7 notable people died on May 9, including Albert A. Michelson, Dietrich Buxtehude, Pachomius the Great.
20th Century
2 deaths
Albert A. Michelson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1907)
Dimitrije Nešić
academicmathematician
Mathematician and president of Serbian Royal Academy (1836–1904)
19th Century
2 deaths
Georg Ludwig von Maurer
diplomathistorian
German historian and politician (1790-1872)
Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo
journalistpolitician
Brazilian journalist
18th Century
2 deaths
Dietrich Buxtehude
church musiciancomposer
Danish-German organist and composer (1637–1707)
Philipp Friedrich Gmelin
botanistchemist
German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)
4th Century
1 death
Pachomius the Great
monkwriter
Egyptian saint
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