Patrick Depailler

French racecar driver (1944-1980).

Born August 9th, 1944 in Clermont-Ferrand.

Died August 1st, 1980 at 35 years old in Hockenheim (traffic collision).

John William Godward

English painter (1861-1922).

Born August 9th, 1861 in Wimbledon.

Died December 13th, 1922 at 61 years old in London, Wimbledon. ^[ref]

Robelis Despaigne

Olympic taekwondo athlete.

Born August 9th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Santiago de Cuba.

Noonie Bao

Swedish singer and songwriter.

Born August 9th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Stockholm.

Jean Tirole

French economist.

Born August 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Troyes.

Satish Kumar

Indian activist and editor.

Born August 9th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Dungargarh.

Roman Dmowski

Polish politician (1864–1939).

Born August 9th, 1864 in Kamionek.

Died January 2nd, 1939 at 74 years old in Drozdowo.

Panagiotis Retsos

Greek association football player.

Born August 9th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Johannesburg.

Adele Bloch-Bauer

Model for gustav klimt and art collector (1881-1925).

Born August 9th, 1881 in Vienna. ^[ref]

Died January 24th, 1925 at 43 years old in Vienna (meningitis).

Reynaldo Hahn

Venezuelan-french composer (1874-1947).

Born August 9th, 1874 in Caracas.

Died January 28th, 1947 at 72 years old in Paris (brain cancer).

Tam Dalyell

Scottish politician (1932-2017).

Born August 9th, 1932 in Edinburgh. ^[ref]

Died January 26th, 2017 at 84 years old in West Lothian. ^[ref]

Kuroda Seiki

Japanese artist (1866-1924).

Born August 9th, 1866 in Higashisengoku-chō.

Died July 15th, 1924 at 57 years old in Tokyo City (uremia). ^[ref]

John Williams

American basketball player (1962–2015).

Born August 9th, 1962 in Sorrento.

Died December 11th, 2015 at 53 years old in Baton Rouge (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Lorenzo Sanz

Spanish businessman (1943–2020).

Born August 9th, 1943 in Madrid. ^[ref]

Died March 21st, 2020 at 76 years old in Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Archduke Joseph August of Austria

Archduke of austria (1872-1962).

Born August 9th, 1872 in Alcsútdoboz.

Died July 7th, 1962 at 89 years old in Straubing.

Tom Tyler

American actor (1903–1954).

Born August 9th, 1903 in Essex County.

Died May 3rd, 1954 at 50 years old in Hamtramck (myocardial infarction).

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Japanese actress.

Born August 9th, 1933 (age 92 years) in Tokyo City.

Edmond Albius

Important figure in the cultivation of vanilla.

Born August 9th, 1829 in Sainte-Suzanne.

Died August 9th, 1880 at 51 years old in Sainte-Suzanne.

Joe Mercer

English footballer and manager (1914-1990).

Born August 9th, 1914 in Ellesmere Port.

Died August 9th, 1990 at 76 years old in Manchester.

Pierre Klossowski

French writer, translator and painter (1905-2001).

Born August 9th, 1905 in Paris. ^[ref]

Died August 12th, 2001 at 96 years old in Paris. ^[ref]

Om Prakash Kohli

Indian politician.

Born August 9th, 1935 in Delhi.

Died February 20th, 2023 at 87 years old

Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington

British politician (1915-2002).

Born August 9th, 1915 in Manchester.

Died January 14th, 2002 at 86 years old in London.

Hifumi Abe

Japanese judoka (1997-).

Born August 9th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Kobe.

Ana Serradilla

Mexican actress.

Born August 9th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Mexico City.

Alfred Aho

Canadian computer scientist.

Born August 9th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Timmins.