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In the year 1909
882 Notable birthdays
Vagn Holmboe
Danish composer (1909-1996).
Born December 20th, 1909 in Horsens.
Died September 1st, 1996 at 86 years old in Ramløse.
Joseph M. Newman
American film director (1909-2006).
Born August 7th, 1909 in Logan.
Died January 23rd, 2006 at 96 years old in Simi Valley.
Gerhard Flesch
Nazi war criminal (1909-1948).
Born October 8th, 1909 in Poznań. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1948 at 38 years old in Trondheim (gunshot wound).
Karl Tunberg
American screenwriter (1907-1992).
Born March 11th, 1909 in Spokane. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1992 at 83 years old in London.
Rudolf Kompfner
Austrian-born engineer and physicist (1909-1977).
Born May 16th, 1909 in Vienna.
Died December 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Stanford.
Jonas Žemaitis
President of lithuania (1909-1954).
Born March 15th, 1909 in Palanga.
Died November 26th, 1954 at 45 years old in Butyrka prison.
August Sabbe
Estonian anti-communist (1909-1978).
Born September 1st, 1909 in Paidra.
Died September 27th, 1978 at 69 years old in Paidra (drowning).
Dorothy Round
British tennis player (1909–1982).
Born July 13th, 1909 in Dudley. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1982 at 73 years old in Kidderminster. [ref]
Lev Artsimovich
Soviet physicist.
Born February 25th, 1909 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1973 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Elżbieta Zawacka
University professor, scouting instructor, freedom fighter during world war ii.
Born March 19th, 1909 in Toruń.
Died January 10th, 2009 at 99 years old in Toruń.
Oscar Alemán
Argentine jazz musician.
Born February 20th, 1909 in Resistencia.
Died October 14th, 1980 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Ralph E. Winters
Canadian film editor (1909-2004).
Born June 17th, 1909 in Toronto.
Died February 26th, 2004 at 94 years old in Los Angeles.
Xie Fuzhi
Chinese politician (1909-1972).
Born September 26th, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died March 26th, 1972 at 62 years old in Beijing.
Ciro Alegría
Peruvian writer, journalist and politician (1909-1967).
Born November 4th, 1909 in Sartimbamba District.
Died February 17th, 1967 at 57 years old in Chaclacayo District (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Florizel Glasspole
Jamaican politician (1909-2000).
Born September 25th, 1909 in Kingston.
Died November 25th, 2000 at 91 years old in Kingston.
Uku Masing
Estonian philosopher and theologian (1909-1985).
Born August 11th, 1909 in Lipa.
Died April 25th, 1985 at 75 years old in Tartu.
Margaret Mee
British botanical artist (1909-1988).
Born May 22nd, 1909 in Chesham.
Died November 30th, 1988 at 79 years old in Seagrave (traffic collision).
Edith Baumann
German politician (1909-1973).
Born August 1st, 1909 in Berlin.
Died April 7th, 1973 at 63 years old in East Berlin.
Archie Carr
American university professor, zoologist, and conservationist (1909–1987).
Born June 16th, 1909 in Mobile.
Died May 21st, 1987 at 77 years old in Micanopy.
Herschel Evans
American musician (1909–1939).
Born March 9th, 1909 in Denton.
Died February 9th, 1939 at 29 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Guillermo Gorostiza
Spanish footballer (1909-1966).
Born February 15th, 1909 in Santurtzi.
Died August 23rd, 1966 at 57 years old in Bilbao.
Joseph Burg
Israeli politician (1909-1999).
Born January 31st, 1909 in Dresden. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1999 at 90 years old in Jerusalem.
Sadao Yamanaka
Japanese film director (1909–1938).
Born November 7th, 1909 in Kyoto.
Died September 17th, 1938 at 28 years old in Manchuria.
Moshe Sneh
Israeli politician (1909-1972).
Born January 6th, 1909 in Radzyń Podlaski. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1972 at 63 years old in Israel, Jerusalem.
Timothy Manning
Irish american prelate (1909–1989).
Born November 15th, 1909 in Ireland.
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
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