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Famous Deaths on May 9

25 notable people died on May 9, including Albert A. Michelson, Dietrich Buxtehude, Pachomius the Great.

Total Deaths
25
Avg Age at Death
70
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Mahapragya
Mahapragya
oratorphilosopher
Acharya or the Svetambar Terapanth sect of Jainism (1920-2010)
Finnish historian (1930-2020)

20th Century

13 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1907)
Henry Bachtold
Henry Bachtold
engineersoldier
Australian Soldier (World War I) and Railway Engineer
Dimitrije Nešić
Dimitrije Nešić
academicmathematician
Mathematician and president of Serbian Royal Academy (1836–1904)
Bhawani Dayal Sannyasi
Bhawani Dayal Sannyasi
activistpolitician
Indian origin activist in South Africa
José Luis Blasio
José Luis Blasio
secretarywriter
Maximilian I of Mexico's Personal Secretary
Andreas Leigh Aabel
Andreas Leigh Aabel
physicianpoet
Norwegian physician and poet
Jens Bjørneboe
Jens Bjørneboe
painterplaywright
Norwegian writer (1920–1976)
Rina Lasnier
Rina Lasnier
essayistplaywright
Canadian poet (1910–1997)
Vincenzo Musolino
Vincenzo Musolino
actorfilm director
Italian film director (1930-1969)
Henry Kulka
Henry Kulka
architect
Czech architect (1900–1971)
AH
Abdul Hai Habibi
journalistpoet
Afghan writer and historian (1910–1984)
MY
Miriam Yalan-Shteklis
children's writerlibrarian
Israeli writer (1900-1984)
CD
Constantin Dimitrescu
composerconductor
Romanian classical composer and music teacher

19th Century

5 deaths
Georg Ludwig von Maurer
Georg Ludwig von Maurer
diplomathistorian
German historian and politician (1790-1872)
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
children's writerpolitician
American author (1793-1860)
Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo
Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo
journalistpolitician
Brazilian journalist
Henri François Brandt
Henri François Brandt
medalistsculptor
Swiss medailleur (1789–1845)
Elena Asachi
Elena Asachi
composeropera singer
Pianist, singer and composer

18th Century

3 deaths
Dietrich Buxtehude
Dietrich Buxtehude
church musiciancomposer
Danish-German organist and composer (1637–1707)
German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)
Francis Hopkinson
Francis Hopkinson
composerjudge
American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791

17th Century

1 death
Miguel Mañara
Miguel Mañara
monkwriter
Spanish monk

4th Century

1 death
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