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Who died on 9 December?

Celebrities who died on 9 December

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Oldest

96 years, 6 months, 7 days

Youngest

29 years, 2 months, 1 day

Born first

13 October 1876

Died first

9 December 1923

Born last

16 October 1993

Died last

9 December 2022

American football player  Demaryius Thomas

Demaryius Thomas

American football player

2021
Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist and painter Marie Fredriksson

Marie Fredriksson

Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist and painter

2019
American racecar driver Al Unser

Al Unser

American racecar driver

2021
American boxer Archie Moore

Archie Moore

American boxer

1998
English writer, broadcaster and astronomer Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore

English writer, broadcaster and astronomer

2012
Italian footballer  Paolo Rossi

Paolo Rossi

Italian footballer

2020
American baseball player and coach Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey

American baseball player and coach

1965
Canadian baseball player Jeff Heath

Jeff Heath

Canadian baseball player

1975
actress Lottie Pickford

Lottie Pickford

actress

1936
Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician and theatre entrepreneur Carmen Salinas

Carmen Salinas

Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician and theatre entrepreneur

2021
American actress Cara Williams

Cara Williams

American actress

2021
Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector

Brazilian writer

1977
American actress Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley

American actress

2014
American author and historian William Blum

William Blum

American author and historian

2018
Italian film writer and director  Lina Wertmüller

Lina Wertmüller

Italian film writer and director

2021
American actress Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

American actress

2013
American college basketball player, basketball coach Norm Sloan

Norm Sloan

American college basketball player, basketball coach

2003
Brazilian journalist Ademar José Gevaerd

Ademar José Gevaerd

Brazilian journalist

2022
baseball player Wes Ferrell

Wes Ferrell

baseball player

1976
American director, actor William A. Wellman

William A. Wellman

American director, actor

1975
Pakistani general Shamim Alam Khan

Shamim Alam Khan

Pakistani general

2021
German actor and film director William Dieterle

William Dieterle

German actor and film director

1972
Austrian film actress Gertraud Jesserer

Gertraud Jesserer

Austrian film actress

2021
American baseball player Rube Foster

Rube Foster

American baseball player

1930
actor Laird Cregar

Laird Cregar

actor

1944
American writer Robert Sheckley

Robert Sheckley

American writer

2005
French actress Paulette Frantz

Paulette Frantz

French actress

2022
Iranian ayatollah  Mohammad Yazdi

Mohammad Yazdi

Iranian ayatollah

2020
Filipino singer Jovit Baldivino

Jovit Baldivino

Filipino singer

2022
American political scientist Robert Jervis

Robert Jervis

American political scientist

2021
American stage, screen, and television actor Gene Barry

Gene Barry

American stage, screen, and television actor

2009
American actor Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

American actor

1992
American-football player Ray Perkins

Ray Perkins

American-football player

2020
actor Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

actor

1990
American musician Sean Malone

Sean Malone

American musician

2020
film director Shiva Regmi

Shiva Regmi

film director

2013
Gossip columnist, screenwriter Louella Parsons

Louella Parsons

Gossip columnist, screenwriter

1972
Actress, singer Vivian Blaine

Vivian Blaine

Actress, singer

1995
Soviet and Russian actor Leonid Bronevoy

Leonid Bronevoy

Soviet and Russian actor

2017
Indian writer K. Shivaram Karanth

K. Shivaram Karanth

Indian writer

1997
Comic creator Martin Nodell

Martin Nodell

Comic creator

2006
American professional wrestler Tom Zenk

Tom Zenk

American professional wrestler

2017
American writer Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber

American writer

1969
Indonesian film director Lilik Sudjio

Lilik Sudjio

Indonesian film director

2014
Vietnamese actor Chí Tài

Chí Tài

Vietnamese actor

2020
Dutch actor and film director Kees Brusse

Kees Brusse

Dutch actor and film director

2013
Nigerian politician Mohammed Aruwa

Mohammed Aruwa

Nigerian politician

2018
American baseball player and coach, American football coach Bill Donovan

Bill Donovan

American baseball player and coach, American football coach

1923