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In the year 1909
706 Notable birthdays
Nelson Algren
American novelist, short story writer.
Born March 28th, 1909 in Detroit. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1981 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ben Webster
American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973).
Born March 27th, 1909 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1973 at 64 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
John Fante
1909–1983; american novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of italian descent.
Born April 8th, 1909 in Boulder. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1983 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (diabetes). [ref]
Leela Chitnis
Indian actress (1909-2003).
Born September 9th, 1909 in Karnataka.
Died July 14th, 2003 at 93 years old in Danbury.
Wolfgang Reitherman
American animator.
Born June 26th, 1909 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1985 at 75 years old in Burbank (traffic collision). [ref]
Glenn Cunningham
Athletics competitor, middle distance runner, miler.
Born August 4th, 1909 in Elkhart.
Died March 10th, 1988 at 78 years old in Menifee.
Walter Audisio
Italian politician (1909-1973).
Born June 28th, 1909 in Alessandria.
Died October 11th, 1973 at 64 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Eric Ambler
Author (1909-1998).
Born June 28th, 1909 in London. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1998 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Phillip Terry
American actor.
Born March 7th, 1909 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1993 at 83 years old in Santa Barbara (stroke). [ref]
Joseph Losey
American film director.
Born January 14th, 1909 in La Crosse. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1984 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
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