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May 9th

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543 Notable birthdays

Josef Müller-Brockmann

Swiss graphic designer (1914-1996).

Born May 9th, 1914 in Rapperswil.

Died August 30th, 1996 at 82 years old in Zurich, Unterengstringen.

James M. Bardeen

American physicist (1939–2022).

Born May 9th, 1939 in Minneapolis.

Died June 20th, 2022 at 83 years old in Seattle. [ref]

Princess Marianne of the Netherlands

Dutch royal; youngest child of king william i of the netherlands and princess wilhelmine of prussia (1810–1883).

Born May 9th, 1810 in Berlin.

Died May 29th, 1883 at 73 years old in Schloss Reinhartshausen.

Barbara Ann Scott

Canadian figure skater (1928–2012).

Born May 9th, 1928 in Ottawa.

Died September 30th, 2012 at 84 years old in Fernandina Beach (disease). [ref]

Hichkas

Iranian rapper, songwriter and record producer.

Born May 9th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Tehran.

Christian de Portzamparc

French architect (born 1944).

Born May 9th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Casablanca. [ref]

Manfred Eigen

German biophysical chemist (1927-2019).

Born May 9th, 1927 in Bochum.

Died February 6th, 2019 at 91 years old in Göttingen. [ref]

Choi Jung-yoon

South korean actress.

Born May 9th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Seoul.

Lorena Gale

Canadian actress (1958-2009).

Born May 9th, 1958 in Montreal.

Died June 21st, 2009 at 51 years old in Vancouver (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Ralph Boston

Olympic athlete (1939–2023).

Born May 9th, 1939 in Laurel.

Died April 30th, 2023 at 83 years old in Peachtree City (stroke). [ref]

Fuzzy Knight

American film actor (1901-1976).

Born May 9th, 1901 in Fairmont.

Died February 23rd, 1976 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).

Anton von Werner

German painter (1843-1915).

Born May 9th, 1843 in Frankfurt (Oder).

Died January 4th, 1915 at 71 years old in Berlin.

May Warden

British actress (1891–1978).

Born May 9th, 1891 in Leeds.

Died October 5th, 1978 at 87 years old in London.

Calvin de Haan

Canadian ice hockey defenceman.

Born May 9th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Ottawa. [ref]

Pádraig Flynn

Irish politician and eu commissioner.

Born May 9th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Castlebar.

Carlo Maria Giulini

Italian conductor (1914–2005).

Born May 9th, 1914 in Barletta.

Died June 14th, 2005 at 91 years old in Brescia.

Orville Freeman

American politician (1918-2003).

Born May 9th, 1918 in Minneapolis.

Died February 20th, 2003 at 84 years old in Minneapolis (Alzheimer's disease).

Patrick Twumasi

Ghanaian association football player.

Born May 9th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Obuasi.

Brendan Howlin

Irish labour party politician (b. 1956).

Born May 9th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Wexford.

Jorie Graham

American poet.

Born May 9th, 1950 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Hernán Losada

Argentine footballer and coach.

Born May 9th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Buenos Aires.

Denham Fouts

American prostitute (1914-1948).

Born May 9th, 1914 in Jacksonville.

Died December 16th, 1948 at 34 years old in Rome.

Evgeny Donskoy

Russian tennis player.

Born May 9th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Moscow.

Drafi Deutscher

German singer and songwriter of sinti origin (1946-2006).

Born May 9th, 1946 in Berlin.

Died June 9th, 2006 at 60 years old in Frankfurt (heart failure).

Michael Herz

American film producer, director and screenwriter.

Born May 9th, 1949 (age 77 years) in New York City. [ref]

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