Famous People Who Died on July 9

Discover the most famous people who died on July 9. The list includes people like Zachary Taylor, Edmund Burke, Earl Warren, Rod Steiger, Alice Paul. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, poets, philosophers and lawyers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, France and many more countries.

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Birthdate: November 24, 1784

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Barboursville, Virginia, United States

Died: 1850

Zachary Taylor was the 12th U.S. president, from March 1849 till his death in July 1850, thus spending just 16 months in office. His heroism in the Mexican–American War had earned him the title of major general. A novice in political affairs, he was the last president who owned slaves.

Birthdate: February 6, 1931

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Temple, Texas, United States

Died: 2019

Rip Torn is best remembered for his Emmy-winning role of Arthur in The Larry Sanders Show and his Academy Award-nominated role of Marsh Turner in Cross Creek. Fans also loved him as Zed in the Men in Black franchise. He lent his voice to many animated films and video games.

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Rod Steiger

(One of Hollywood's Most Charismatic and Dynamic Stars)

Birthdate: April 14, 1925

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Westhampton, New York, United States

Died: 2002

Rod Steiger was an American actor. Regarded as one of Hollywood's most dynamic and charismatic stars, Steiger often played offbeat, volatile, and crazed characters. A well-known method actor, Rod Steiger received the Academy Award for Best Actorfor his portrayal of police chief Bill Gillespie in the 1967 mystery drama film, In the Heat of the Night.

Birthdate: August 29, 1917

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States

Died: 2004

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

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Earl Warren

(30th Governor of California (1943-53), 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953-69))

Birthdate: March 19, 1891

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 1974

Earl Warren served as the chief justice of the U.S. from 1953 to 1969. He was also the California governor from 1943 to 1953. The "Warren Court" revolutionized the American justice system by making landmark judgments, such as making school segregation unconstitutional in the Brown v. Board of Education case.

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Alice Paul

(American Quaker, Feminist, Suffragist, and Women's Rights Activist)

Birthdate: January 11, 1885

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, United States

Died: 1977

Alice Paul was an American Quaker, feminist, suffragist, and women's rights activist. She is best remembered for strategizing events like the Silent Sentinels and the Woman Suffrage Procession, which resulted in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920. Alice Paul often displayed courage while confronting police brutality for her activism.

Birthdate: August 9, 1776

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Turin, Italy

Died: 1856

Son of a reputed senator and lawyer in Italy, Amedeo Avogadro was himself a qualified lawyer. However, he later delved into research as a mathematical physicist and is best remembered for laying down the Avogadro’s law, contributing to the molecular theory of gases. The Avogadro constant is named after him.

Birthdate: 1390 AD

Birthplace: Maaseik, Belgium

Died: 1441

Jan van Eyck was a painter best remembered for his Early Northern Renaissance art. He was one of the early innovators of Early Netherlandish painting and one of the most significant painters of his generation. A highly influential painter, Jan van Eyck's style and techniques were adopted by the Early Netherlandish painters.

Birthdate: January 12, 1920

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Marshall, Texas, United States

Died: 1999

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Kevin Hagen

(Actor, Television actor)

Birthdate: April 3, 1928

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Chicago

Died: 2005

Birthdate: December 19, 1683

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Versailles, France

Died: 1746

Philip V reigned as the king of Spain from November 1700 to January 1724, and again from September 1724 to 1746. Philip introduced the centralization of monarchy and imposed the Nueva Planta decrees. Philip's accession initiated the 13-year War of the Spanish Succession. His final years were marred by depression.

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Vonetta McGee

(Actress)

Birthdate: January 14, 1945

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Died: 2010

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Tony Lupien

(Baseball player, Basketball player)

Birthdate: April 23, 1917

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2004

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Gilbert Stuart

(Portrait painter, Painter)

Birthdate: December 3, 1755

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: North Kingstown

Died: 1828

Birthdate: September 10, 1897

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Billom, France

Died: 1962

Georges Bataille was a French intellectual and philosopher best remembered for his work in various fields, such as philosophy, sociology, history of art, anthropology, literature, and consumerism. His work would later have a huge impact on subsequent schools of social theory and philosophy. Also a prolific writer, Georges Bataille wrote on subjects like mysticism, erotism, transgression, and surrealism.

Birthdate: April 9, 1981

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Loretteville, Quebec

Died: 2016

Geneviève Castrée was a Canadian illustrator, cartoonist, and musician. She is best remembered for her book Susceptible, which earned her international success. A self-taught musician, Castrée went on to found her own music label in 2009 after releasing a couple of EPs. Geneviève Castrée died at the age of 35 due to pancreatic cancer.

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Paul Broca

(Physician)

Birthdate: June 28, 1824

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France

Died: 1880

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Saud bin Faisal Al Saud

(Saudi Arabian Diplomat and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (1975 - 2015))

Birthdate: January 2, 1940

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Taif, Saudi Arabia

Died: 2015

Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi Arabian diplomat and statesman. He is best remembered for his service as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 13 October 1975 to 29 April 2015. His reign as the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia for almost four decades makes him the longest-serving Minister of Foreign Affairs in world history.

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Jo Bouillon

(Composer)

Birthdate: May 3, 1908

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Montpellier, France

Died: 1984

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Vinicius de Moraes

(Poet, Singer, Composer, Journalist, Diplomat, Reporter, Writer, Jazz musician, Screenwriter, Songwriter)

Birthdate: October 19, 1913

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Gávea

Died: 1980

Vinicius de Moraes was a Brazilian poet, essayist, playwright, lyricist, musician, singer, and diplomat. His compositions and lyrics played important roles in the introduction and popoularization of bossa nova music. Vinicius de Moraes is best remembered for his collaborations with popular musicians like Antônio Carlos Jobim. His play Orfeu da conceição was adapted into an Oscar-winning film titled Black Orpheus.

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Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

(Aristocrat)

Birthdate: January 23, 1896

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg

Died: 1985

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John Spinks

(Songwriter, Musician)

Birthdate: October 24, 1954

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: East End of London, England

Died: 2014

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Henry Hazlitt

(Journalist, Economist, Philosopher)

Birthdate: November 28, 1894

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Philadelphia

Died: 1993

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Benjamin Cardozo

(Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1932 to 1938)

Birthdate: May 24, 1870

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 1938

American lawyer Benjamin Cardozo had served as the Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. More of a liberal, he supported the modification of existing legal principles to make them more modern. He is remembered for his mild-mannered nature and for his contribution to the American common law.

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William Berkeley

(Governor)

Birthdate: 1605 AD

Birthplace: Hanworth Manor, Middlesex, England

Died: 1677

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Helmut Kentler

(Psychologist)

Birthdate: July 2, 1928

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Cologne, Germany

Died: 2008

Though Helmut Kentler initially wished to study theology, he was pushed into studying electrical engineering by his father. A homosexual himself, he later mastered psychology and became a pioneering sexual scientist. He was later criticized for placing homeless children under the care of pedophilic men as part of an experiment.

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Rafael Campos

(Actor)

Birthdate: May 13, 1936

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Santiago, Dominican Republic

Died: 1985

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King Camp Gillette

(Businessman)

Birthdate: January 5, 1855

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Died: 1932

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Eric Sevareid

(Author)

Birthdate: November 26, 1912

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Velva, North Dakota, United States

Died: 1992

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Meyer Levin

(Author)

Birthdate: October 7, 1905

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1981

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David Ausubel

(Psychologist)

Birthdate: October 25, 1918

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: New York City

Died: 2008

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Natalia Karp

(Polish Concert Pianist and Holocaust Survivor)

Birthdate: February 27, 1911

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Kraków, Poland

Died: 2007

Natalia Karp was a Polish pianist and Holocaust survivor. During World War II, Karp and her sister were sent to the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp where she was ordered to play the piano by SS functionary Amon Göth on his birthday. Impressed with her performance, Göth spared her and her sister. Karp survived the war and continued playing into her 90s.

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Victor Barrio

(Spanish Bullfighter)

Birthdate: May 29, 1987

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Segovia, Spain

Died: 2016

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Giovanni Bononcini

(Composer)

Birthdate: July 18, 1670

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Modena, Italy

Died: 1747

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Loren Eiseley

(Anthropologist, Philosopher, Poet)

Birthdate: September 3, 1907

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Lincoln

Died: 1977

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Sonia Gaskell

(Dancer)

Birthdate: April 14, 1904

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Vilkaviškis, Lithuania

Died: 1974

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George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon

(Statesman)

Birthdate: October 24, 1827

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1909

Birthdate: January 12, 1729

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Died: 1797

Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher, Edmund Burke, was a member of parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Great Britain for several years. He supported  Catholic emancipation and strongly opposed the French Revolution. He felt revolution destroyed the fabric of good society and traditional institutions of state and society. He is considered the philosophical founder of modern conservatism. 

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Harry Heilmann

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: August 3, 1894

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Died: 1951

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Park Won-soon

(Politician)

Birthdate: March 26, 1956

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Changnyeong County Changnyeong, First Republic of Korea South Korea

Died: 2020

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Tom Yawkey

(American Industrialist, Major League Baseball Executive and Former Owner of 'Boston Red Sox' Team)

Birthdate: February 21, 1903

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: 1976

Remembered as the owner of the American League baseball team Boston Red Sox, Tom Yawkey was a bright Yale alumnus who inherited his uncle’s wealth at age 16. He turned into a seasoned industrialist later but retained his passion for baseball. His foundation also donated to cancer research.

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Facundo Cabral

(Argentine Singer, Philosopher, and Songwriter)

Birthdate: May 22, 1937

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died: 2011

Facundo Cabral was an Argentine singer, philosopher, and songwriter. Among his most cherished compositions are I'm not from here nor there and My Poor Boss. Many of his songs have been covered by famous singers like Jorge Cafrune, Joan Manuel Serrat, and Juan Luis Guerra. Facundo Cabral's songs remain popular throughout Latin America.

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Carlo Di Palma

(Cinematographer)

Birthdate: April 17, 1925

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: 2004

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Garry Hoy

(Canadian Lawyer Who Killed Himself Accidentally)

Birthdate: 1955 AD

Died: 1993

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Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

(French Explorer and Soldier)

Birthdate: July 16, 1661

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Montreal, Canada

Died: 1706

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville was a soldier and ship captain. Also a daredevil explorer, he led the Hudson Bay expedition in 1686 and played a pivotal part in the capture of the fort at Moose Factory. He founded the French colony of Louisiana in New France. As a member of Compagnies Franches de la Marine, he fought in many wars. 

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Adolfo de la Huerta

(45th President of Mexico (June 1920 - November 1920))

Birthdate: May 26, 1881

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Guaymas, Mexico

Died: 1955

Adolfo de la Huerta was a Mexican politician who served as the 45th President of Mexico from June to November 1920. He also played an important role during the Mexican Revolution and is regarded as a prominent figure among Constitutionalists during the armed regional conflicts in Mexico. He also served as the third Governor of Sonora from 1919 to 1923.

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Leigh Matthews

(Student)

Birthdate: July 8, 1983

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: South Africa

Died: 2004

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Milan Williams

(Keyboardist)

Birthdate: March 28, 1948

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Okolona, Mississippi, United States

Died: 2006

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Wilfred Rhodes

(English Professional Cricketer)

Birthdate: October 29, 1877

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Kirkheaton, England

Died: 1973

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John Slidell

(Politician)

Birthdate: 1793 AD

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1871