People who died on April 9 103
Tan Daoji
d. 436
Tan Daoji, Chinese general and politician
Zeno (emperor)
d. 491 (b. 425)
Zeno, Byzantine emperor (b. 425)
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Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari
d. 682 (b. 616)
Maslama ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari, Egyptian politician, Governor of Egypt (b. 616)
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Pope Constantine
d. 715 (b. 664)
Pope Constantine (b. 664)
Pope Benedict VIII
d. 1024 (b. 980)
Pope Benedict VIII (b. 980)
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William X, Duke of Aquitaine
d. 1137 (b. 1099)
William X, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1099)
Henry II the Pious
d. 1241
Duke Henry II of Poland
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Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
d. 1283 (b. 1261)
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (b. 1261; childbirth)
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland
d. 1327
Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland (ca. 1296)
Edward IV of England
d. 1483 (b. 1442)
Edward IV of England (d. 1483)
Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales
d. 1484 (b. 1473)
Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)
François Rabelais
d. 1553 (b. 1494)
François Rabelais, French monk and scholar (b. 1494)
Mikael Agricola
d. 1557 (b. 1510)
Mikael Agricola, Finnish priest and scholar (b. 1510)
Francis Bacon
d. 1626 (b. 1561)
Francis Bacon, English jurist and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1561)
Matei Basarab
d. 1654 (b. 1588)
Matei Basarab, Romanian prince (b. 1588)
Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy
d. 1693 (b. 1618)
Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author (d. 1693)
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
d. 1747 (b. 1667)
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1667)
Christian Wolff (philosopher)
d. 1754 (b. 1679)
Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic (b. 1679)
William Law
d. 1761 (b. 1686)
William Law, English priest and theologian (b. 1686)
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Sarah Fielding
d. 1768 (b. 1710)
Sarah Fielding, English author (b. 1710)
Jacques Necker
d. 1804 (b. 1732)
Jacques Necker, Swiss-French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1804)
William V, Prince of Orange
d. 1806 (b. 1748)
William V, Prince of Orange (b. 1748)
Erastus Corning
d. 1872 (b. 1794)
Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)
Charles Goodyear (politician)
d. 1876 (b. 1804)
Charles Goodyear, American banker, lawyer, and politician (d. 1876)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
d. 1882 (b. 1828)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (d. 1882)
Michel Eugène Chevreul
d. 1889 (b. 1786)
Michel Eugène Chevreul, French chemist and academic (b. 1786)
Helena Modjeska
d. 1909 (b. 1840)
Helena Modjeska, Polish-American actress (b. 1840)
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Raymond Whittindale
d. 1915 (b. 1883)
Raymond Whittindale, English rugby player (b. 1883)
James Hope Moulton
d. 1917 (b. 1863)
James Hope Moulton, English philologist and scholar (b. 1863)
Hans Fruhstorfer
d. 1922 (b. 1866)
Hans Fruhstorfer, German entomologist and explorer (b. 1866)
Zip the Pinhead
d. 1926 (b. 1857)
Zip the Pinhead, American freak show performer (b. 1857)
Ferdinand Tönnies
d. 1936 (b. 1855)
Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1936)
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
d. 1940 (b. 1865)
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, English actress (b. 1865)
Yevgeniya Rudneva
d. 1944 (b. 1920)
Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
d. 1945 (b. 1906)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (b. 1906)
Wilhelm Canaris
d. 1945 (b. 1887)
Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral (b. 1887)
Johann Georg Elser
d. 1945 (b. 1903)
Johann Georg Elser, German carpenter (b. 1903)
Hans Oster
d. 1945 (b. 1887)
Hans Oster, German general (b. 1887)
Karl Sack
d. 1945 (b. 1896)
Karl Sack, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1896)
Hans von Dohnányi
d. 1945 (b. 1902)
Hans von Dohnányi, Austrian-German lawyer and jurist (b. 1902)
George Carpenter (Salvation Army)
d. 1948 (b. 1872)
George Carpenter, American 5th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1948)
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
d. 1948 (b. 1903)
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian lawyer and politician, 16th Colombian Minister of National Education (b. 1903)
Vilhelm Bjerknes
d. 1951 (b. 1862)
Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (b. 1862)
Eddie Cochems
d. 1953 (b. 1877)
Eddie Cochems, American football player and coach (b. 1877)
C. E. M. Joad
d. 1953 (b. 1891)
C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and academic (d. 1953)
Hans Reichenbach
d. 1953 (b. 1891)
Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1953)
Frank Lloyd Wright
d. 1959 (b. 1867)
Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater (d. 1959)
Zog I of Albania
d. 1961 (b. 1895)
Zog I of Albania (d. 1961)
Eddie Edwards (musician)
d. 1963 (b. 1891)
Eddie Edwards, American trombonist (b. 1891)
Xul Solar
d. 1963 (b. 1887)
Xul Solar, Argentinian painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
Gustaf Tenggren
d. 1970 (b. 1896)
Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American illustrator and animator (b. 1896)
Dagmar Nordstrom
d. 1976 (b. 1903)
Dagmar Nordstrom, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1903)
Phil Ochs
d. 1976 (b. 1940)
Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
Renato Petronio
d. 1976 (b. 1891)
Renato Petronio, Italian rower (b. 1891)
Clough Williams-Ellis
d. 1978 (b. 1883)
Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed the Portmeirion Village (d. 1978)
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
d. 1980 (b. 1935)
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric and philosopher (b. 1935)
Wilfrid Pelletier
d. 1982 (b. 1896)
Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1982)
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Brook Benton
d. 1988 (b. 1931)
Brook Benton, American pop/R&B/rock & roll singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
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Hans Berndt
d. 1988 (b. 1913)
Hans Berndt, German footballer (b. 1913)
Dave Prater
d. 1988 (b. 1937)
Dave Prater, American singer (d. 1988)
Forrest Towns
d. 1991 (b. 1914)
Forrest Towns, American hurdler and coach (b. 1914)
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
d. 1993 (b. 1903)
Joseph B. Soloveitchik, American rabbi and philosopher (b. 1903)
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Richard Condon
d. 1996 (b. 1915)
Richard Condon, American author and publicist (b. 1915)
Mae Boren Axton
d. 1997 (b. 1914)
Mae Boren Axton, American composer and educator (d. 1997)
Helene Hanff
d. 1997 (b. 1916)
Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)
Tom Cora
d. 1998 (b. 1953)
Tom Cora, American cellist and composer (d. 1998)
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
d. 1999 (b. 1949)
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Nigerien general and politician, President of Niger (b. 1949)
Willie Stargell
d. 2001 (b. 1940)
Willie Stargell, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)
Pat Flaherty (racing driver)
d. 2002 (b. 1926)
Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (b. 1926)
Leopold Vietoris
d. 2002 (b. 1891)
Leopold Vietoris, Austrian soldier, mathematician, and academic (b. 1891)
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Jerry Bittle
d. 2003 (b. 1949)
Jerry Bittle, American cartoonist (d. 2003)
Billy Hitchcock
d. 2006 (b. 1916)
Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
Vilgot Sjöman
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish director and screenwriter (b. 1924)
Egon Bondy
d. 2007 (b. 1930)
Egon Bondy, Czech philosopher and poet (b. 1930)
Dorrit Hoffleit
d. 2007 (b. 1907)
Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer and academic (b. 1907)
Nick Adenhart
d. 2009 (b. 1986)
Nick Adenhart, American baseball player (d. 2009)
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Zoltán Varga (footballer)
d. 2010 (b. 1945)
Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1945)
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Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri
d. 2011 (b. 1971)
Zakariya Rashid Hassan al-Ashiri, Bahraini journalist (b. 1971)
Sidney Lumet
d. 2011 (b. 1924)
Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
Malcolm Thomas (rugby union player)
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Malcolm Thomas, Welsh rugby player and cricketer (b. 1929)
David Hayes (sculptor)
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
David Hayes, American sculptor and painter (b. 1931)
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Greg McCrary
d. 2013 (b. 1952)
Greg McCrary, American football player (b. 1952)
Mordechai Mishani
d. 2013 (b. 1945)
Mordechai Mishani, Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
McCandlish Phillips
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
McCandlish Phillips, American journalist and author (b. 1927)
Paolo Soleri
d. 2013 (b. 1919)
Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (d. 2013)
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Gil Askey
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Gil Askey, American trumpet player, composer, and producer (b. 1925)
Chris Banks (American football)
d. 2014 (b. 1973)
Chris Banks, American football player (b. 1973)
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Rory Ellinger
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Rory Ellinger, American lawyer and politician (b. 1941)
Norman Girvan
d. 2014 (b. 1941)
Norman Girvan, Jamaican economist, academic, and politician (b. 1941)
Aelay Narendra
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Aelay Narendra, Indian politician (b. 1946)
A. N. R. Robinson
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
A. N. R. Robinson, Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1926)
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Svetlana Velmar-Janković
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Serbian author (b. 1933)
Paul Almond
d. 2015 (b. 1931)
Paul Almond, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
Margaret Rule
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Margaret Rule, English archaeologist and historian (d. 2015)
Nina Companeez
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Nina Companeez, French director and screenwriter (b. 1937)
Alexander Dalgarno
d. 2015 (b. 1928)
Alexander Dalgarno, English physicist and academic (b. 1928)
Ivan Doig
d. 2015 (b. 1939)
Ivan Doig, American journalist and author (b. 1939)
Tsien Tsuen-hsuin
d. 2015 (b. 1909)
Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, Chinese-American academic (b. 1909)
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Duane Clarridge
d. 2016 (b. 1932)
Duane Clarridge, American spy (b. 1932)
Will Smith (defensive end)
d. 2016 (b. 1981)
Will Smith, American football player (b. 1981)
John Clarke (satirist)
d. 2017 (b. 1948)
John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
Emperor Jimmu
d. ?
Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan (b. 711 BC)
Yuan An
d. ?
Yuan An, Chinese scholar and politician