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In the year 1909
884 Notable birthdays
Marinus van der Lubbe
Dutch communist (1909–1934).
Born January 13th, 1909 in Leiden.
Died January 10th, 1934 at 24 years old in Leipzig (decapitation).
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).
Al Capp
Cartoonist (1909-1979).
Born September 28th, 1909 in New Haven.
Died November 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge (pulmonary emphysema).
Li Xiannian
3rd president of the people's republic of china (1909-1992).
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Hong'an County.
Died June 21st, 1992 at 82 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Ernst vom Rath
German diplomat (1909-1938).
Born June 3rd, 1909 in Frankfurt.
Died November 9th, 1938 at 29 years old in Paris.
Kay Thompson
American author, singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer (1909–1998).
Born November 9th, 1909 in St. Louis.
Died July 2nd, 1998 at 88 years old in New York City (disease).
Lionel Crabb
British royal navy frogman, lost at sea under mysterious circumstances (1909–1956).
Born January 28th, 1909 in London.
Died April 19th, 1956 at 47 years old in sea.
Walter Audisio
Italian politician (1909-1973).
Born June 28th, 1909 in Alessandria.
Died October 11th, 1973 at 64 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Bimal Roy
Indian film director (1909–1966).
Born July 12th, 1909 in Dhaka.
Died January 8th, 1966 at 56 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Mel Ott
American baseball player (1909–1958).
Born March 2nd, 1909 in Gretna.
Died November 21st, 1958 at 49 years old in New Orleans (traffic collision).
Wenxiu
Qing dynasty imperial consort (1909–1953).
Born December 20th, 1909 in Qing dynasty.
Died September 17th, 1953 at 43 years old in Beijing.
Stephen Spender
English poet and man of letters (1909–1995).
Born February 28th, 1909 in Kensington.
Died July 16th, 1995 at 86 years old in London.
James Agee
American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955).
Born November 27th, 1909 in Knoxville.
Died May 16th, 1955 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Tom Ewell
American actor (1909-1994).
Born April 29th, 1909 in Owensboro. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1994 at 85 years old in Woodland Hills.
Wallace Stegner
American historian, writer, and environmentalist (1909-1993).
Born February 18th, 1909 in Lake Mills.
Died April 13th, 1993 at 84 years old in Santa Fe (traffic collision).
Ann Todd
British actress (1907–1993).
Born January 24th, 1909 in Hartford.
Died May 6th, 1993 at 84 years old in London (stroke).
Balamani Amma
Indian writer and poet (1909–2004).
Born July 19th, 1909 in Punnayurkulam.
Died September 29th, 2004 at 95 years old in Kochi (Alzheimer's disease).
Everett Sloane
American actor (1909–1965).
Born October 1st, 1909 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 1965 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Nepali poet (1909-1959).
Born November 12th, 1909 in Kathmandu.
Died September 14th, 1959 at 49 years old in Kathmandu (cancer).
Dries Riphagen
Dutch criminal, nazi collaborator (1909-1973).
Born September 7th, 1909 in Amsterdam.
Died May 13th, 1973 at 63 years old in Glion.
Richard Wurmbrand
Romanian christian minister of jewish descent (1909-2001).
Born March 24th, 1909 in Bucharest.
Died February 17th, 2001 at 91 years old in Torrance.
Annabella
French cinema actress (1907–1996).
Born July 14th, 1909 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 18th, 1996 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction).
William Greer
American secret service agent (1909–1985).
Born September 22nd, 1909 in County Tyrone.
Died February 23rd, 1985 at 75 years old in Haywood County.
Edwin H. Land
American scientist and inventor (1909–1991).
Born May 7th, 1909 in Bridgeport.
Died March 1st, 1991 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
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