Famous Deaths on March 9

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German composer and organist (Canon in D), dies at 52

1709 Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat, dies at 70
1743 Jean-Baptiste Lully fils, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, dies at 77
1747 Jacob Campo Weyerman, Dutch painter and writer active during the Dutch Enlightenment, dies at 69
1800 Dominique Della-Maria, French composer, dies at 30
1808 Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect who designed English country houses, dies at 69
1809 Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French ballonist (1st balloon flights in England and U.S.), dies at 55
1819 János Fusz, Hungarian-German composer, dies at 41
1824 Jacobus Cramer, Dutch priest (Archpriest of Holland and Zeeland, chaplain to King Louis Napoleon), dies at 79
1825 Anna Laetitia Barbauld, English poet and writer of hymns (Life! I Know Not What Thou Art), dies at 81
1827 Franz Xaver Gerl, Austrian bass singer and composer, dies at 62
1831 Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger, German playwright (Der Wirrwarr, oder Sturm und Drang) and novelist, dies at 79
1836 Antoine Destutt de Tracy, French Enlightenment philosopher, dies at 81
1847 Mary Anning, British fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist (Jurassic marine fossil beds of Lyme Regis in Dorset), dies of breast cancer at 47

Danish physicist who discovered electromagnetism and chemist (View of Chemical Law), dies at 73

1870 Theodore Labarre, French composer and harpist, dies at 65
1876 Louise Colet, French Romantic poet who had long affair with Gustave Flaubert, dies at 65
1877 Mark Prager Lindo, English-Dutch writer (The Dutch Spectator), dies at 58
1883 Arnold Toynbee, English economic historian and social reformer, dies at 30
1886 William S. Clark, American botanist, president of Massachusetts Agricultural College, helped establish Hokkaido University, dies at 59

King of Prussia (1861-88) and the 1st German Emperor (1871-88), dies at 90

1893 Disma Fumagalli, Italian composer, dies at 66
1895 Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (word masochism derived from his name), dies at 59
1895 Rebecca Lee Crumpler, American physician and medical writer (first African American woman to receive a medical degree), dies at 64 [1]
1897 Sondre Norheim, Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing, dies at 71
1902 Hermann Allmers, German poet (Feldeinsamkeit), dies at 81
1905 William Brimage Bate, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) and 23rd Governor of Tennessee (1882-86), dies at 78
1907 John Alexander Dowie, Scottish-American evangelist (founded the city of Zion, Illinois), dies at 59
1913 Eberhard Nestle, German biblical scholar, dies at 61
1916 Kenneth Hutchings, English cricketer (exciting England batsman, WWI), dies fighting at the Battle of the Somme at 33

1925 Willard Metcalf, American painter known chiefly for his Impressionist landscape work, and instructor, dies of a heart attack at 66
1937 Paul Elmer More, American critic and essayist, dies at 72
1938 Sydney Baynes, British conductor, arranger, bandleader and composer (Destiny Waltz; Endure to Conquer), dies at 59
1941 Carlos Pedrell, Uruguayan guitarist and composer, dies at 62
1943 Oskar Hêks, Czech marathon runner and anti-fascist, murdered in the gas chamber of Auschwitz extermination camp at 35

American women's suffrage leader and founder (League of Women Voters), dies of a heart attack at 88

1947 Stanley Jackson, English cricketer (20 Tests for England 1893-1905), dies at 76
1954 Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer who studied variable stars, dies at 41
1954 V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer, dies at 79
1955 Matthew Henson, American explorer, 1st African American to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909), dies at 88
1956 Amanda Aldridge, British opera singer, pianist, teacher, and composer of parlour songs and light orchestral pieces music, dies at 89
1960 Jack Beattie, Northern Irish politician (b. 1886)
1961 Wilbur Sweatman, American ragtime and dixieland jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader, dies at 79
1962 Howard Engstrom, Boston, a designer of Univac computer, dies at 59
1963 Frederic G. Melcher, American publisher and editor who founded children's book week, dies at 83
1964 Johanna "Mina" Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje), dies at 87
1964 Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, 'the Lion of Africa', German general and politician (only German to successfully invade part of British empire in WWI), dies at 93
1965 Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist and composer, dies at 65
1965 Kazys Boruta, Lithuanian writer, dies at 60
1966 Pablo Birger, Argentine racing driver (b. 1924)
1969 Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Munʿim Riyāḍ, Egyptian chief of staff of United Arab Republic army, killed in action at 59
1969 Richard Crane, American character actor (Surfside 6, Rocky Jones, Space Ranger), dies of a heart attack at 50
1971 Jean-Pierre Guézec, French composer (Colorful Architectures), dies of a heart attack at 36
1974 Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr, American pharmacologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1971 for discovering mechanisms of the action of hormones), dies at 58
1974 Harry Womack, American gospel and R&B singer and bassist (Womack Brothers; The Valentinos - "It's All Over Now"), stabbed to death by his girlfriend at 28
1975 Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor, dies at 86
1975 Joseph Dunninger, American magician and mentalist (The Amazing Dunninger), dies of Parkinson's disease at 82
1975 Shirley Ross [Bernice Maude Gaunt], American actress (Cafe Society, Prison Farm, Waikiki Wedding), dies of cancer at 62
1979 Barbara Mullen, American actress (Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners), dies of a heart attack at 64
1980 Olga Chekova, actress (Moulin Rouge, Pawns of Possession), dies at 82
1981 Max Delbrück, German-American biologist and molecular geneticist (bacteriophage, Nobel Prize 1969), dies at 74
1982 Alan Badel, British actor (Shogun, Salome, Bill Brand), dies of a heart attack at 58
1982 Rab Butler, British politician and minister who favoured appeasement, dies at 79
1982 Rex Marshall, American TV announcer (Circuit Rider, Herman Hickman Show), dies from a heart attack at 64
1983 Faye Emerson, American actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65
1983 Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist famous for his work on neurotransmitters (Nobel 1970), dies at 78
1986 Ned Calmer, TV host (In the First Person), dies at 78

South African golfer (British Open 1949-50, 52, 57), dies of meningitis at 69

1988 Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German politician and author (Chancellor of West Germany 1966-69), dies at 83
1989 Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer, dies at 42
1991 Jim Hardin, former Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves pitcher (b. 1943)
1991 Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Japanese composer and educator, dies at 84
1992 Felipe Turich, actor (Lawless), dies
1992 Jack McEdward, asst dir (Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell), dies at 94
1992 James Brooks, American mural painter (Flight, La Guardia NY), dies at 85

1993 Ad van Gessel, Dutch actor (Everything For Our Soldiers), dies
1993 Bob Crosby, American jazz singer and bandleader (Bob-Cats), dies of cancer at 79
1993 Max August Zorn, German mathematician (lemma of Zorn), dies at 86
1994 Charles Bukowski, German-born American columnist (Notes of a Dirty Old Man) and writer (Hollywood: A Novel) who was described as a "laureate of American lowlife", dies of leukemia at 73
1994 Eddie Creatchman, Canadian wrestler manager (b. 1928)
1994 Fernando Rey [Arambillet], Spanish actor (The French Connection, Matter of Time), dies of bladder cancer at 76
1994 John Harrison, South African correspondent (BBC), dies at 48
1994 Lawrence E. Spivak, American news panelist (Meet the Press), dies at 93
1994 Louis Freeman, Scottish bandleader, dies at 100
1994 Maurice "Moe" Purtill, American jazz drummer, dies at 77
1995 Edward Bernays, Austrian-American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda, dies at 103
1995 Ian Ballantine, American publisher (Ballantine Books), dies of a heart attack at 79
1996 Elman Ali Ahmed, Somali peace campaigner, dies at 42
1996 George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum], American actor, comedian and singer (Oh God; Burns and Allen), dies at 100
1996 Peter Mansfield, British political journalist and author, dies at 67
1997 Cicely Veronica Wedgwood [C. V. Wedgwood], British historian (William the Silent), dies at 86
1997 Terry Nation, British screenwriter (Dr Who; Blake 7), and novelist, dies from emphysema at 66

American rapper (Life After Death), shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at 24

1998 Alfred Pugsley, English civil engineer (R101 airship), dies at 94
1999 Harry Somers, Canadian composer, dies at 73
2000 Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (b. 1923)
2002 Normand Lockwood, American composer (The Closing Doxology; The Hanging Judge), and educator, dies at 95
2003 Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (b. 1946)
2003 Stan Brakhage, American filmmaker (b. 1933)
2004 Albert Mol, Dutch actor (Kant aan m'n broek!), dies at 87
2004 Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, American pianist, arranger, jazz and classical composer (For Bird, With Love), dies at 72
2004 Dr. Gerald Deskin, Ph.D., clinical child psychologist (b. 1929)
2004 John Mayer, Indian composer (Indo-Jazz Fusion), dies in a car accident at 73 [1]
2004 Rust Epique, former Crazy Town guitarist (b. 1968)
2005 Chris LeDoux, American country singer (Ridin' for a Fall), dies at 56
2005 Glenn Davis, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1946; National C'ship 1944, 45, 46; Army; NFL: LA Rams), dies of prostate cancer at 80
2005 István Nyers, Hungarian footballer, dies at 80
2005 Jeanette Schmid, Austrian transsexual professional whistler, dies at 80
2005 Kurt Lotz, German business executive and second postwar CEO of Volkswagen, dies at 92
2006 Dennis Brookes, English cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948, scored 10 & 7), dies at 90
2006 Geir Ivarsøy, Norwegian programmer, co-founder of Opera Software ASA (b. 1957)
2006 John Profumo, British cabinet minister (Profumo scandal), dies at 91
2007 Brad Delp, American rock musician (lead singer of Boston and RTZ), commits suicide at 55
2007 Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1944, 46: NHL All Star 1949, 50; Montreal Canadiens), dies at 86
2007 Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, North Carolina politician (b. unknown)
2010 Doris Haddock, American political activist (b. 1910)

American MLB center fielder (LA Dodgers), dies at 69

2011 David S. Broder, American journalist (Pulitzer 1973), dies at 81
2011 Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (youngest female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event [12] bronze 200m breaststroke 1936), dies at 86
2012 Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, British politician and academic, dies at 84
2012 Peter Bergman, American comedian, dies from leukemia at 72
2012 Selma Rubin, American environmental activist, dies at 96
2015 James Molyneaux [Baron Molyneaux of Killead], MP (Ulster unionist), dies at 94
2015 Norman Adams, British painter, costume designer and ceramics artist, dies at 78 [1]
2016 Bill Wade, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1958, 63; LA Rams, Chicago Bears), dies at 85

2016 Juvenal "Naná' Vasconcelos, Brazilian jazz and world music percussionist, and berimbau player (Pat Metheny, Björk, Milton Nascimento), dies of lung cancer at 71
2016 Robert Horton [Meade Howard Horton Jr.], American actor and singer (Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena), dies at 91
2017 Howard Hodgkin, British abstract painter, dies at 84
2018 Chris Gedney, American NFL tight end, 1993-2000 (Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals), takes his own life at 47
2018 Joaquin Avila, American lawyer and civil rights champion who advocated against voter discrimination, dies from complications of colon and liver cancer at 69
2019 Harry Howell, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman (NY Rangers 1952-69), dies of dementia at 86
2019 Vladimir Etush, Soviet actor and People's Artist of the USSR, dies at 96
2020 Keith Olsen, American rock record producer and sound engineer (Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac; Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station; Joe Walsh - The Confessor), dies of cardiac arrest at 74
2020 Lorenzo Brino, American actor (7th Heaven - "Sam"), dies in single vehicle car crash at 21
2021 (Leonard) "Len" Skeat, British jazz double-bassist, dies at 84
2021 Agustín Balbuena, Argentine soccer striker (8 caps; Copa Libertadores 1972, 73, 74, 75; Copa Intercontinental 1973; Club Atlético Independiente), dies at 75
2021 James Levine, American conductor (director of the Metropolitan Opera, 1976-2017), dies at 77
2021 Roger Mudd, American Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and TV news anchor (CBS Weekend News; NBC Evening News; Meet The Press), dies of kidney failure at 93
2021 Tommy Troelsen, Danish soccer striker (16 caps; Vejle Boldklub) and broadcaster (Danmarks Radio, dk4), dies at 80
2021 William "Biff" McGuire, American actor (Serpico; Heart is Lonely Hunter), dies at 94
2022 Jimmy Lydon, American actor (Twice Blessed, Life with Father), dies at 98
2022 Justice Christopher, Nigerian soccer midfielder (11 caps; Antwerp FC,Trelleborg FF, Herfølge Boldklub), dies at 40
2022 Richard Podolor, American session guitarist, sound engineer, and record producer (Three Dog Night; Steppenwolf), dies at 86
2023 (Chaim) Topol, Israeli stage and screen actor (Fiddler on the Roof), dies at 87 [1]
2023 Dave Nicoll, English motocross racer (Trans-AMA motocross series 1970) and official (FIM world championship Clerk of the Course 1997-2023), dies at 78
2023 Otis Taylor, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl IV Kansas City Chiefs; First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1971, 72), dies from Parkinson's disease dementia at 80
2023 Robert Blake [Michael Gubitosi], American Emmy Award-winning actor (Baretta; In Cold Blood; The Little Rascals - "Bobby"), dies of heart disease at 89
2023 Robin Lumley, English jazz-fusion keyboardist (Brand X), and record producer, dies of heart failure at 75
2024 Dave Ritchie, American CFL HOF coach (Grey Cup 1994 BC Lions;Montreal Alouettes; CFL Coach of the Year 2001 Winnipeg Blue Bombers), dies at 85
2024 Georgi Popov, Bulgarian soccer forward (22 caps; Botev Plovdiv 308 games) and manager (Botev Plovdiv, Maritsa Plovdiv), dies at 79

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