On This Day: September 9

Updated September 8, 2012, 2:28 pm

On Sept. 9, 1976, Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung died in Beijing at age 82.

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On Sept. 9, 1887, Alfred Landon, the American politician who ran against Franklin Roosevelt for United States president in 1936, was born. Following his death on Oct. 12, 1987, his obituary appeared in The Times.

Historic Birthdays

Alfred Landon 9/9/1887 – 10/12/1987 American governor of Kansas (1933-7) and unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate (1936).Go to obituary »

61 Luigi Galvani 9/9/1737 – 12/4/1798
Italian physician and physicist

63 William Bligh 9/9/1754 – 12/7/1817
English admiral; commanded the HMS Bounty

74 Fremont Lawson 9/9/1850 – 8/19/1925
American newspaper editor and publisher

70 Max Reinhardt 9/9/1873 – 10/31/1943
Austrian stage and screen director

69 James Agate 9/9/1877 – 6/6/1947
English drama critic for the London Sunday Times (1923-47)

54 James Hilton 9/9/1900 – 12/20/1954
English novelist

80 Granville Hicks 9/9/1901 – 6/18/1982
American critic, novelist and teacher

26 Otis Redding 9/9/1941 – 12/10/1967
American soul singer and songwriter

44 John Curry 9/9/1949 – 4/15/1994
English Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater (1976 )

61	Luigi Galvani 9/9/1737 – 12/4/1798 Italian physician and physicist
63	William Bligh 9/9/1754 – 12/7/1817 English admiral; commanded the HMS Bounty
74	Fremont Lawson 9/9/1850 – 8/19/1925 American newspaper editor and publisher
70	Max Reinhardt 9/9/1873 – 10/31/1943 Austrian stage and screen director
69	James Agate 9/9/1877 – 6/6/1947 English drama critic for the London Sunday Times (1923-47)
54	James Hilton 9/9/1900 – 12/20/1954 English novelist
80	Granville Hicks 9/9/1901 – 6/18/1982 American critic, novelist and teacher
26	Otis Redding 9/9/1941 – 12/10/1967 American soul singer and songwriter
44	John Curry 9/9/1949 – 4/15/1994 English Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater (1976 )