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January 4th
274 Notable deaths
Sandro
Argentine singer and actor (1945–2010).
Born August 19th, 1945 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 4th, 2010 at 64 years old in Mendoza, San José, Guaymallén (sepsis). [ref]
Les Brown
American bandleader (1912–2001).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Reinerton.
Died January 4th, 2001 at 88 years old in Pacific Palisades (lung cancer).
Kalpana Mohan
Actress.
Born July 18th, 1946 in Srinagar.
Died January 4th, 2012 at 65 years old in Pune. [ref]
James Edwards
American actor (1918-1970).
Born March 6th, 1918 in Muncie.
Died January 4th, 1970 at 51 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Miiko Taka
American actress (1925–2023).
Born July 24th, 1925 in Seattle.
Died January 4th, 2023 at 97 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Princess Margaretha of Sweden
Swedish princess (1899–1977).
Born June 25th, 1899 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1977 at 77 years old in Faxe. [ref]
Marina Raskova
Founder of three soviet russian all-female air regiments (1912-1943).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 1943 at 30 years old in Saratov Oblast. [ref]
Benito Pérez Galdós
Spanish realist novelist (1843–1920).
Born May 10th, 1843 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1920 at 76 years old in calle de Hilarión Eslava. [ref]
Georg von Hertling
German chancellor (1843–1919).
Born August 31st, 1843 in Darmstadt.
Died January 4th, 1919 at 75 years old in Ruhpolding.
Frederick Selous
British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist (1851–1917).
Born December 31st, 1851 in London.
Died January 4th, 1917 at 65 years old in Beho-Beho.
Pino Daniele
Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (1955-2015).
Born March 19th, 1955 in Naples. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2015 at 59 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brendan Byrne
American politician and prosecutor (1924-2018).
Born April 1st, 1924 in West Orange.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 93 years old in Livingston (infectious disease). [ref]
Silas Weir Mitchell
American physician (1829–1914).
Born February 15th, 1829 in Philadelphia.
Died January 4th, 1914 at 84 years old in Philadelphia (hanging to death).
Michel Galabru
French actor (1922–2016).
Born October 27th, 1922 in Safi. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2016 at 93 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Carlo Levi
Italian painter, writer, politic and anti-fascist (1902-1975).
Born November 29th, 1902 in Turin.
Died January 4th, 1975 at 72 years old in Rome (pneumonia).
John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
British viscount (1882-1958).
Born July 8th, 1882 in Edinburgh.
Died January 4th, 1958 at 75 years old in Lambeth.
John William Draper
British-american academic (1811-1882).
Born May 5th, 1811 in St Helens.
Died January 4th, 1882 at 70 years old in Hastings-on-Hudson.
Milt Schmidt
Canadian ice hockey player (1918–2017).
Born March 5th, 1918 in Kitchener.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 98 years old in Needham (stroke). [ref]
Emilio Echevarría
Mexican actor (1944–2025).
Born July 3rd, 1944 in Mexico City.
Died January 4th, 2025 at 80 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Robert Heilbroner
American economist and historian of economic thought (1919–2005).
Born March 24th, 1919 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 2005 at 85 years old in New York City.
Richard Maibaum
American screenwriter, playwright and film producer (1909–1991).
Born May 26th, 1909 in New York City.
Died January 4th, 1991 at 81 years old in Santa Monica.
Irving Layton
Romanian-born canadian poet (1912–2006).
Born March 12th, 1912 in Târgu Neamț.
Died January 4th, 2006 at 93 years old in Côte Saint-Luc (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Oscar Polk
American actor (1899-1949).
Born December 25th, 1899 in Marianna.
Died January 4th, 1949 at 49 years old in New York City (struck by vehicle).
Martinus J. G. Veltman
Dutch theoretical physicist (1931–2021).
Born June 27th, 1931 in Waalwijk.
Died January 4th, 2021 at 89 years old in Bilthoven. [ref]
Johan Ferrier
Dutch-surinamese politician (1910-2010).
Born May 12th, 1910 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2010 at 99 years old in Oegstgeest. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson