29 notable people died on April 9, including Peter Grünberg, Konrad Mutian, Heinrich Ritter von Wittek.
21st Century
5 deaths
Peter Grünberg
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2007)
Leopold Vietoris
mathematiciantopologist
Austrian mathematician (1891–2002)
Boris Parygin
philosopherpsychologist
Russian academic (1930–2012)
Rafael Soriano
painter
Cuban painter (1920-2015)
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Egon Bondy
philosopherpoet
Czech poet, philosopher and writer (1930–2007)
20th Century
9 deaths
Heinrich Ritter von Wittek
juristminister
Austrian politician (1844-1930)
Georg Ossian Sars
carcinologistfreshwater biologist
Norwegian marine and freshwater biologist (1837–1927)
Empress Shōken
empress consort
Japanese empress (1849-1914)
Safvet beg Bašagić
journalistpoet
Bosniak writer (1870–1934)
Gaetano De Sanctis
archaeologisthistorian
Italian historian and politician (1870–1957)
Jean-Baptiste Côté
architectcaricaturist
Canadian engraver and cartoonist (1832–1907)
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G. C. Henderson
academichistorian
Australian historian (1870-1944)
Bronisław Bohatyrewicz
military officer
Polish general
Isabella II of Spain
ruler
Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868
19th Century
6 deaths
Jan Paweł Lelewel
architectengineer
Painter (1796-1847)
Michel Eugène Chevreul
chemistpainter
French chemist (1786-1889)
André Rebouças
engineerpolitician
Brazilian civil engineer and activist (1838-1898)
Johann Baptist Isenring
daguerreotypistlithographer
Photographer (1796-1860)
Eduardo de la Barra
diplomatgeographer
Chilean diplomat (1839-1900)
Thomas Alfred Smyth
military officer
Union Army general (1832–1865)
18th Century
5 deaths
Miura Baien
philosopherphysician
Japanese philosopher
Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa
explorermilitary personnel
Spanish general (1717-1779)
Gottlieb Emanuel Haller
botanisthistorian
Swiss historian (1735-1786)
Lucas von Breda
artistpainter
Swedish artist and painter (1676-1752)
Carel Borchaert Voet
painter
18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands (1671-1743)
17th Century
1 death
Benedetto Castelli
astronomermathematician
Italian mathematician (*1577/78 – †1643)
16th Century
3 deaths
Konrad Mutian
juristphilosopher
German humanist
Mikael Agricola
Bible translatorlinguist
Finnish clergyman and de facto founder of literary Finnish
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Absalon Pederssøn Beyer
historianLutheran pastor
Norwegian writer and academic (1528–1575)
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