28 notable people died on March 9, including Ulf von Euler, Earl W. Sutherland, Jr., Max Delbrück.
21st Century
5 deathsJohn Polkinghorne
Anglican priestphysicist
Physicist, theologian and anglican priest (1930–2021)
Žarko Dolinar
biologisttable tennis player
Croatian table tennis player (1920–2003)
Raphael Mechoulam
chemistphysician
Israeli chemist
Valgerður Hafstað
painter
Icelandic painter (1930–2011)
MD
Margarita Darbinyan
historiantranslator
Armenian historian, translator
20th Century
10 deathsUlf von Euler
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1970)
Earl W. Sutherland, Jr.
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1971)
Max Delbrück
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1969)
José Luciano de Castro
journalistpolitician
Portuguese politician (1834-1914)
Ramiz Galvão
biographerlibrarian
Brazilian writer (1846-1938)
Haralamb Lecca
biographercolumnist
Romanian poet, playwright and translator (1873-1920)
Francis Korbay
composermusician
Hungarian musician
Agnes Sime Baxter
mathematician
Mathematician (1870–1917)
LC
Lucrecia Covelo
biologistentomologist
Entomologist from Uruguay
Kim Il
partisanpolitician
North Korean politician (1910-1984)
19th Century
5 deathsJamal al-Din al-Afghani
journal editorjournalist
Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897)
Felice Fontana
anatomistbotanist
Italian polymath
Sven Lidman
explorerLutheran pastor
Swedish clergyman
Gustaf Erik Hasselgren
etcherpainter
Swedish painter (1781-1827)
LQ
Louis Quévillon
artistsculptor
Sculptor, carpenter, Canadian businessman (1749-1823)
18th Century
2 deathsClaude Joseph Geoffroy
botanistchemist
French scientist (1685-1752)
John Armstrong
civil engineermilitary officer
American civil engineer and soldier (1717–1795)
17th Century
2 deathsJulio Cesar Firrufino
engineermathematician
Spanish mathematician and engineer (1578-1651)
Carpoforo Tencalla
fresco painterpainter
Swiss painter (1623-1685)
16th Century
2 deathsFrancesco Maria Molza
poetRenaissance humanist
Italian poet
Aegidius Tschudi
cartographerhistorian
Swiss historian (1505-1572)
14th Century
1 deathHL
Hkun Law
monarch
2nd king of Hanthawaddy
13th Century
1 deathFA
Fujiwara no Ariko
empress consort
Empress consort of Japan
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