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August 9th
503 Notable birthdays
Alfred G. Knudson
American geneticist (1922–2016).
Born August 9th, 1922 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2016 at 93 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Blair Lee I
American politician (1857-1944).
Born August 9th, 1857 in Silver Spring.
Died December 25th, 1944 at 87 years old in Norwood.
Nurken Abdirov
Soviet military pilot (1919-1942).
Born August 9th, 1919 in Karkaralinsk Uyezd.
Died December 19th, 1942 at 23 years old
Alex Quaison-Sackey
Ghanaian diplomat (1924-1992).
Born August 9th, 1924 in Winneba.
Died December 21st, 1992 at 68 years old in Accra.
Camilla Wicks
American musician.
Born August 9th, 1928 in Long Beach.
Died November 25th, 2020 at 92 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
Spanish writer (1880-1962).
Born August 9th, 1881 in Oviedo. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1962 at 80 years old in Madrid. [ref]
John Rambo
American athletics competitor (1943–2022).
Born August 9th, 1943 in Atlanta.
Died January 8th, 2022 at 78 years old in Paramount.
Tommaso Landolfi
Italian author and translator (1908-1979).
Born August 9th, 1908 in Pico.
Died July 8th, 1979 at 70 years old in Rome.
Carmen Balcells
Literary agent.
Born August 9th, 1930 in Les Oluges.
Died September 20th, 2015 at 85 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Eva Pilarová
Czech singer (1939-2020).
Born August 9th, 1939 in Brno. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2020 at 80 years old in Monastery in Řepy (kidney failure). [ref]
William Morris Stewart
American politician, nevada (1827-1909).
Born August 9th, 1827 in Galen.
Died April 23rd, 1909 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Tomás Reñones Crego
Spanish footballer.
Born August 9th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Santiago de Compostela.
Angelo Rotta
Apostolic nuncio (1872–1965).
Born August 9th, 1872 in Milan.
Died February 1st, 1965 at 92 years old in Vatican City.
Gerd Ruge
German journalist (1928–2021).
Born August 9th, 1928 in Hamburg.
Died October 15th, 2021 at 93 years old in Munich. [ref]
Frans Blom
Danish mesoamericanist (1893–1963).
Born August 9th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died June 23rd, 1963 at 69 years old in San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
Karol Sidon
Czech-jewish writer, playwriter and rabbi.
Born August 9th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Prague. [ref]
Ramon Pichot
Catalan painter (1872-1925).
Born August 9th, 1872 in Barcelona.
Died March 1st, 1925 at 52 years old in Paris.
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