José Gomes Ferreira

Portuguese poet.

Born July 9th, 1900 in Porto.

Died February 8th, 1985 at 84 years old ^[ref]

Maxie Parks

American sprinter.

Born July 9th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Arkansas City.

João Paulo

Brazilian footballer.

Born July 9th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Campinas. ^[ref]

Ihor Kalynets

Ukrainian poet and soviet dissident.

Born July 9th, 1939 in Khodoriv. ^[ref]

Died June 28th, 2025 at 85 years old in Lviv. ^[ref]

Simon Orchard

Australian male field hockey player.

Born July 9th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Muswellbrook.

Lukas Kruse

German footballer.

Born July 9th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Paderborn.

Richard Sheldon

American shot put and discus olympian (1878-1935).

Born July 9th, 1878 in Rutland.

Died January 23rd, 1935 at 56 years old in New York City.

James Chapin

American ornithologist.

Born July 9th, 1889 in New York City.

Died April 7th, 1964 at 74 years old in New York City.

Giovanni Berlinguer

Italian physician and politician (1924-2015).

Born July 9th, 1924 in Sassari.

Died April 6th, 2015 at 90 years old in Rome.

Olin J. Eggen

American astronomer.

Born July 9th, 1919 in Rock County.

Died October 2nd, 1998 at 79 years old in Canberra.