People who died on February 9 77
Ono no Michikaze
d. 966 (b. 894)
Ono no Michikaze, Japanese calligrapher (b. 894)
Sayf al-Dawla
d. 967 (b. 916)
Sayf al-Dawla, emir of Aleppo (b. 916)
Bernard I, Duke of Saxony
d. 1011
Bernard I, Duke of Saxony
Yang Yanzhao
d. 1014
Yang Yanzhao, Chinese general
Emperor Taizong of Jin
d. 1135 (b. 1075)
Tai Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1075)
Minamoto no Yoritomo
d. 1199 (b. 1147)
Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)
Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1251
Matthias II, duke of Lorraine
William I, Margrave of Meissen
d. 1407 (b. 1343)
William I, margrave of Meissen (b. 1343)
Agnès Sorel
d. 1450 (b. 1421)
Agnès Sorel, French mistress of Charles VII of France (b. 1421)
John Hooper (bishop)
d. 1555 (b. 1495)
John Hooper, English bishop and martyr (b. 1495)
Rowland Taylor
d. 1555 (b. 1510)
Rowland Taylor, English priest and martyr (d. 1555)
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz
d. 1588 (b. 1526)
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral (b. 1526)
John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania
d. 1600 (b. 1542)
John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania and Protestant Bishop of Cammin (d. 1600)
Lucilio Vanini
d. 1619 (b. 1585)
Lucilio Vanini, Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1585)
Murad IV
d. 1640 (b. 1612)
Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1640)
Frederick III of Denmark
d. 1670 (b. 1609)
Frederick III of Denmark (b. 1609)
Gerrit Dou
d. 1675 (b. 1613)
Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
François Louis, Prince of Conti
d. 1709 (b. 1664)
François Louis, Prince of Conti (d. 1709)
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Seth Pomeroy
d. 1777 (b. 1706)
Seth Pomeroy, American general and gunsmith (b. 1706)
Jean François de Saint-Lambert
d. 1803 (b. 1716)
Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French soldier, poet, and philosopher (b. 1716)
Dionysios Solomos
d. 1857 (b. 1798)
Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (d. 1857)
Jules Michelet
d. 1874 (b. 1798)
Jules Michelet, French historian and philosopher (d. 1874)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
d. 1881 (b. 1821)
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (b. 1821)
Johan Jongkind
d. 1891 (b. 1819)
Johan Jongkind, Dutch painter (d. 1891)
Paul Laurence Dunbar
d. 1906 (b. 1872)
Paul Laurence Dunbar, American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1906)
Richard With
d. 1930 (b. 1846)
Richard With, Norwegian captain, businessman, and politician, founded Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (d. 1930)
Junnosuke Inoue
d. 1932 (b. 1869)
Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and central banker, 8th and 11th Governor of the Bank of Japan (d. 1932)
A.K. Golam Jilani
d. 1932 (b. 1904)
A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi soldier and activist (b. 1904)
Ella D. Barrier
d. 1945 (b. 1852)
Ella D. Barrier, American educator (b. 1852)
Eddy Duchin
d. 1951 (b. 1909)
Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1951)
Miklós Horthy
d. 1957 (b. 1868)
Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and politician, Regent of Hungary (d. 1957)
Alexandre Benois
d. 1960 (b. 1870)
Alexandre Benois, Russian painter and critic (d. 1960)
Ernő Dohnányi
d. 1960 (b. 1877)
Ernő Dohnányi, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1960)
Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah
d. 1965 (b. 1874)
Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, Bangladeshi theologian and educator (b. 1874)
Sophie Tucker
d. 1966 (b. 1887)
Sophie Tucker, Russian-born American singer (b. 1884)
George "Gabby" Hayes
d. 1969 (b. 1885)
George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (d. 1969)
Percy Faith
d. 1976 (b. 1908)
Percy Faith, Canadian composer, conductor, and bandleader (d. 1976)
Sergey Ilyushin
d. 1977 (b. 1894)
Sergey Ilyushin, Russian engineer and businessman, founded the Ilyushin Design Company (b. 1894)
Costante Girardengo
d. 1978 (b. 1893)
Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist and coach (b. 1893)
Allen Tate
d. 1979 (b. 1899)
Allen Tate, American poet and academic (b. 1899)
Tom Macdonald (writer)
d. 1980 (b. 1900)
Tom Macdonald, Welsh journalist and author (b. 1900)
M. C. Chagla
d. 1981 (b. 1900)
M. C. Chagla, Indian jurist and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (b. 1900)
Bill Haley
d. 1981 (b. 1925)
Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. 1981)
Yuri Andropov
d. 1984 (b. 1914)
Yuri Andropov, Russian politician (d. 1984)
Osamu Tezuka
d. 1989 (b. 1928)
Osamu Tezuka, Japanese illustrator, animator, and producer (b. 1928)
Howard Martin Temin
d. 1994 (b. 1934)
Howard Martin Temin, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1934)
J. William Fulbright
d. 1995 (b. 1905)
J. William Fulbright, American lawyer and politician (d. 1995)
David Wayne
d. 1995 (b. 1914)
David Wayne, American actor (b. 1914)
Maurice Schumann
d. 1998 (b. 1911)
Maurice Schumann, French journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs for France (d. 1998)
Herbert A. Simon
d. 2001 (b. 1916)
Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
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Isabelle Holland
d. 2002 (b. 1920)
Isabelle Holland, Swiss-American author (d. 2002)
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
d. 2002 (b. 1930)
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)
Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda
d. 2003 (b. 1926)
Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic (d. 2003)
Claude Ryan
d. 2004 (b. 1925)
Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1925)
Robert Kearns
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
Robert Kearns, American engineer, invented the windscreen wiper (b. 1927)
Freddie Laker
d. 2006 (b. 1922)
Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (d. 2006)
Hank Bauer
d. 2007 (b. 1922)
Hank Bauer, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007)
Ian Richardson
d. 2007 (b. 1934)
Ian Richardson, Scottish-English actor (d. 2007)
Christopher Hyatt
d. 2008 (b. 1943)
Christopher Hyatt American occultist and author (b. 1943)
Jazeh Tabatabai
d. 2008 (b. 1931)
Jazeh Tabatabai, Iranian painter, poet, and sculptor (b. 1931)
Orlando "Cachaíto" López
d. 2009 (b. 1933)
Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Cuban bassist and composer (b. 1933)
Walter Frederick Morrison
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Walter Frederick Morrison, American businessman, invented the Frisbee (b. 1920)
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Miltiadis Evert
d. 2011 (b. 1939)
Miltiadis Evert, Greek minister and politician, 69th Mayor of Athens (d. 2011)
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O. P. Dutta
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
O. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
John Hick
d. 2012 (b. 1922)
John Hick, English philosopher and academic (b. 1922)
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Joe Moretti
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Joe Moretti, Scottish-South African guitarist and songwriter (b. 1938)
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Richard Artschwager
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Richard Artschwager, American painter, illustrator, and sculptor (b. 1923)
Keiko Fukuda
d. 2013 (b. 1913)
Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist (d. 2013)
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Jimmy Smyth (hurler)
d. 2013 (b. 1931)
Jimmy Smyth, Irish hurler (b. 1931)
Gabriel Axel
d. 2014 (b. 1918)
Gabriel Axel, Danish-French actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
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Hal Herring
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Hal Herring, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
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Logan Scott-Bowden
d. 2014 (b. 1920)
Logan Scott-Bowden, English general (b. 1920)
Liu Han
d. 2015 (b. 1965)
Liu Han, Chinese businessman and philanthropist (b. 1965)
Ed Sabol
d. 2015 (b. 1916)
Ed Sabol, American film producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2015)
Sushil Koirala
d. 2016 (b. 1939)
Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2016)
Zdravko Tolimir
d. 2016 (b. 1948)
Zdravko Tolimir, Bosnian Serb military commander (b. 1948)
André Salvat
d. 2017 (b. 1920)
André Salvat, French Army colonel (b. 1920)