Best known
Best known
Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi
Persian astrologer and philosopher
Sverre of Norway
King of Norway from 1184 to 1202
Frances of Rome
Italian saint
Leonardo Bruni
Italian humanist historian (c. 1370–1444)
Catherine of Bologna
Italian writer, artist
David Rizzio
Italian courtier
Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi — Persian astrologer and philosopher, who died on March 9 886.
Sverre of Norway — King of Norway from 1184 to 1202, who died on March 9 1202.
Frances of Rome — Italian saint, who died on March 9 1440.
Leonardo Bruni — Italian humanist historian (c. 1370–1444), who died on March 9 1444.
Catherine of Bologna — Italian writer, artist, who died on March 9 1463.
David Rizzio — Italian courtier, who died on March 9 1566.
All entries
- 1649
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of HamiltonScottish nobleman and military leader - 1649
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of HollandEnglish courtier and politician executed by Parliament - 1661
Cardinal MazarinItalian clergyman and politician - 1703AAlexander Chalmers (mayor)Mayor of Old Warsaw
- 1709
Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of MontaguEnglish courtier, diplomat, politician and peer - 1808
Joseph Bonomi the ElderItalian architect and draughtsman - 1810
Ozias HumphryEnglish painter - 1825
Anna Laetitia BarbauldEnglish author - 1831
Friedrich Maximilian von KlingerGerman dramatist and novelist - 1847
Mary AnningEnglish fossil collector and palaeontologist - 1851
Hans Christian ØrstedDanish chemist and physicist - 1876
Louise ColetFrench poet and writer - 1888
Wilhelm IGerman Emperor from 1871 to 1888 - 1895
Leopold von Sacher-MasochAustrian author - 1897
Sondre NorheimNorwegian skier - 1918
Frank WedekindGerman playwright - 1925
Willard MetcalfAmerican painter - 1926
Mikao UsuiDeveloper of Reiki - 1937
Paul Elmer MoreAmerican journalist, critic, essayist and Christian apologist - 1943
Otto FreundlichGerman painter - 1954
Vagn Walfrid EkmanSwedish oceanographer - 1955
Miroslava SternMexican actress - 1964
Paul von Lettow-VorbeckGerman army officer - 1969
Abdul Munim RiadEgyptian general - 1971
Pope Cyril VI of AlexandriaHead of the Coptic Church from 1959 to 1971 - 1974
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.American pharmacologist and biochemist - 1974HHarry WomackAmerican musical artist
- 1983
Faye EmersonAmerican actress - 1983
Ulf von EulerSwedish physiologist and pharmacologist - 1988
Kurt Georg KiesingerChancellor of West Germany from 1966 to 1969 - 1989
Robert MapplethorpeAmerican photographer - 1991
Jim HardinAmerican baseball player - 1992
Menachem BeginPrime Minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983
- 1993
C. Northcote ParkinsonBritish naval historian - 1994
Charles BukowskiAmerican writer - 1994
Eddie CreatchmanCanadian professional wrestling manager - 1994
Fernando ReySpanish actor - 1995
Edward BernaysAmerican public relations pioneer - 1996
George BurnsAmerican entertainer
- 1997
Jean-Dominique BaubyFrench writer and editor - 1997
Terry NationWelsh television writer - 1997
The Notorious B.I.G.American rapper - 1999
Harry SomersCanadian composer
- 1999GGeorge Singh7th Chief Justice of Belize
- 2000JJean CoulthardCanadian composer
- 2003
Stan BrakhageAmerican filmmaker and writer - 2003
Bernard DowiyogoPresident of Nauru - 2004
John Mayer (composer)Indian composer and musician - 2006
Tom Fox (Quaker)American activist - 2006
Anna MoffoAmerican opera singer, television personality, and actress - 2006
John ProfumoBritish politician - 2007
Brad DelpAmerican rock musician - 2007
Glen HarmonCanadian ice hockey player - 2010
Willie Davis (baseball)American baseball player - 2010
Doris HaddockAmerican political activist - 2010
Wilfy RebimbusIndian singer and songwriter - 2010
Henry WittenbergAmerican wrestler
- 2011
David S. BroderAmerican journalist - 2013
Max JakobsonFinnish diplomat and journalist - 2013MMerton SimpsonAmerican painter
- 2015
James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of KilleadBritish politician - 2016
Robert Horton (actor)American actor
- 2016
Clyde LovelletteAmerican basketball player - 2017
Howard HodgkinBritish painter and printmaker - 2018
Jo Min-kiSouth Korean actor - 2020JJohn BathersbyAustralian Roman Catholic bishop
- 2021
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Who died on March 9?
75 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 9, including Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi, Sverre of Norway, Frances of Rome. 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.
What happened on March 9?
45 documented historical events happened on March 9, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The first recorded use of the name of Lithuania appeared in Latin in the Annals of Quedlinburg, written in Saxony-Anhalt, present-day Germany. On the same day, in another year: Scottish philosopher Adam Smith published his book The Wealth of Nations, the first classical treatise on political economy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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