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In the year 1909
807 Notable birthdays
Errol Flynn
Australian actor (1909-1959).
Born June 20th, 1909 in Battery Point. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1959 at 50 years old in Vancouver (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Colonel Tom Parker
Dutch entertainment impresario.
Born June 26th, 1909 in Breda.
Died January 21st, 1997 at 87 years old in Las Vegas (stroke).
Barry Goldwater
American politician and military officer (1909–1998).
Born January 2nd, 1909 in Phoenix. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1998 at 89 years old in Paradise Valley (stroke).
Homi Jehangir Bhabha
Indian nuclear physicist (1909–1966).
Born October 30th, 1909 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1966 at 56 years old in Bossons Glacier (aviation accident). [ref]
Nicholas Winton
British stockbroker who saved 669 jewish children during 1938–39.
Born May 19th, 1909 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2015 at 106 years old in Slough (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Mason
English actor (1909–1984).
Born May 15th, 1909 in Huddersfield. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1984 at 75 years old in Lausanne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jessica Tandy
British-american actress (1909-1994).
Born June 7th, 1909 in London. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1994 at 85 years old in Fairfield County (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Elia Kazan
American film and theatre director (1909–2003).
Born September 7th, 1909 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died September 28th, 2003 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghanaian pan-africanist and the first prime minister and president of ghana (1909-1972).
Born September 21st, 1909 in Nkroful. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1972 at 62 years old in Bucharest (prostate cancer, skin cancer). [ref]
Max Baer
American boxer (1909–1959).
Born February 11th, 1909 in Omaha.
Died November 21st, 1959 at 50 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Vivian Vance
American singer (1909-1979).
Born July 26th, 1909 in Cherryvale.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 70 years old in Belvedere (breast cancer, bone cancer).
Burl Ives
American singer, actor, and author (1909–1995).
Born June 14th, 1909 in Hunt City. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1995 at 85 years old in Anacortes (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Stepan Bandera
Ukrainian nationalist leader (1909–1959).
Born January 1st, 1909 in Staryi Uhryniv.
Died October 15th, 1959 at 50 years old in Munich (poisoning).
Francis Bacon
Irish-born british figurative painter (1909–1992).
Born October 28th, 1909 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1992 at 82 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Miep Gies
Dutch citizen who hid anne frank (1909–2010).
Born February 15th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died January 11th, 2010 at 100 years old in Abbekerk (disease). [ref]
Osamu Dazai
Japanese author.
Born June 19th, 1909 in Kanagi. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1948 at 38 years old in Mitaka (drowning). [ref]
Peter Drucker
American business consultant (1909–2005).
Born November 19th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died November 11th, 2005 at 95 years old in Claremont. [ref]
Dana Andrews
American actor (1909–1992).
Born January 1st, 1909 in Collins.
Died December 17th, 1992 at 83 years old in Los Alamitos (pneumonia, heart failure).
Carmen Miranda
Brazilian singer (1909–1955).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Várzea da Ovelha e Aliviada, Marco de Canaveses.
Died August 5th, 1955 at 46 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Juliana of the Netherlands
Queen of the netherlands from 1948 to 1980 (1909-2004).
Born April 30th, 1909 in The Hague.
Died March 20th, 2004 at 94 years old in Baarn (pneumonia). [ref]
Saul Alinsky
American community organizer and writer (1909–1972).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died June 12th, 1972 at 63 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea (myocardial infarction).
Mike Todd
American theatre and film producer.
Born June 22nd, 1909 in Minneapolis.
Died March 22nd, 1958 at 48 years old in Grants.
Hugh Beaumont
American actor (1909–1982).
Born February 16th, 1909 in Lawrence.
Died May 14th, 1982 at 73 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
C. N. Annadurai
Indian film writer and former chief minister of tamil nadu, india (1909-1969).
Born September 15th, 1909 in Kanchipuram.
Died February 3rd, 1969 at 59 years old in Chennai (esophageal cancer).
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1986 at 77 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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