25 notable people died on May 9, including Albert A. Michelson, Dietrich Buxtehude, Pachomius the Great.
21st Century
2 deaths
Mahapragya
oratorphilosopher
Acharya or the Svetambar Terapanth sect of Jainism (1920-2010)
Hannu Soikkanen
historian
Finnish historian (1930-2020)
20th Century
13 deaths
Albert A. Michelson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1907)
Henry Bachtold
engineersoldier
Australian Soldier (World War I) and Railway Engineer
Dimitrije Nešić
academicmathematician
Mathematician and president of Serbian Royal Academy (1836–1904)
Bhawani Dayal Sannyasi
activistpolitician
Indian origin activist in South Africa
José Luis Blasio
secretarywriter
Maximilian I of Mexico's Personal Secretary
Andreas Leigh Aabel
physicianpoet
Norwegian physician and poet
Jens Bjørneboe
painterplaywright
Norwegian writer (1920–1976)
Rina Lasnier
essayistplaywright
Canadian poet (1910–1997)
Vincenzo Musolino
actorfilm director
Italian film director (1930-1969)
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
diplomathistorian
German historian and politician (1790-1872)
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
children's writerpolitician
American author (1793-1860)
Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo
journalistpolitician
Brazilian journalist
Henri François Brandt
medalistsculptor
Swiss medailleur (1789–1845)
Elena Asachi
composeropera singer
Pianist, singer and composer
18th Century
3 deaths
Dietrich Buxtehude
church musiciancomposer
Danish-German organist and composer (1637–1707)
Philipp Friedrich Gmelin
botanistchemist
German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)
Francis Hopkinson
composerjudge
American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791
17th Century
1 death
Miguel Mañara
monkwriter
Spanish monk
4th Century
1 death
Pachomius the Great
monkwriter
Egyptian saint
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