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In the year 1909
746 Notable birthdays
Bimal Roy
Indian film director (1909–1966).
Born July 12th, 1909 in Dhaka.
Died January 8th, 1966 at 56 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Marinus van der Lubbe
Dutch communist.
Born January 13th, 1909 in Leiden. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1934 at 24 years old in Leipzig (decapitation). [ref]
Al Capp
Cartoonist (1909-1979).
Born September 28th, 1909 in New Haven.
Died November 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge (pulmonary emphysema).
Lionel Crabb
British royal navy frogman, lost at sea under mysterious circumstances.
Born January 28th, 1909 in London.
Died April 19th, 1956 at 47 years old in sea.
Stephen Spender
English poet and man of letters.
Born February 28th, 1909 in Kensington. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1995 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Kay Thompson
American author, singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer (1909–1998).
Born November 9th, 1909 in St. Louis.
Died July 2nd, 1998 at 88 years old in New York City (disease).
Mel Ott
American baseball player.
Born March 2nd, 1909 in Gretna.
Died November 21st, 1958 at 49 years old in New Orleans (traffic collision).
Howard Da Silva
Actor (1909-1986).
Born May 4th, 1909 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1986 at 76 years old in Ossining (lymphoma).
Wallace Stegner
American historian, writer, and environmentalist (1909-1993).
Born February 18th, 1909 in Lake Mills. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1993 at 84 years old in Santa Fe (traffic collision). [ref]
James Agee
American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic (1909-1955).
Born November 27th, 1909 in Knoxville.
Died May 16th, 1955 at 45 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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