People who died on July 9 85
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Empress Dowager Bian
d. 230 (b. 159)
Empress Dowager Bian, Cao Cao's wife (b. 159)
Anastasius I Dicorus
d. 518 (b. 430)
Anastasius I Dicorus, Byzantine emperor (b. 430)
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Prince Naga
d. 715
Naga, Japanese prince
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Guido of Pisa
d. 1169
Guido of Ravenna, Italian cartographer, entomologist and historian
Stephen Langton
d. 1228 (b. 1150)
Stephen Langton, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1150)
Leopold III, Duke of Austria
d. 1386 (b. 1351)
Leopold III, Duke of Austria (b. 1351)
Jan van Eyck
d. 1441
Jan van Eyck, Dutch painter
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Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell
d. 1546
Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell, Scottish statesman (b. c. 1493)
Maurice, Elector of Saxony
d. 1553 (b. 1521)
Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)
Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans
d. 1654 (b. 1633)
Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (d. 1654)
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
d. 1706 (b. 1661)
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain, explorer, and politician (d. 1706)
Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
d. 1737 (b. 1671)
Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1671)
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John Oldmixon
d. 1742 (b. 1673)
John Oldmixon, English historian, poet, and playwright (b. 1673)
Philip V of Spain
d. 1746 (b. 1683)
Philip V of Spain (b. 1683)
Giovanni Bononcini
d. 1747 (b. 1670)
Giovanni Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1747)
Jonathan Mayhew
d. 1766 (b. 1720)
Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (b. 1720)
Henry Seymour Conway
d. 1795 (b. 1721)
Henry Seymour Conway, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1721)
Edmund Burke
d. 1797 (b. 1729)
Edmund Burke, Irish-English philosopher, academic, and politician (b. 1729)
Báb
d. 1850 (b. 1819)
Báb, Persian religious leader, founded Bábism (b. 1819)
Zachary Taylor
d. 1850 (b. 1784)
Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States (b. 1784)
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan
d. 1852 (b. 1794)
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1794)
Amedeo Avogadro
d. 1856 (b. 1776)
Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (d. 1856)
James Strang
d. 1856 (b. 1813)
James Strang, American religious leader and politician (b. 1813)
Paul Broca
d. 1880 (b. 1824)
Paul Broca, French physician and anatomist (b. 1824)
Ignacio Carrera Pinto
d. 1882 (b. 1848)
Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean captain (b. 1848)
Alphonse François Renard
d. 1903 (b. 1842)
Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist and petrographer (d. 1903)
John Drew, Jr.
d. 1927 (b. 1853)
John Drew, Jr., American actor (b. 1853)
King Camp Gillette
d. 1932 (b. 1855)
King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (b. 1855)
Oliver Law
d. 1937 (b. 1899)
Oliver Law, American commander (b. 1899)
Benjamin N. Cardozo
d. 1938 (b. 1870)
Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1870)
Lucjan Żeligowski
d. 1947 (b. 1865)
Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish-Lithuanian general and politician (b. 1865)
Fritz Hart
d. 1949 (b. 1874)
Fritz Hart, English-Australian composer and conductor (b. 1874)
Harry Heilmann
d. 1951 (b. 1894)
Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1951)
Don Beauman
d. 1955 (b. 1928)
Don Beauman, English race car driver (d. 1955)
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Ferenc Talányi
d. 1959 (b. 1883)
Ferenc Talányi, Slovene journalist and painter (b. 1883)
Georges Bataille
d. 1962 (b. 1897)
Georges Bataille, French philosopher, novelist, and poet (d. 1962)
Eugen Fischer
d. 1967 (b. 1874)
Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (b. 1874)
Fatima Jinnah
d. 1967 (b. 1893)
Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani dentist and politician (d. 1967)
Sigrid Holmquist
d. 1970 (b. 1899)
Sigrid Holmquist, Swedish actress (b. 1899)
Karl Ast
d. 1971 (b. 1886)
Karl Ast, Estonian author and politician (b. 1886)
Robert Weede
d. 1972 (b. 1903)
Robert Weede, American opera singer (b. 1903)
Earl Warren
d. 1974 (b. 1891)
Earl Warren, American jurist and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1891)
Alice Paul
d. 1977 (b. 1885)
Alice Paul, American activist (b. 1885)
Cornelia Otis Skinner
d. 1979 (b. 1901)
Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (b. 1899)
Vinicius de Moraes
d. 1980 (b. 1913)
Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1913)
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
d. 1985 (b. 1896)
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (b. 1896)
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Jimmy Kinnon
d. 1985 (b. 1911)
Jimmy Kinnon, Scottish-American activist, founded Narcotics Anonymous (b. 1911)
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Patriarch Nicholas VI of Alexandria
d. 1986 (b. 1915)
Patriarch Nicholas VI of Alexandria (b. 1915)
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Kelvin Coe
d. 1992 (b. 1946)
Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (d. 1992)
Eric Sevareid
d. 1992 (b. 1912)
Eric Sevareid, American journalist (b. 1912)
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Metin Altıok
d. 1993 (b. 1940)
Metin Altıok, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1940)
Bill Mosienko
d. 1994 (b. 1921)
Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1921)
Melvin Belli
d. 1996 (b. 1907)
Melvin Belli, American lawyer (d. 1996)
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Robert de Cotret
d. 1999 (b. 1944)
Robert de Cotret, Canadian politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1944)
Doug Fisher (actor)
d. 2000 (b. 1941)
Doug Fisher, English actor (b. 1941)
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Mayo Kaan
d. 2002 (b. 1914)
Mayo Kaan, American bodybuilder (b. 1914)
Rod Steiger
d. 2002 (b. 1925)
Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925)
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Paul Klebnikov
d. 2004 (b. 1963)
Paul Klebnikov, American journalist and historian (b. 1963)
Isabel Sanford
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
Isabel Sanford, American actress (d. 2004)
Chuck Cadman
d. 2005 (b. 1948)
Chuck Cadman, Canadian engineer and politician (b. 1948)
Yevgeny Grishin (speed skater)
d. 2005 (b. 1931)
Yevgeny Grishin, Russian speed skater (b. 1931)
Alex Shibicky
d. 2005 (b. 1914)
Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
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Milan Williams
d. 2006 (b. 1948)
Milan Williams, American keyboard player and producer (b. 1948)
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Charles Lane (actor)
d. 2007 (b. 1905)
Charles Lane, American actor (b. 1905)
Séamus Brennan
d. 2008 (b. 1948)
Séamus Brennan, Irish accountant and politician, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (b. 1948)
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Jessica Anderson
d. 2010 (b. 1916)
Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010)
Don Ackerman
d. 2011 (b. 1930)
Don Ackerman, American basketball player (b. 1930)
Facundo Cabral
d. 2011 (b. 1937)
Facundo Cabral, Argentinian singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
Shin Jae-chul
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
Shin Jae-chul, South Korean-American martial artist (b. 1936)
Chick King
d. 2012 (b. 1930)
Chick King, American baseball player (b. 1930)
Terepai Maoate
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Terepai Maoate, Cook Islander physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (b. 1934)
Eugênio Sales
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (b. 1920)
Markus Büchel
d. 2013 (b. 1959)
Markus Büchel, Liechtensteiner politician, 9th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (b. 1959)
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Andrew Nori
d. 2013 (b. 1952)
Andrew Nori, Solomon lawyer and politician (b. 1952)
Kiril of Varna
d. 2013 (b. 1954)
Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (b. 1954)
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Barbara Robinson (author)
d. 2013 (b. 1927)
Barbara Robinson, American author and poet (b. 1927)
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Toshi Seeger
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Toshi Seeger, American activist, co-founded the Clearwater Festival (b. 1922)
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Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín, Paraguayan violinist and composer (b. 1926)
David Azrieli
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
Eileen Ford
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Eileen Ford, American businesswoman, co-founded Ford Models (b. 1922)
Don Lenhardt
d. 2014 (b. 1922)
Don Lenhardt, American baseball player and coach (d. 2014)
John Spinks (musician)
d. 2014 (b. 1953)
John Spinks, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1953)
Christian Audigier
d. 2015 (b. 1958)
Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (b. 1958)
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1940)
Jim Bede
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Jim Bede, American aircraft designer (b. 1933)