8 notable people died on August 9, including Cecil Powell, Sisowath of Cambodia, Louis III of France.
21st Century
1 death
Sergei Kovalev
biophysicisthuman rights defender
Russian politician (1930–2021)
20th Century
3 deaths
Cecil Powell
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1950)
King of Cambodia from 1904 to 1927
Lance McCaskill
academicbotanical collector
New Zealand agricultural instructor, lecturer, conservationist, and writer (1900–1985)
19th Century
1 death
Anders Sparrman
botanical collectorbotanist
Swedish naturalist (1748-1820)
11th Century
1 death
Almanzor
military commandermilitary personnel
Arab Andalusian military leader and statesman (c.938-1002)
9th Century
1 death
Louis III of France
monarch
King of France
7th Century
1 death
Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad
military leaderwali
Umayyad general and governor (died 686)
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