Died On April 9th
Discover the most famous people who died on April 9. The list includes people like Frank Lloyd Wright, Francis Bacon, Edward IV of England, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Sidney Lumet. Famous personalities featured on this list, include philosophers, novelists, soldiers and emperors & kings and from other domains of life. This list includes people from Germany, United Kingdom, United States & Italy and many more countries.
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Birthdate: June 10, 1921
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece
Died: 2021
Prince Philip was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Born into the Greek and Danish royal families, he first met Elizabeth in 1934. After courting her for a few years, he married her in 1947. He was formally made a British prince in 1957. He was the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family.
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Francis Bacon(Philosopher, Statesman and Lord High Chancellor of England)
Birthdate: January 22, 1561
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Strand, London, England
Died: 1626
Francis Bacon was a Renaissance philosopher and author who was known as the Father of Empiricism, because of his belief in the scientific method and theory that scientific knowledge can only be created through inductive reasoning and experience. He was later knighted and served as the first Queen's counsel.
Birthdate: June 8, 1867
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Richland Center, Wisconsin, United States
Died: 1959
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect who designed over 1,000 structures in a career spanning 70 years. A pioneer of organic architecture, Wright influenced three generations of architects by playing a critical role in the 20th century's architectural movements. His structure Fallingwater is called America's best architectural work and Wright is considered the greatest architect America has ever produced.
Birthdate: April 28, 1442
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Died: 1483
The King of England for several years from 1461 until his death in 1483, Edward IV of England was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses. He was a brave warrior and his contemporaries described him as handsome, affable, and energetic. He died at the relatively young age of 40. The cause of his death remains unknown.
Birthdate: February 4, 1906
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: 1945
Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer is remembered for his anti-Nazi stance, for establishing the Confessing Church, and for authoring the book The Cost of Discipleship. He was sent to the Flossenbürg concentration camp after being imprisoned for a year. He was eventually hanged after being charged of plotting to assassinate Hitler.
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Sidney Lumet(Prolific Filmaker of the Modern Era Known for Eliciting Strong Performances From His Cast Members)
Birthdate: June 25, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2011
Academy Honorary Award-winning director/producer Sidney Lumet is best known for directing iconic films such as 12 Angry Men and Dog Day Afternoon. He began his career with Off-Broadway productions. He later worked in multiple films with Sean Connery and came to be known as an "actor's director."
Birthdate: February 13, 0712
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Japan
Died: 0585
Legend has it that the founder of the Imperial dynasty in Japan, Jimmu Tennō, was a descendant of Japanese deity Ninigi, who was the grandson of sun goddess Amaterasu. Japan’s National Foundation Day, February 11, was earlier called Kigensetsu and celebrated Jimmu's ascension to the throne.
Birthdate: December 19, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA
Died: 1976
Birthdate: May 12, 1828
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: 1882
Known for founding the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a legendary poet and painter of the 19th century. His illustrations also adorned the books of his poet sister Christina Rossetti. Known for volumes such as The House of Life, he also influenced the Aesthetic movement.
Birthdate: January 1, 1877
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Germany
Died: 1945
While Wilhelm Canaris became one of Hitler’s most trusted secret agents, he was actually supplying information to Britain all along. He went down in history as a man who was hanged twice for treason, first as part of torture for a few moments, and then for good.
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Willie Stargell
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: March 6, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Earlsboro
Died: 2001
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Sadegh Hedayat
(Iranian Writer Best Known for His Novel 'The Blind Owl')
Birthdate: February 17, 1903
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: 1951
Sadegh Hedayat was an Iranian translator and writer best remembered for his book The Blind Owl, which inspired the 1987 French film La Chouette aveugle. Hedayat was one of the earliest writers from Iran to make literary modernism an important aspect of his work and career. Sadegh Hedayat's life and career have inspired several documentary films like From No. 37.
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Hans Oster
(Former Deputy Chief of the Abwehr (1935 - 1944) and a Leading Figure of the Anti-Nazi German Resistance)
Birthdate: August 9, 1887
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: 1945
Hans Oster was a German military officer who served as a general in Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany. Oster was one of the most important members involved in the German resistance to Nazism. One of the key participants of the Oster Conspiracy, Oster was also involved in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944.
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Charles Van Doren
(American Writer and Editor Who Was Involved in a Television Quiz Show Scandal in the 1950s)
Birthdate: February 12, 1926
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2019
Charles Van Doren was an American editor and writer. Van Doren played a major role in exposing the quiz show scandal of the 1950s when he confirmed that the producers of the quiz show Twenty-One had given him the correct answers. The quiz show scandal and Charles Van Doren's participation in it inspired the 1994 detective docudrama Quiz Show.
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Niko Pirosmanashvili
(Painter)
Birthdate: May 5, 1862
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kakheti
Died: 1918
Birthdate: March 3, 1878
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lambeth, Surrey, England
Died: 1917
Educated at Oxford, poet Edward Thomas spent a considerable time working rather reluctantly as a journalist and penning nature studies and critiques of 19th-century authors. An encounter with Robert Frost inspired him to write poems. He was killed in action in Arras, France, during World War I.
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William V, Prince of Orange
(Prince)
Birthdate: March 8, 1748
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: 1806
William V, Prince of Orange served as the last stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1751 to 1795. He also ruled the Principality of Orange-Nassau from 1751 until his death on 9 April 1806.
Birthdate: February 6, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zimbabwe
Died: 1996
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Mikael Agricola
(Finnish Lutheran Clergyman & Founder of Literary Finnish)
Birthdate: 1510 AD
Birthplace: Pernå, Finland
Died: 1557
Mikael Agricola was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman. Referred to as the father of literary Finnish, Agricola is credited with founding literary Finnish. Mikael Agricola is also credited with translating the New Testament into Finnish and producing the hymns and prayer book used regularly in Finland's new Lutheran Church.
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Stephen Johnson Field
(Judge)
Birthdate: November 4, 1816
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Haddam, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1899
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Vera Zorina
(Norwegian Ballerina Known for Her Films Choreographed by Her Then-Husband ‘George Balanchine')
Birthdate: January 2, 1917
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 2003
Vera Zorina was a Norwegian actress, ballet dancer, and choreographer. She is best remembered for her ballet performances, which were choreographed by her husband George Balanchine, in films like On Your Toes, I Was an Adventuress, The Goldwyn Follies, and Louisiana Purchase.
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Paolo Soleri
(Italian-Born American Architect Who Established the Educational Cosanti Foundation and Arcosant)
Birthdate: June 21, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: 2013
Paolo Soleri was an Italian architect and educator who taught at the Arizona State University's College of Architecture. He is credited with establishing the Cosanti Foundation and also introduced the concept of arcology, a synthesis of ecology and architecture. A respected architect, Paolo Soleri won several prestigious awards like the American National Design Award and AIA Gold Medal.
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Mrs. Patrick Campbell
(Actress)
Birthdate: February 9, 1865
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1940
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Zeno
(Roman Emperor of the East)
Birthdate: 0425 AD
Birthplace: Zenonopolis
Died: 0491
Zeno reigned as the Roman emperor of the East on two separate occasions; from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491. His reign marked the end of the Western Roman Empire after the deposition of Romulus Augustus. However, Zeno is credited with stabilizing the Eastern Empire.
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Princess Maria of Romania
(Princess)
Birthdate: September 8, 1870
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: 1874
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Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat
(Scottish Military Leader & Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat)
Birthdate: January 5, 1667
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: England
Died: 1747
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat was a Scottish military leader who served as the chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat. A Jacobite, Simon Fraser was among the Highlanders who were defeated at the Battle of Culloden and later sentenced to death after being convicted of treason against the Crown.
Birthdate: 1099 AD
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Died: 1137
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Paul Almond
(Television Director)
Birthdate: April 26, 1931
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: 2015
Birthdate: 1249 AD
Birthplace: Catania, Italy
Died: 1302
Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon was the only daughter of Manfred of Sicily, who was the last ruler of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. She later married Peter III of Aragon, who claimed Sicily, leading to the partition of the region. She died a nun. Constance later appeared in Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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Hans Reichenbach
(Philosopher, Physicist, University teacher)
Birthdate: September 26, 1891
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hamburg
Died: 1953
Birthdate: November 13, 1873
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Died: 1961
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Jacques Necker
(Genevan Statesman and Banker)
Birthdate: September 30, 1732
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: 1804
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Sutan Sjahrir
(The First Prime Minister of Indonesia)
Birthdate: March 5, 1909
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Padang Panjang City, Indonesia
Died: 1966
Indonesian politician Sutan Sjahrir was also the country’s 1st prime minister. He was a key figure in the Indonesian struggle for independence and later supported the Western constitutional democracy. He had also served as the foreign minister and interior minister of Indonesia. He was named a National Hero of Indonesia.
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A. N. R. Robinson
(3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago and Lawyer)
Birthdate: December 16, 1926
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Died: 2014
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Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
(Author)
Birthdate: January 29, 1835
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 1905
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Matei Basarab
(Prince of Wallachia (1632 - 1654))
Birthdate: 1588 AD
Birthplace: Brâncoveni, Romania
Died: 1654
Matei Basarab was a Wallachian prince who reigned from 1632 to 1654. Much of his energy was spent to keep invasions from Moldavia at bay, which he accomplished successfully on multiple occasions. Matei Basarab is also credited with introducing the printing press to Wallachia. He also built many churches and monasteries during his reign.
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Mark Lenzi
(American Olympic Diver)
Birthdate: July 4, 1968
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Died: 2012
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Benedetto Castelli
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: 1578 AD
Birthplace: Brescia, Italy
Died: 1643
Benedetto Castelli, a Benedictine priest and a student of Galileo, later became a math professor at the University of Pisa. His On the Measurement of Water Currents is considered a fundamental work in hydraulics. He was the first to work on the principle of the barometer and sustained vacuum.
Birthdate: August 12, 1891
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Durham, England
Died: 1953
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Stanisław Wojciechowski
(Former President of the Republic of Poland (1922 - 1926), Minister of Internal Affairs (1919 - 1920))
Birthdate: March 15, 1869
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kalisz, Poland
Died: 1953
Stanisław Wojciechowski was a major figure in the Polish independence movement against Russia and later also served as the president of Poland. The Polish Peasant Party member had initially also contributed to the socialist periodical Przedświt. Though friends with Józef Piłsudski, he later disagreed with him, and eventually resigned.
Birthdate: 0737 AD
Birthplace: Nara, Nara, Japan
Died: 0806
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Francis Marion Crawford
(Writer)
Birthdate: August 2, 1854
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bagni di Lucca, Italy
Died: 1909
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Zao Wou-ki
(Chinese-French Painter)
Birthdate: February 13, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Died: 2013
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Vilhelm Bjerknes
(Norwegian Physicist and Meteorologist Known for Being One of the Founders of the Modern Science of Weather Forecasting)
Birthdate: March 14, 1862
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Christiania, Norway
Died: 1951
Vilhelm Bjerknes was a Norwegian meteorologist and physicist who is counted among the pioneers of the present-day practice of weather forecasting. The primitive equations, which are used today in numerical climate modeling and weather prediction, were formulated by him. Vilhelm Bjerknes also developed the Bergen School of Meteorology, which played a major role in advancing meteorology in the early-20th century.
Birthdate: December 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 2006
Birthdate: January 15, 1785
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Horton, England
Died: 1850
Birthdate: 0664 AD
Birthplace: Syria
Died: 0715
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Jérôme Lindon
(French Publisher)
Birthdate: June 9, 1925
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2001
Birthdate: May 16, 1761
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Trevellas, England
Died: 1807
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Kazuo Nakamura
(Canadian Painter and Sculptor)
Birthdate: October 13, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
Died: 2002
A pioneer of abstract art in Canada, Japanese-Canadian painter Kazuo Nakamura is best known as a founder-member of the artists’ collective Painters Eleven. Fond of simplicity and monochrome, he also experimented with science and symmetry. He had survived a British Columbia internment camp as a teenager during World War II.