Quote Authors Who Died on August 9th

Bernie Mac

American Actor

Oct 5, 1957 - Aug 9, 2008

Cecil Frank Powell

British Physicist

Dec 5, 1903 - Aug 9, 1969

David Rakoff

Canadian Writer

Nov 27, 1964 - Aug 9, 2012

Edith Stein

German Saint

Oct 12, 1891 - Aug 9, 1942

Edward Thorndike

American Psychologist

Aug 31, 1874 - Aug 9, 1949

Frank Gifford

American Athlete

Aug 16, 1930 - Aug 9, 2015

Frank Whittle

English Inventor

Jun 1, 1907 - Aug 9, 1996

Frederick Marryat

English Novelist

Jul 10, 1792 - Aug 9, 1848

Gregory Hines

American Actor

Feb 14, 1946 - Aug 9, 2003

Hermann Hesse

German Novelist

Jul 2, 1877 - Aug 9, 1962

Jacqueline Cochran

American Aviator

May 11, 1906 - Aug 9, 1980

James Van Allen

American Physicist

Sep 7, 1914 - Aug 9, 2006

Jerry Garcia

American Musician

Aug 1, 1942 - Aug 9, 1995

Joe Orton

English Playwright

Jan 1, 1933 - Aug 9, 1967

John Harsanyi

Hungarian Economist

May 29, 1920 - Aug 9, 2000

Judith Rossner

American Novelist

Mar 31, 1935 - Aug 9, 2005

Lincoln Steffens

American Journalist

Apr 6, 1866 - Aug 9, 1936

Mahmoud Darwish

Palestinian Poet

Mar 13, 1941 - Aug 9, 2008

Matthew McGrory

American Actor

May 17, 1973 - Aug 9, 2005

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Italian Composer

Mar 8, 1857 - Aug 9, 1919

Sharon Tate

American Actress

Jan 24, 1943 - Aug 9, 1969