January 4th

213 Notable deaths

James Churchward

British occult writer (1851–1936).

Born February 27th, 1851 in Okehampton.

Died January 4th, 1936 at 84 years old

Johan Ludvig Heiberg

Danish philologist and hellenist 1854-1928.

Born November 27th, 1854 in Aalborg.

Died January 4th, 1928 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.

Eve Arnold

American photojournalist.

Born April 21st, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died January 4th, 2012 at 99 years old in London (disease). [ref]

Dudley Nichols

American screenwriter (1895-1960).

Born April 6th, 1895 in Wapakoneta.

Died January 4th, 1960 at 64 years old in Hollywood (cancer).

Berry Kroeger

American actor (1912-1991).

Born October 16th, 1912 in San Antonio.

Died January 4th, 1991 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).

Humphrey Carpenter

British writer and broadcaster.

Born April 29th, 1946 in Oxford. [ref]

Died January 4th, 2005 at 58 years old in Oxford (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Aharon Appelfeld

Israeli writer (1932–2018).

Born February 16th, 1932 in Stara Zhadova.

Died January 4th, 2018 at 85 years old in Petah Tikva. [ref]

Kishin Shinoyama

Japanese photographer (1940–2024).

Born December 3rd, 1940 in Yodobashi-ku.

Died January 4th, 2024 at 83 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

John Burningham

British children's illustrator and writer.

Born April 27th, 1936 in Farnham. [ref]

Died January 4th, 2019 at 82 years old in London (pneumonia).

Bob Flanagan

American writer, poet, musician, performance artist, and comic (1952–1996).

Born December 26th, 1952 in New York City.

Died January 4th, 1996 at 43 years old in Long Beach (cystic fibrosis).

Deaths 71 to 80 of 213

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