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Dietrich Bonhoeffer's writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have become widely influential; his 1937 book The Cost of Discipleship is described as a modern classic.
Notable Deaths on April 9
1945 — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German pastor and theologian (born 1906)
April 9 has 116 recorded notable deaths across history, from 585 BC to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
116 source records
585 BC – 2025
Today in history
Major events on April 9
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- 1952 Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines Source
- 1947 The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel. Source
- 1784 The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III of the Kingdom of Great Britain, ending the American Revolutionary War. Copies of the ratified documents are exchanged on May 12, 1784. Source
- 1609 Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce. Source
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Following the show, she starred in her own reality series Princess Nikki, and won a National Television Award for Most Popular TV Contender.
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Wilver Dornell Stargell, nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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John Morrison Clarke was a New Zealand comedian, writer and satirist who lived and worked in Australia from the late 1970s.
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Johann Georg Elser was a German carpenter who planned and carried out an elaborate assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi leaders on 8 November 1939 at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich.
More major people who died on April 9
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2021
Nikki Grahame
British reality-TV icon (born 1982)
Nicola Rachel-Beth Grahame was an English television personality and author. She was a contestant on the seventh series of the reality show Big Brother in 2006, which she finished in fifth place.
2001
Willie Stargell
American baseball player and coach (born 1940)
Wilver Dornell Stargell, nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) with the…
2017
John Clarke
New Zealand-Australian comedian, writer, and satirist (born 1948)
John Morrison Clarke was a New Zealand comedian, writer and satirist who lived and worked in Australia from the late 1970s.
1945
Johann Georg Elser
German carpenter (born 1903)
Johann Georg Elser was a German carpenter who planned and carried out an elaborate assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi leaders on 8 November 1939 at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich.
2014
A. N. R. Robinson
Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1926)
Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, was a Trinidad and Tobago politician who served as the third President of Trinidad and Tobago from 1997 to 2003 and the third Prime Minister from 1986 to 1991.
1936
Ferdinand Tönnies
German sociologist and philosopher (born 1855)
Ferdinand Tönnies was a German sociologist, economist, and philosopher.
1953
Eddie Cochems
American football player and coach (born 1877)
Edward Bulwer Cochems was an American football player and coach.
1982
Wilfrid Pelletier
Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1896)
Joseph Louis Wilfrid Pelletier, was a Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, and arts administrator.
2015
Tsien Tsuen-hsuin
Chinese-American academic (born 1909)
Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, also known as T.H. Tsien, was a Chinese-American bibliographer, librarian, and sinologist who served as a professor of Chinese literature and library science at the University of Chicago Graduate…
2014
Norman Girvan
Jamaican economist, academic, and politician (born 1941)
Norman Paul Girvan was a Jamaican professor, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States between 2000 and 2004. He was born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica.
2006
Vilgot Sjöman
Swedish director and screenwriter (born 1924)
David Harald Vilgot Sjöman was a Swedish writer and film director.
-585
Jimmu
emperor of Japan (born 711 BC)
Emperor Jimmu was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki. His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BCE.
1959
Frank Lloyd Wright
American architect, designed the Price Tower and Fallingwater (born 1867)
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years.
1980
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
Iraqi cleric and philosopher (born 1935)
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, also known as al-Shahid al-Khamis, was an Iraqi Islamic scholar, philosopher, and the ideological founder of the Islamic Dawa Party.
1988
Dave Prater
American singer (born 1937)
David Prater Jr. was an American Southern soul and rhythm & blues singer and musician, who was the deeper baritone/tenor vocalist of the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 until his death in 1988.
2006
Billy Hitchcock
American baseball player, coach, manager (born 1916)
William Clyde Hitchcock was an American professional baseball infielder, coach, manager and scout.
2011
Sidney Lumet
American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1924)
Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to directing television in 1950, and then directing films from 1957, where he gained a reputation for making realistic…
1889
Michel Eugène Chevreul
French chemist and academic (born 1786)
Michel Eugène Chevreul was a French chemist whose work contributed to significant developments in science, medicine, and art.
2014
Chris Banks
American football player (born 1973)
Warren Christopher Banks was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL).