Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Aug-09

Died on This Day (Aug-09)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Susan Wojcicki Susan Wojcicki American business executive Former CEO of YouTube. American business executive 56 1
Fernando Villavicencio Fernando Villavicencio Ecuadorian politician Ecuadorian presidential candidate 59 2
Raymond Briggs Raymond Briggs English cartoonist, illustrator English illustrator and cartoonist 88 3
Olivia Podmore Olivia Podmore Olivia Rose Podmore was a New Zealand professional racing cyclist. New Zealand cyclist 24 4
  Martin Birch British record producer British music producer 71 5
  Takis Wikimedia disambiguation page Greek artist 93 6
Gerald Grosvenor Gerald Grosvenor British billionaire landowner, businessman and Territorial Army officer Duke of Westminster 64 9
  Jonathan Ollivier British ballet dancer British dancer 38 10
Ted Stevens Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U. US Senator 86 15
Forrest Guth Forrest Guth Sergeant Forrest L. Guth was one of the 140 original members of the Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division, United States Army during the Second World War. Recipient of the Purple Heart medal 88 16
Judith Rossner Judith Rossner Judith Rossner was an American novelist, best known for her acclaimed best sellers Looking for Mr. Novelist 70 20
  Bob Lido Robert Lido was an American musician and singer who was a regular member of television's The Lawrence Welk Show. American musician 85 25
Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s. American singer-songwriter and guitarist 53 30
Joe Mercer Joe Mercer Joseph Mercer, OBE was an English football player and manager. English football manager 76 35
Clive Churchill Clive Churchill Clive Bernard Churchill AM was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach in the mid-20th century. Australian rugby league player and coach 58 40
Jacqueline Cochran Jacqueline Cochran Jacqueline Cochran was an American pilot and business executive. American aviator 74 45
Dimitri Shostakovich Dimitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major composer. Russian composer 68 50
Ed Klepfer Ed Klepfer Edward Lloyd Klepfer was a spitball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians in a span of six seasons between 1911 and 1919. American baseball player 62 75
  Emma Sansom Emma Sansom was an Alabama farmgirl noted for her actions during the American Civil War, during which she helped Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest cross Black Creek. Alabama farmgirl noted for her bravery 53 125
Juan Bautista Alfonseca Juan Bautista Alfonseca Colonel Juan Bautista Alfonseca Baris was a military officer and composer in the Dominican Republic, known for his role in the development of merengue music. Dominican colonel and composer 65 150