People who died on March 9 78
Alan of Farfa
d. 769
Alan of Farfa, Aquitanian scholar and hermit
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Humbert (bishop of Würzburg)
d. 842
Humbert, bishop of Würzburg
Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi
d. 886 (b. 787)
Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi, Muslim scholar and astrologer (b. 787)
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Zhu Youqian
d. 926
Zhu Youqian, Chinese warlord
Sverre of Norway
d. 1202 (b. 1145)
Sverre of Norway (b. 1145)
Frances of Rome
d. 1440 (b. 1384)
Frances of Rome, Italian nun and saint (b. 1384)
Leonardo Bruni
d. 1444 (b. 1374)
Leonardo Bruni, Italian humanist (b. 1374)
David Rizzio
d. 1566 (b. 1533)
David Rizzio, Italian-Scottish courtier and politician (b. 1533)
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
d. 1649 (b. 1606)
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (d. 1649)
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
d. 1649 (b. 1590)
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1649)
Cardinal Mazarin
d. 1661 (b. 1602)
Cardinal Mazarin, Italian-French cardinal and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of the French Monarch (d. 1661)
Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu
d. 1709 (b. 1638)
Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English courtier and politician (b. 1638)
Joseph Bonomi the Elder
d. 1808 (b. 1739)
Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect, designed Longford Hall and Barrells Hall (d. 1808)
Ozias Humphry
d. 1810 (b. 1742)
Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic (d. 1810)
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
d. 1825 (b. 1743)
Anna Laetitia Barbauld, English poet, author, and critic (b. 1743)
Mary Anning
d. 1847 (b. 1799)
Mary Anning, English paleontologist (d. 1847)
Hans Christian Ørsted
d. 1851 (b. 1777)
Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (d. 1851)
William I, German Emperor
d. 1888 (b. 1797)
William I, German Emperor (d. 1888)
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
d. 1895 (b. 1836)
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1895)
Sondre Norheim
d. 1897 (b. 1825)
Sondre Norheim, Norwegian-American skier (d. 1897)
Nikolai Anderson
d. 1905 (b. 1845)
Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author (d. 1905)
Frank Wedekind
d. 1918 (b. 1864)
Frank Wedekind, German actor and playwright (d. 1918)
Willard Metcalf
d. 1925 (b. 1858)
Willard Metcalf, American painter (d. 1925)
Mikao Usui
d. 1926 (b. 1865)
Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (d. 1926)
Paul Elmer More
d. 1937 (b. 1864)
Paul Elmer More, American journalist and critic (b. 1864)
Otto Freundlich
d. 1943 (b. 1878)
Otto Freundlich, German painter and sculptor (d. 1943)
Jhaverchand Meghani
d. 1947 (b. 1896)
Jhaverchand Meghani, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1896)
Edgar de Wahl
d. 1948 (b. 1867)
Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and academic (d. 1948)
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
d. 1954 (b. 1874)
Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer and academic (d. 1954)
Miroslava (actress)
d. 1955 (b. 1925)
Miroslava, Czech-Mexican actress (b. 1925)
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
d. 1964 (b. 1870)
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (d. 1964)
Abdul Munim Riad
d. 1969 (b. 1919)
Abdul Munim Riad, Egyptian general (b. 1919)
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
d. 1971 (b. 1902)
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (d. 1971)
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr.
d. 1974 (b. 1915)
Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr., American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
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Harry Womack
d. 1974 (b. 1945)
Harry Womack, American singer (d. 1974)
Faye Emerson
d. 1983 (b. 1917)
Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983)
Ulf von Euler
d. 1983 (b. 1905)
Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
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Harry Catterick
d. 1985 (b. 1919)
Harry Catterick, English footballer and manager (b. 1919)
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
d. 1988 (b. 1904)
Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer and politician, 3rd Chancellor of Germany (d. 1988)
Robert Mapplethorpe
d. 1989 (b. 1946)
Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (b. 1946)
Jim Hardin
d. 1991 (b. 1943)
Jim Hardin, American baseball player (b. 1943)
Menachem Begin
d. 1992 (b. 1913)
Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli politician, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
C. Northcote Parkinson
d. 1993 (b. 1909)
C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author (d. 1993)
Charles Bukowski
d. 1994 (b. 1920)
Charles Bukowski, German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1994)
Eddie Creatchman
d. 1994 (b. 1928)
Eddie Creatchman, Canadian wrestler, referee, and manager (b. 1928)
Fernando Rey
d. 1994 (b. 1917)
Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (d. 1994)
George Burns
d. 1996 (b. 1896)
George Burns, American actor, comedian, and producer (d. 1996)
Jean-Dominique Bauby
d. 1997 (b. 1952)
Jean-Dominique Bauby, French journalist and author (b. 1952)
Terry Nation
d. 1997 (b. 1930)
Terry Nation, Welsh-American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)
Christopher George Latore Wallace
d. 1997 (b. 1972)
Notorious B.I.G., American rapper (b. 1972)
Harry Somers
d. 1999 (b. 1925)
Harry Somers, Canadian soldier and composer (d. 1999)
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Jean Coulthard
d. 2000 (b. 1908)
Jean Coulthard, Canadian composer and educator (b. 1908)
Ivo Robić
d. 2000 (b. 1923)
Ivo Robić, Croatian singer-songwriter (b. 1923)
Stan Brakhage
d. 2003 (b. 1933)
Stan Brakhage, American director and producer (d. 2003)
Bernard Dowiyogo
d. 2003 (b. 1946)
Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician, President of Nauru (d. 2003)
Rust Epique
d. 2004 (b. 1968)
Rust Epique, American guitarist and painter (b. 1968)
Albert Mol
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (d. 2002)
Chris LeDoux
d. 2005 (b. 1948)
Chris LeDoux, American singer-songwriter and sculptor (d. 2005)
István Nyers
d. 2005 (b. 1924)
István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005)
Tom Fox (Quaker)
d. 2006 (b. 1951)
Tom Fox, American activist (b. 1951)
John Profumo
d. 2006 (b. 1915)
John Profumo, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 2006)
Brad Delp
d. 2007 (b. 1951)
Brad Delp, American musician and singer (Boston - RTZ) (d. 2007)
Glen Harmon
d. 2007 (b. 1921)
Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
Willie Davis (baseball)
d. 2010 (b. 1940)
Willie Davis, American baseball player and actor (d. 2010)
Doris Haddock
d. 2010 (b. 1910)
Doris Haddock, American political activist (d. 2010)
David S. Broder
d. 2011 (b. 1929)
David S. Broder, American journalist and academic (b. 1929)
Willye Dennis
d. 2012 (b. 1926)
Willye Dennis, American librarian and politician (b. 1926)
Jose Tomas Sanchez
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Jose Tomas Sanchez, Filipino cardinal (b. 1920)
Agnes Torres
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Agnes Torres, Mexican psychologist, researcher, and transgender activist (b. 1939)
Max Jakobson
d. 2013 (b. 1923)
Max Jakobson, Finnish journalist and diplomat (b. 1923)
Viren J. Shah
d. 2013 (b. 1926)
Viren J. Shah, Indian politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (d. 2013)
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Merton Simpson
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Merton Simpson, American painter and art collector (b. 1928)
Mohammed Fahim
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Mohammed Fahim, Afghan field marshal and politician, Vice President of Afghanistan (b. 1924)
William Clay Ford, Sr.
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
William Clay Ford, Sr., American businessman (d. 2014)
James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead
d. 2015 (b. 1920)
James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (d. 2015)
Robert Horton (actor)
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Robert Horton, American actor (d. 2016)
Clyde Lovellette
d. 2016 (b. 1929)
Clyde Lovellette, American basketball player and coach (b. 1929)
Howard Hodgkin
d. 2017 (b. 1932)
Howard Hodgkin, English painter (d. 2017)