1917)
2004 - Dr. Gerald Deskin, Ph.D., clinical child psychologist (b. 1929)
2004 - Rust Epique, former Crazy Town guitarist (b. 1968)
2005 - Chris LeDoux, American country singer (b. 1948)
2005 - Kurt Lotz, German business executive, second postwar CEO of Volkswagen (b. 1912)
2005 - Jeanette Schmid, Austrian professional whistler; aka Baroness Lips von Lipstrill (b. 1924)
2005 - István Nyers, Hungarian footballer (b. 1924)
2006 - John Profumo, British cabinet minister (b. 1915)
2006 - Geir Ivarsøy, Norwegian programmer, co-founder of Opera Software ASA (b. 1957)
2007 - Brad Delp, American singer (Boston) (b. 1951)
2007 - Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1921)
2007 - Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, North Carolina politician (b. unknown)
2010 - Doris Haddock, American political activist (b. 1910)
2011 - David Broder, American journalist (b. 1929)
2012 - Peter Bergman, American Comedian, dies from leukemia at 72
2012 - Selma Rubin, American environmental activist, dies at 96
2012 - Lord Wedderton of Charlton, British academic and politician, dies at 84

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