People who died on June 9 83
Ephrem the Syrian
d. 373 (b. 306)
Ephrem the Syrian, Turkish hymnographer and theologian (b. 306)
Columba
d. 597 (b. 521)
Columba, Irish missionary and saint (b. 521)
Shahrbaraz
d. 630
Shahrbaraz, king of the Persian Empire
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Aimoin of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
d. 889
Aimoin, Frankish monk and archivist
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Yang Wo
d. 908
Yang Wo, Prince of Hongnong
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Gebhard of Supplinburg
d. 1075
Gebhard of Supplinburg, Saxon count
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Otto I of Olomouc
d. 1087 (b. 1045)
Otto I of Olomouc (b. 1045)
Peter des Roches
d. 1238
Peter des Roches, bishop of Winchester
Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
d. 1252
Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
d. 1348 (b. 1290)
Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Sienese painter (b. 1290)
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Philippe de Vitry
d. 1361 (b. 1291)
Philippe de Vitry, French composer and poet (b. 1291)
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget
d. 1563 (b. 1506)
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, English accountant and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1506)
Jeanne d'Albret
d. 1572 (b. 1528)
Jeanne d'Albret, Navarrese queen and Huguenot leader (b. 1528)
Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
d. 1583 (b. 1525)
Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1525)
José de Anchieta
d. 1597 (b. 1534)
José de Anchieta, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1534)
Leonard Calvert
d. 1647 (b. 1606)
Leonard Calvert, Colonial governor of Maryland (b. 1606)
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Thomas Tomkins
d. 1656 (b. 1572)
Thomas Tomkins, Welsh-English composer (b. 1572)
Banda Singh Bahadur
d. 1716 (b. 1670)
Banda Singh Bahadur, Indian commander (b. 1670)
Jeanne Guyon
d. 1717 (b. 1648)
Jeanne Guyon, French mystic and author (b. 1648)
William Carey (missionary)
d. 1834 (b. 1761)
William Carey, English minister and missionary (b. 1761)
Charles Dickens
d. 1870 (b. 1812)
Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (b. 1812)
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Gérard Paul Deshayes
d. 1875 (b. 1795)
Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and conchologist (b. 1795)
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Mike Burke (shortstop)
d. 1889 (b. 1854)
Mike Burke, American baseball player (b. 1854)
William Grant Stairs
d. 1892 (b. 1863)
William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (d. 1892)
Adolf Bötticher
d. 1901 (b. 1842)
Adolf Bötticher, German historian and author (b. 1842)
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
d. 1923 (b. 1846)
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (b. 1846)
Margaret Lawrence (actress)
d. 1929 (b. 1889)
Margaret Lawrence, American actress (b. 1889)
František Erben
d. 1942 (b. 1874)
František Erben, Czech gymnast (b. 1874)
Adolf Busch
d. 1952 (b. 1891)
Adolf Busch, German violinist and composer (d. 1952)
Ernest Graves, Sr.
d. 1953 (b. 1880)
Ernest Graves, Sr., American football player, coach, and general (b. 1880)
Robert Donat
d. 1958 (b. 1905)
Robert Donat, English actor (b. 1905)
Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus
d. 1959 (b. 1876)
Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
Harry S. Hammond
d. 1960 (b. 1884)
Harry S. Hammond, American football player and businessman (b. 1884)
Camille Guérin
d. 1961 (b. 1872)
Camille Guérin, French veterinarian, bacteriologist and immunologist (b. 1872)
Jacques Villon
d. 1963 (b. 1875)
Jacques Villon, French painter (d. 1963)
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
d. 1964 (b. 1879)
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, British businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1879)
Bernard Cronin
d. 1968 (b. 1884)
Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (b. 1884)
Gilberto Parlotti
d. 1972 (b. 1940)
Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1972)
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Chuck Bennett
d. 1973 (b. 1907)
Chuck Bennett, American football player and coach (b. 1907)
John Creasey
d. 1973 (b. 1908)
John Creasey, English author and politician (d. 1973)
Erich von Manstein
d. 1973 (b. 1887)
Erich von Manstein, German general (b. 1887)
Miguel Ángel Asturias
d. 1974 (b. 1899)
Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
Cyclone Taylor
d. 1979 (b. 1884)
Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player and civil servant (b. 1884)
Allen Ludden
d. 1981 (b. 1917)
Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (d. 1981)
Helen Hardin
d. 1984 (b. 1943)
Helen Hardin, American painter (b. 1943)
George Wells Beadle
d. 1989 (b. 1903)
George Wells Beadle, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
Claudio Arrau
d. 1991 (b. 1903)
Claudio Arrau, Chilean-American pianist and educator (b. 1903)
Alexis Smith
d. 1993 (b. 1921)
Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress (b. 1921)
Jan Tinbergen
d. 1994 (b. 1903)
Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
Stanley Knowles
d. 1997 (b. 1908)
Stanley Knowles, American-Canadian academic and politician (d. 1997)
Lois Mailou Jones
d. 1998 (b. 1905)
Lois Mailou Jones, American painter and academic (b. 1905)
John Abramovic
d. 2000 (b. 1919)
John Abramovic, American basketball player (b. 1919)
Jacob Lawrence
d. 2000 (b. 1917)
Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (d. 2000)
Rosey Brown
d. 2004 (b. 1932)
Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
Brian Williamson
d. 2004 (b. 1945)
Brian Williamson, Jamaican activist, co-founded J-FLAG (b. 1945)
Drafi Deutscher
d. 2006 (b. 1946)
Drafi Deutscher, German singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
Frankie Abernathy
d. 2007 (b. 1981)
Frankie Abernathy, American purse designer, cast-member on The Real World: San Diego (b. 1981)
Algis Budrys
d. 2008 (b. 1931)
Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (b. 1931)
Suleiman Mousa
d. 2008 (b. 1919)
Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (d. 2008)
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Dick May
d. 2009 (b. 1930)
Dick May, American race car driver (b. 1930)
M. F. Husain
d. 2011 (b. 1915)
M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (d. 2011)
Tomoko Kawakami
d. 2011 (b. 1970)
Tomoko Kawakami, Japanese voice actress (b. 1970)
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Mike Mitchell (basketball, born 1956)
d. 2011 (b. 1956)
Mike Mitchell, American basketball player (b. 1956)
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Régis Clère
d. 2012 (b. 1956)
Régis Clère, French cyclist (b. 1956)
John Maples, Baron Maples
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
John Maples, Baron Maples, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (b. 1943)
Ivan Minatti
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Ivan Minatti, Slovene poet and translator (b. 1924)
Hawk Taylor
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Hawk Taylor, American baseball player and coach (b. 1939)
Abram Wilson
d. 2012 (b. 1973)
Abram Wilson, American-English trumpet player and educator (b. 1973)
Iain Banks
d. 2013 (b. 1954)
Iain Banks, Scottish author (b. 1954)
Bruno Bartoletti
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (d. 2013)
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John Burke (rugby league)
d. 2013 (b. 1948)
John Burke, English rugby player (b. 1948)
Walter Jens
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Walter Jens, German philologist, historian, and academic (b. 1923)
Zdeněk Rotrekl
d. 2013 (b. 1920)
Zdeněk Rotrekl, Czech poet and historian (b. 1920)
Bernard Agré
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (b. 1926)
Rik Mayall
d. 2014 (b. 1956)
Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1958)
Elsie Quarterman
d. 2014 (b. 1910)
Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (b. 1910)
Alicemarie Huber Stotler
d. 2014 (b. 1942)
Alicemarie Huber Stotler, American lawyer and judge (b. 1942)
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Gustave Tassell
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Gustave Tassell, American fashion designer (b. 1926)
Bob Welch (baseball)
d. 2014 (b. 1956)
Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (b. 1956)
Pumpkinhead (rapper)
d. 2015 (b. 1975)
Pumpkinhead, American rapper (d. 2015)
Pedro Zerolo
d. 2015 (b. 1960)
Pedro Zerolo, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1960)
Adam West
d. 2017 (b. 1928)
Adam West, American actor and businessman (d. 2017)
Nero
d. ? (b. 37)
Nero, Roman emperor (b. 37)