History Deaths on March 09
Harry Somers, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1925)
#Harry_Somers

Jhaverchand Meghani, Indian poet and playwright (b. 1896)
#Jhaverchand_Meghani

Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (b. 1777)
#Hans_Christian_Ørsted
Alan of Farfa, Aquitanian scholar and hermit
#Alan_of_Farfa
Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect, designed the Piercefield House and St James' Church (b. 1739)
#Joseph_Bonomi_the_Elder

Jose Tomas Sanchez, Filipino cardinal (b. 1920)
#Jose_Tomas_Sanchez

Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (b. 1865)
#Mikao_Usui

Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1921)
#Glen_Harmon

Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic (b. 1742)
#Ozias_Humphry

Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and linguist (b. 1845)
#Nikolai_Anderson

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (b. 1870)
#Paul_von_Lettow-Vorbeck

Jo Min-ki, Korean actor (b. 1965)
#Jo_Min-ki

John Profumo, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1915)
#John_Profumo

Cardinal Mazarin, Italian-French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1602)
#Cardinal_Mazarin

Stan Brakhage, American director and cinematographer (b. 1933)
#Stan_Brakhage

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1606)
#James_Hamilton,_1st_Duke_of_Hamilton

Max Jakobson, Finnish journalist and diplomat (b. 1923)
#Max_Jakobson

Albert Mol, Dutch actor and author (b. 1917)
#Albert_Mol

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (b. 1590)
#Henry_Rich,_1st_Earl_of_Holland

Doris Haddock, American activist and politician (b. 1910)
#Doris_Haddock

Willie Davis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1940)
#Willie_Davis_(baseball)

Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer and academic (b. 1874)
#Vagn_Walfrid_Ekman

Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
#Ulf_von_Euler

Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English courtier and politician (b. 1638)
#Ralph_Montagu,_1st_Duke_of_Montagu
William I, German Emperor (b. 1797)
#William_I,_German_Emperor

Viren J. Shah, Indian businessman and politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (b. 1926)
#Viren_J._Shah

Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
#Menachem_Begin

Sondre Norheim, Norwegian-American skier (b. 1825)
#Sondre_Norheim

István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (b. 1924)
#István_Nyers

Faye Emerson, American actress (b. 1917)
#Faye_Emerson
Frank Wedekind, German author and playwright (b. 1864)
#Frank_Wedekind

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (b. 1836)
#Leopold_von_Sacher-Masoch

Paul Elmer More, American journalist and critic (b. 1864)
#Paul_Elmer_More

Tom Fox, American activist (b. 1951)
#Tom_Fox_(Quaker)

Willard Metcalf, American painter and academic (b. 1858)
#Willard_Metcalf

Frances of Rome, Italian nun and saint (b. 1384)
#Frances_of_Rome

Abdul Munim Riad, Egyptian general (b. 1919)
#Abdul_Munim_Riad

Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (b. 1917)
#Fernando_Rey

Kurt Georg Kiesinger, German lawyer and politician, 3rd Chancellor of Germany (b. 1904)
#Kurt_Georg_Kiesinger

David Rizzio, Italian-Scottish courtier and politician (b. 1533)
#David_Rizzio

Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (b. 1902)
#Pope_Cyril_VI_of_Alexandria

Sverre of Norway (b. 1145)
#Sverre_of_Norway

Willye Dennis, American librarian and politician (b. 1926)
#Willye_Dennis

Brad Delp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
#Brad_Delp

Edgar de Wahl, Ukrainian-Estonian linguist and scholar (b. 1867)
#Edgar_de_Wahl
George Burns, American actor and comedian (b. 1896)
#George_Burns

Clyde Lovellette, American basketball player and coach (b. 1929)
#Clyde_Lovellette
Robert Horton, American actor (b. 1924)
#Robert_Horton_(actor)

C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author (b. 1909)
#C._Northcote_Parkinson

Howard Hodgkin, British painter (b. 1932)
#Howard_Hodgkin

Mary Anning, English paleontologist (b. 1799)
#Mary_Anning

Leonardo Bruni, Italian humanist (b. 1374)
#Leonardo_Bruni