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• 1909–1966Homi J. BhabhaIndian nuclear physicistOctober 30
• 1909–1998Barry GoldwaterAmerican politician and military officerJanuary 2
• 1909–1955Carmen MirandaBrazilian singerFebruary 9
• 1909–1986Benny GoodmanAmerican jazz clarinetist and bandleaderMay 30
• 1909–1993Joseph L. MankiewiczAmerican filmmakerFebruary 11
• 1909–1974U ThantUN Secretary-General from 1961 to 1971January 22
• 1909–1992Dana AndrewsAmerican actorJanuary 1
• 1909–1960Margaret SullavanAmerican actressMay 16
• 1909–1997Isaiah BerlinBritish philosopherJune 6
• 1909–1978Mohammad Daoud KhanAfghan military officer and politicianJuly 18
• 1909–1972Talal of JordanKing of Jordan from 1951 to 1952February 26
• 1909–1973Robert RyanAmerican actorNovember 11
• 1909–1994Matt BusbyScottish footballer, managerMay 26
• 1909–2005Peter DruckerAmerican management consultant and authorNovember 19
• 1909–1994Eugène IonescoRomanian-French playwrightNovember 26
• 1909–1989Andrei GromykoSoviet diplomatJuly 18
• 1909–2010Miep GiesDutch citizen who hid Anne FrankFebruary 15
• 1909–2000Douglas Fairbanks Jr.American actor, film producer, and U.S. Navy officerDecember 9
• 1909–1959Max BaerAmerican boxerFebruary 11
• 1909–1997Colonel Tom ParkerTalent managerJune 26
• 1909Ethel CaterhamWorld's oldest verified living personAugust 21
• 1909–1956Art TatumAmerican jazz pianistOctober 13
• 1909–1996Albert R. BroccoliAmerican film producerApril 5
• 1909–2000Victor BorgeDanish-American comedian and pianistJanuary 3
• 1909–2012Rita Levi-MontalciniItalian neurologistApril 22
• 1909–2001Eudora WeltyAmerican writer and photographerApril 13
• 1909–1991Leo FenderAmerican inventor and founder of the Fender companyAugust 10
• 1909–1995Fred PerryBritish tennis playerMay 18
• 1909–1969C. N. AnnaduraiFormer chief minister of Tamil NaduSeptember 15
• 1909–1976Johnny MercerAmerican lyricist, songwriter, singerNovember 18
• 1909–1974Bert PatenaudeAmerican soccer playerNovember 4
• 1909–1973Gene KrupaAmerican jazz drummer and bandleaderJanuary 15
• 1909–1955James AgeeAmerican writerNovember 27
• 1909–1979Vivian VanceAmerican actressJuly 26
• 1909–2001Ann SothernAmerican actressJanuary 22
• 1909–1974Virginia ApgarAmerican physician and obstetrical anesthesiologistJune 7
• 1909–1959Lester YoungAmerican jazz saxophonistAugust 27
• 1909–1994Dean RuskAmerican statesmanFebruary 9
• 1909–1994Tom EwellAmerican actorApril 29
• 1909–1995SouphanouvongLaotian politicianJuly 13
• 1909–1981Jim DavisAmerican actorAugust 26
• 1909–1958Mike ToddAmerican film producerJune 22
• 1909–1987Obafemi AwolowoNigerian politicianMarch 6
• 1909–1982Hugh BeaumontAmerican actorFebruary 16
• 1909–1969Adolfo López MateosPresident of Mexico from 1958 to 1964May 26
• 1909–1957Malcolm LowryEnglish poet and novelistJuly 28
• 1909–1965William M. BranhamAmerican Christian ministerApril 6
• 1909–1983John FanteAmerican writerApril 8
• 1909–1993Ruby KeelerCanadian-American actress, dancer, and singerAugust 25
• 1909–1984Joseph LoseyAmerican theatre and film directorJanuary 14
• 1909–2001Juan Bosch20th-century Dominican politician and writerJune 30
• 1909–1985Wolfgang ReithermanGerman-American animatorJune 26
• 1909–1981Nelson AlgrenAmerican writerMarch 28
• 1909–1996Alain PoherFrench politicianApril 17
• 1909–1993Wallace StegnerAmerican historian, writer, and environmentalistFebruary 18
• 1909–2004Frances DeeAmerican actressNovember 26
• 1909–1994Golo Mann20th-century German popular historianMarch 27
• 1909–1991Edwin H. LandAmerican scientist, inventor, and entrepreneurMay 7
• 1909–1995Stephen SpenderEnglish poet and man of lettersFebruary 28
• 1909–1971Michael RennieBritish actorAugust 25