Died on This Day (09-May)
Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniv | |
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Freddie Starr | Freddie Starr was an English stand up comedian, impressionist, singer and actor. | English comedian | 76 | 1 | |
Michael Parks | Michael Parks was an American singer and actor. He appeared in many films and made frequent television appearances, notably starring in the 1969–1970 series Then Came Bronson, but was probably best known for his work in his later years with filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith. | American singer and actor | 77 | 3 | |
Ottavio Missoni | Ottavio "Tai" Missoni was the founder of the Italian fashion label Missoni and an Olympic hurdler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. | Italian fashion label founder | 92 | 7 | |
Dolores Fuller | Dolores Agnes Fuller was an American actress and songwriter best known as the one-time girlfriend of the low-budget film director Ed Wood. | Actress, songwriter | 88 | 9 | |
Ang Kiukok | Ang Kiukok was a Filipino painter of Chinese descent and was a National Artist for Visual Arts. | Filipino artist | 74 | 15 | |
Alf Henrikson | Alf Ragnar Sten Henrikson was a Swedish writer, poet and translator, known for his interest in language and for his broad general knowledge. | Swedish writer | 89 | 25 | |
Hal Bevan-Petman | Henry Charles 'Hal' Bevan-Petman was a British painter, who made a career in British India and Pakistan. | British painter | 85 | 40 | |
Miguel Keith | Miguel Keith was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in May 1970. | US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient | 18 | 50 | |
John H. Vincent | John Heyl Vincent was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. | American theologian | 88 | 100 | |
Lawrence Brainerd | Lawrence Brainerd was an American businessman, abolitionist and United States Senator from Vermont. | American politician | 76 | 150 |
Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniv | |
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Omar Daoud | Omar Daoud was a Libyan professional footballer who played as a defender. | Libyan international footballer | 35 | 2 | |
Gijs Verdick | Gijs Verdick was a Dutch professional cyclist. In early 2016 he rode for Cyclingteam Jo Piels. | Dutch cyclist | 21 | 4 | |
Vidal Sassoon | Vidal Sassoon CBE was a British hairstylist, businessman, and philanthropist. | Hair stylist | 84 | 8 | |
Lena Horne | Lena Mary Calhoun Horne was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. | Singer, actress, activist | 92 | 10 | |
Alan King | Alan King was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. | American actor and comedian | 76 | 16 | |
Edmond O'Brien | Eamon Joseph O'Brien was an American actor and film director. | American actor | 69 | 35 | |
Philip Dorn | Philip Dorn , sometimes billed as Frits van Dongen , was a Dutch American actor who had a career in Hollywood. | Dutch actor | 73 | 45 | |
Rudolf von Sebottendorf | Adam Alfred Rudolf Glauer , also known as Rudolf Freiherr von Sebottendorff was a German occultist, writer, intelligence agent and political activist. | German Freemason and founder of the Thule Society | 69 | 75 | |
Andrew H. Hamilton | Andrew Holman Hamilton was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a politician from Indiana who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879. | American politician | 60 | 125 | |
Charles Avison | Charles Avison – 9 or 10 May 1770) was an English composer during the Baroque and Classical periods. | English composer | 61 | 250 |