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In the year 1909
807 Notable birthdays
Lester Young
American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometimes clarinetist.
Born August 27th, 1909 in Woodville. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1959 at 49 years old in New York City. [ref]
Aruna Asaf Ali
Indian independence activist (1909-1996).
Born July 16th, 1909 in Kalka.
Died July 29th, 1996 at 87 years old in New Delhi.
Edwin Walker
American army officer and conservative activist (1909-1993).
Born November 10th, 1909 in Center Point.
Died October 31st, 1993 at 83 years old in Dallas (lung cancer).
Art Tatum
American jazz pianist (1909–1956).
Born October 13th, 1909 in Toledo.
Died November 5th, 1956 at 47 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Maybelle Carter
Folk and country music guitarist.
Born May 10th, 1909 in Nickelsville. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1978 at 69 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Michael Gordon
American stage actor and stage and film director (1909-1993).
Born September 6th, 1909 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1993 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Leo Fender
American inventor and founder of the fender company.
Born August 10th, 1909 in Anaheim.
Died March 21st, 1991 at 81 years old in Fullerton (Parkinson's disease).
Mohammed Daoud Khan
Politician, first president of afghanistan (1973-1978).
Born July 18th, 1909 in Kabul.
Died April 28th, 1978 at 68 years old in Kabul. [ref]
Obafemi Awolowo
Nigerian politician (1909-1987).
Born March 6th, 1909 in Ikenne.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 78 years old in Ikenne.
Dolores Hope
American singer, entertainer, philanthropist (1909-2011).
Born May 27th, 1909 in New York City.
Died September 19th, 2011 at 102 years old in Toluca Lake. [ref]
Eudora Welty
American short story writer, novelist and photographer (1909-2001).
Born April 13th, 1909 in Jackson.
Died July 23rd, 2001 at 92 years old in Jackson (pneumonia).
Robert Helpmann
Australian-born british dancer, actor, theatre director and choreographer.
Born April 9th, 1909 in Mount Gambier.
Died September 28th, 1986 at 77 years old in Sydney.
Eugène Ionesco
Romanian-french playwright (1909–1994).
Born November 26th, 1909 in Slatina.
Died March 28th, 1994 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Indian communist politician and theorist and first chief minister of kerala state (1909-1998).
Born June 13th, 1909 in Perintalmanna.
Died March 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Dean Rusk
United states secretary of state (1909-1994).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Cherokee County.
Died December 20th, 1994 at 85 years old in Athens (heart failure).
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet diplomat.
Born July 18th, 1909 in Staryja Hramykі.
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Mohammed V of Morocco
King of morocco (1909-1961).
Born August 10th, 1909 in Fez.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 51 years old in Rabat.
Harriet Nelson
American actress and singer (1909-1994).
Born July 18th, 1909 in Des Moines. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1994 at 85 years old in Laguna Beach (heart failure). [ref]
Frances Dee
American actress (1909–2004).
Born November 26th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died March 6th, 2004 at 94 years old in Norwalk (stroke).
Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer (1909–1974).
Born April 19th, 1909 in Cork.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 64 years old in Cheltenham.
Ruby Keeler
American actress, dancer, and singer (1910-1993).
Born August 25th, 1909 in Dartmouth.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (cancer).
John Haigh
English serial killer (1909-1949).
Born July 24th, 1909 in Stamford.
Died August 10th, 1949 at 40 years old in London (murder).
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Italian neurologist (1909–2012).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Turin.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 103 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest).
Patricia Hayes
British actress (1909–1998).
Born December 22nd, 1909 in London.
Died September 19th, 1998 at 88 years old in Surrey.
Whit Bissell
American actor (1909–1996).
Born October 25th, 1909 in New York City.
Died March 5th, 1996 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (Parkinson's disease).
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