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In the year 1909
884 Notable birthdays
Julius J. Epstein
American screenwriter (1909-2000).
Born August 22nd, 1909 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 2000 at 91 years old in Los Angeles.
Prince Hubertus of Prussia
German prince (1909-1950).
Born September 30th, 1909 in Potsdam.
Died April 8th, 1950 at 40 years old in Windhoek (appendicitis).
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Austrian noble and political theorist (1909-1999).
Born July 31st, 1909 in Haselsdorf-Tobelbad.
Died May 26th, 1999 at 89 years old in Lans.
Lalithambika Antharjanam
Indian writer and social reformer.
Born March 30th, 1909 in Punalur.
Died February 6th, 1987 at 77 years old
Beatrice Shilling
British aeronautical engineer.
Born March 8th, 1909 in Waterlooville. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1990 at 81 years old (breast cancer, bronchopneumonia).
Indro Montanelli
Italian journalist, essayist and writer (1909-2001).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Fucecchio.
Died July 22nd, 2001 at 92 years old in Milan (urinary tract infection).
Ferry Porsche
Austrian-german automobile designer (1909–1998).
Born September 19th, 1909 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died March 27th, 1998 at 88 years old in Zell am See.
Helmut Kämpfe
German sturmbannführer, in the waffen ss during world war ii.
Died June 9th, 1944 at 34 years old in France (gunshot wound).
Jeffrey Lynn
American actor (1909-1995).
Born February 16th, 1909 in Auburn.
Died November 24th, 1995 at 86 years old in Burbank.
Hildegard Peplau
American nurse and nursing theorist (1909–1999).
Born September 1st, 1909 in Reading.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 89 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Golo Mann
German-swiss historian (1909-1994).
Born March 27th, 1909 in Munich.
Died April 7th, 1994 at 85 years old in Leverkusen. [ref]
Sydney Bromley
British actor (1909–1987).
Born July 24th, 1909 in London.
Died August 14th, 1987 at 78 years old in Worthing.
Nathan Rosen
American-israeli physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1909 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1995 at 86 years old in Haifa.
Seichō Matsumoto
Japanese author（） (1909–1992).
Born December 21st, 1909 in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Died August 4th, 1992 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
John William Finn
United states navy medal of honor recipient (1909–2010).
Born July 23rd, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died May 27th, 2010 at 100 years old in Chula Vista. [ref]
Aleksandar Ranković
Yugoslav politician (1909-1983).
Born November 28th, 1909 in Draževac.
Died August 20th, 1983 at 73 years old in Dubrovnik.
Barney Ross
United states marine (1909–1967).
Born December 23rd, 1909 in New York City.
Died January 17th, 1967 at 57 years old in Chicago (cancer).
Josef Korbel
Czech diplomat and czech-american scholar (1909-1977).
Born September 20th, 1909 in Letohrad. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1977 at 67 years old in Denver.
Elizabeth Francis
American supercentenarian (1909–2024).
Born July 25th, 1909 in St. Mary Parish. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 2024 at 115 years old in Houston. [ref]
C. Northcote Parkinson
British naval historian (1909–1993).
Born July 30th, 1909 in Barnard Castle. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1993 at 83 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Rudolf Brandt
German civil servant and ss officer, convicted war criminal (1909–1948).
Born June 2nd, 1909 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died June 2nd, 1948 at 39 years old in Landsberg Prison (hanging to death).
Sutan Sjahrir
Prime minister of indonesia (1909–1966).
Born March 5th, 1909 in Padang Panjang.
Died April 9th, 1966 at 57 years old in Zurich.
Braj Kumar Nehru
Indian politician (1909–2001).
Born September 4th, 1909 in Prayagraj.
Died October 31st, 2001 at 92 years old in Kasauli.
Frank Shields
American tennis player and actor (1909-1975).
Born November 18th, 1909 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 1975 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
C. Douglas Dillon
United states navy officer, art collector, metropolitan museum chairman (1909-2003).
Born August 21st, 1909 in Geneva.
Died January 10th, 2003 at 93 years old in New York City.
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