Lee Hong-koo (89)
May 9th, 1934

Prime minister of South Korea – Lee Hong-koo was born in Gyeonggi (Province in South Korea) on May 9th, 1934 and is 89 years old today.

Other personalities born on May 9

92

Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

87

Glenda Jackson

British actress and politician (1936–2023)

*May 9th, 1936, Birkenhead †June 15th, 2023, Blackheath

37

Johanna Goliszewski

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1986, Olsztyn

82

Geraldine McEwan

British actress (1932-2015)

*May 9th, 1932, Old Windsor †January 30th, 2015, Hammersmith

31

Per Imerslund

Norwegian national socialist

*May 9th, 1912, Christiania †December 7th, 1943, Oslo

76

Michael Levitt

Biophysicist and Professor of Structural biology

*May 9th, 1947, Pretoria

56

Ralph Lenkert

German politician

*May 9th, 1967, Apolda

88

Rafael Moneo

Spanish architect

*May 9th, 1935, Tudela

49

Neli Boteva

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1974, Sofia

70

Johannes Singhammer

German politician

*May 9th, 1953, Munich

35

Jillie Cooper

Scottish badminton player

*May 9th, 1988, Edinburgh

101

Ole Mørk Sandvik

Norwegian musicologist and educator

*May 9th, 1875, Ringsaker Municipality †August 5th, 1976, Oslo

28

Chae Yoo-jung

South Korean badminton player

*May 9th, 1995, Busan

58

Adam Opel

Founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG

*May 9th, 1837, Rüsselsheim am Main †September 8th, 1895, Rüsselsheim am Main

75

Hermann Hitzig

Swiss classical philologist (1843-1918)

*May 9th, 1843, Zürich †August 27th, 1918, Zürich

76

Denis Oswald

Swiss rower and sports official

*May 9th, 1947, Neuchâtel

79

Heidemarie Steiner

German figure skater

*May 9th, 1944, Kołobrzeg

84

Jørgen Frantzen

Danish rower

*May 9th, 1935, Holbæk †January 10th, 2020, Hundested

83

Klaus Aeffke

West German rower

*May 9th, 1940, Neustrelitz

57

August-Martin Euler

German politician (1908–1966)

*May 9th, 1908, Kassel †February 4th, 1966, Brussels metropolitan area

83

José Méndez

Spanish rower

*May 9th, 1937, Pontevedra †January 8th, 2021

40

Alan Campbell

British rower

*May 9th, 1983, Coleraine

43

Angela Nikodinov

American figure skater

*May 9th, 1980, Spartanburg

78

Jupp Heynckes

German association football player and manager

*May 9th, 1945, Mönchengladbach

68

Bendt Rothe

Actor

*May 9th, 1921, Denmark †December 31st, 1989, Denmark

77

Candice Bergen

American actress

*May 9th, 1946, Beverly Hills

88

Harry Arthurs

Canadian lawyer

*May 9th, 1935, Toronto

73

Bulat Okudzhava

Soviet writer and singer (1924-1997)

*May 9th, 1924, Moscow †June 12th, 1997, Paris

Also born in 1934

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

*July 19th, 1934, Tallinn †May 3rd, 2018, Sankt Augustin

89

Heinz-Otto Rehage

German biologist

*November 30th, 1934, Dortmund

89

Maggie Smith

English actress

*December 28th, 1934, Ilford

89

Judi Dench

English actress (born 1934)

*December 9th, 1934, York

90

Jane Goodall

English primatologist and anthropologist (*1934)

*April 3rd, 1934, Hampstead

69

Alan Bates

British actor

*February 17th, 1934, Allestree †December 27th, 2003, City of Westminster

89

Sylvia Syms

English actress (1934–2023)

*January 6th, 1934, Woolwich †January 27th, 2023, Denville Hall

80

Michael Graves

American architect and designer of consumer products

*July 9th, 1934, Indianapolis †March 12th, 2015, Princeton

89

Brigitte Bardot

French actress and singer

*September 28th, 1934, Paris

89

Pratibha Patil

President of India from 2007 to 2012

*December 19th, 1934, Nadgaon

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