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Anastasius I Dicorus
Roman emperor from 491 to 518
Ariwara no Narihira
Japanese writer, courtier and waka poet
Ramiro Garcés of Viguera
King of Viguera
Stephen Langton
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 to 1228
Stephen I Báncsa
Hungarian cardinal
Leopold III, Duke of Austria
Duke of Austria from 1365 to 1386
Anastasius I Dicorus — Roman emperor from 491 to 518, who died on July 9 518.
Ariwara no Narihira — Japanese writer, courtier and waka poet, who died on July 9 880.
Ramiro Garcés of Viguera — King of Viguera, who died on July 9 981.
Stephen Langton — Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 to 1228, who died on July 9 1228.
Stephen I Báncsa — Hungarian cardinal, who died on July 9 1270.
Leopold III, Duke of Austria — Duke of Austria from 1365 to 1386, who died on July 9 1386.
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105 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 9, including Anastasius I Dicorus, Ariwara no Narihira, Ramiro Garcés of Viguera. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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