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31 notable people died on February 9, including Herbert Simon, Howard M. Temin, Rostislav of Tmutarakan.

Total Deaths
31
Avg Age at Death
67
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Herbert Simon
Herbert Simon
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1978)
Yılmaz Öztuna
historianjournalist
Turkish historian (1930–2012)

20th Century

15 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1975)
Katō Hiroyuki
Katō Hiroyuki
philosopherpolitical scientist
Japanese political scientist and bureaucrat (1836–1916)
Francisco Adolfo Coelho
Francisco Adolfo Coelho
pedagoguephilologist
Philologist
Toivo Särkkä
Toivo Särkkä
actorfilm director
Finnish film producer and director (1890–1975)
Douglas William Freshfield
Douglas William Freshfield
barristergeographer
British lawyer, mountaineer and author (1845–1934)
Karl Nef
Karl Nef
historianmusicologist
Swiss musicologist (1873-1935)
Ernest Hutcheson
Ernest Hutcheson
composermusic educator
Australian musician (1871–1951)
Richard Geiger
Richard Geiger
illustratorpainter
Austrian painter of Jewish descent (1870-1945)
Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky
Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky
military officerpolitician
Austrian general (1830-1920)
Norwegian essayist and playwright (1870–1924)
Erastus Wiman
Erastus Wiman
journalist
Canadian journalist (1834-1904)
Amund Dietzel
Amund Dietzel
tattoo artist
Norwegian-American tattoo artist (1891–1974)
AD
Arabella Jane Duffy
translatorwriter
Irish writer and translator born:1845|died:1926-02-09|; Duffy, Arabella Jane -1926
Stefan Dąb-Biernacki
Stefan Dąb-Biernacki
military officer
Polish general (1890–1959)
FR
Fritz Richard
actorfilm actor
Austrian actor (1870–1933)

19th Century

5 deaths
Thomas S. Hinde
Thomas S. Hinde
diaristexplorer
American minister and businessman
Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale
journalistpolitician
American journalist
Greek poet (1798–1857)
Francis Danby
Francis Danby
landscape painterpainter
Irish painter (1793-1861)
New Zealand painter and lawyer (1833-1898)

18th Century

4 deaths
Antoine Polier
Antoine Polier
businesspersonengineer
Swiss explorer (1741-1795)
Benjamin Martin
Benjamin Martin
globe makerlexicographer
English lexicographer and scientific instrument maker
Petrus van Mastricht
Petrus van Mastricht
theologianuniversity teacher
Reformed theologian from Cologne, Germany
FH
Fredrik Hasselquist
biologistbotanist
Swedish traveller, naturalist (1722-1752)

17th Century

1 death
Giulio Cesare Vanini
Giulio Cesare Vanini
astrologernaturalist
Italian philosopher

14th Century

1 death
King of France and Navarre from 1322 to 1328 (1294–1328)

12th Century

1 death
Irish high King

11th Century

2 deaths
Rus' prince
TE
Teishi-naishinnō
empress consort
Empress consort of Go-Suzaku. daughter of Sanjō and mother of Go-Sanjō

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