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January 4th
274 Notable deaths
Léon Delagrange
French aviator, sculptor (1872-1910).
Born March 13th, 1872 in Orléans. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1910 at 37 years old in Bordeaux (aviation accident).
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
President of costa rica (1859-1945).
Born February 6th, 1859 in Cartago.
Died January 4th, 1945 at 85 years old in San José.
Paul Ahyi
Artist, sculptor, architect (1930-2010).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Abomey.
Died January 4th, 2010 at 79 years old in Lomé. [ref]
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American engineer and inventor (1903–1990).
Born April 6th, 1903 in Fremont.
Died January 4th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Ezio Pascutti
Italian footballer (1937-2017).
Born June 1st, 1937 in Mortegliano.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 79 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Kate Price
Irish-american actress (1872-1943).
Born February 13th, 1872 in Cork.
Died January 4th, 1943 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.
Helena Růžičková
Czech actress and comedian (1936-2004).
Born June 13th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2004 at 67 years old in Plzeň (stomach cancer). [ref]
Philipp Jenninger
German politician and diplomat, former president of the bundestag (1932-2018).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Rindelbach.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 85 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Paul Behncke
German admiral (1869–1937).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Süsel. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1937 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Jack Baldwin
British chemist (1938–2020).
Born August 8th, 1938 in London. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2020 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Hugo Meurer
German admiral (1869-1960).
Born May 28th, 1869 in Pörtschach am Wörther See.
Died January 4th, 1960 at 90 years old in Kiel.
Ramón Vinay
Chilean opera singer (1911-1996).
Born August 31st, 1911 in Chillán.
Died January 4th, 1996 at 84 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
Rudolph Minkowski
American astronomer.
Born May 28th, 1895 in Strasbourg.
Died January 4th, 1976 at 80 years old in Berkeley.
Archibald Vincent Arnold
United states army general (1889-1973).
Born February 24th, 1889 in Collinsville.
Died January 4th, 1973 at 83 years old in Southern Pines.
John Roberts
Welsh footballer, born 1946.
Born September 11th, 1946 in Abercynon.
Died January 4th, 2016 at 69 years old in Sydenham. [ref]
Nora Ikstena
Latvian writer (1969-2026).
Born October 15th, 1969 in Riga.
Died January 4th, 2026 at 56 years old [ref]
August Herman Pfund
American physicist, spectroscopy.
Born December 28th, 1879 in Madison.
Died January 4th, 1949 at 69 years old
Ivan Bortnik
Soviet and russian actor (1939-2019).
Born April 16th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 2019 at 79 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Prince Karl, 8th Prince of Auersperg
Czech member of czech council (1814-1890).
Died January 4th, 1890 at 75 years old in Prague.
Lily Laskine
French harpist (1893–1988).
Born August 31st, 1893 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 4th, 1988 at 94 years old in Paris.
Walter Ormeño
Peruvian footballer (1926-2020).
Born December 3rd, 1926 in Lima.
Died January 4th, 2020 at 93 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Herbert Binkert
German footballer (1923-2020).
Born September 3rd, 1923 in Karlsruhe.
Died January 4th, 2020 at 96 years old in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Hédi Berkhissa
Tunisian association football player (1972-1997).
Born June 28th, 1972 in Remla.
Died January 4th, 1997 at 24 years old in Tunis (myocardial infarction).
Georges Theunis
Belgian former prime minister (1873-1966).
Born February 28th, 1873 in Montegnée.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 92 years old in Brussels.
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Italian film director (1894–1998).
Born July 8th, 1894 in Frosinone.
Died January 4th, 1998 at 103 years old in Rome.
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