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January 4th
274 Notable deaths
Forest Able
American basketball player.
Born July 27th, 1932 in Louisville.
Died January 4th, 2026 at 93 years old in Fairdale. [ref]
Nel van Vliet
Dutch swimmer (1926-2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Hilversum.
Died January 4th, 2006 at 79 years old in Naarden. [ref]
Diane Foster
Athletics competitor (1928-1999).
Born March 3rd, 1928 in Vancouver.
Died January 4th, 1999 at 70 years old in Oliver.
Ives Roqueta
French writer.
Born February 29th, 1936 in Sète.
Died January 4th, 2015 at 78 years old in Saint-Affrique.
Joseph Hubert Reinkens
German bishop and theologian (1821-1896).
Born March 1st, 1821 in Burtscheid.
Died January 4th, 1896 at 74 years old in Bonn.
Vladimir Yankilevsky
Russian artist (1938-2018).
Born February 15th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia).
Ruth Bleier
American neurophysiologist and activist.
Born November 17th, 1923 in New Kensington. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1988 at 64 years old in Madison.
René Basset
French linguist and orientalist (1855–1924).
Born July 24th, 1855 in Lunéville.
Died January 4th, 1924 at 68 years old in Algiers (disease).
Claude France
French actress.
Born March 9th, 1893 in Emden.
Died January 4th, 1928 at 34 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia).
James Foster
British ice hockey player (1905-1969).
Born September 13th, 1905 in Glasgow.
Died January 4th, 1969 at 63 years old in Winnipeg.
Carl Ludwig Jessen
German artist danish artist (1833-1917).
Born February 22nd, 1833 in Deezbüll.
Died January 4th, 1917 at 83 years old in Deezbüll.
Thomas Holtzmann
German actor (1927–2013).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Munich.
Died January 4th, 2013 at 85 years old in Munich.
Louis Ehlert
German composer.
Born January 23rd, 1825 in Königsberg.
Died January 4th, 1884 at 58 years old in Wiesbaden.
Friedrich Jolly
German neurologist and psychiatrist (1844–1904).
Born November 24th, 1844 in Heidelberg.
Died January 4th, 1904 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Antoni Stankiewicz
Catholic bishop (1935–2021).
Born October 1st, 1935 in Alieščancy.
Died January 4th, 2021 at 85 years old in Rome.
Natalino Pescarolo
Italian bishop.
Born March 26th, 1929 in Palestro.
Died January 4th, 2015 at 85 years old in Cuneo.
Wim Volkers
Dutch footballer and manager (1899-1990).
Born October 3rd, 1899 in Amsterdam.
Died January 4th, 1990 at 90 years old in Amsterdam.
Refik Memišević
Olympic wrestler.
Born May 14th, 1956 in Bačko Novo Selo.
Died January 4th, 2004 at 47 years old in Subotica.
Nikoloz Shengelaya
Soviet film director, screenwriter (1903–1943).
Born August 8th, 1903 in Obuji. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1943 at 39 years old in Tbilisi.
Paola Drigo
Italian writer (1876–1938).
Born January 4th, 1876 in Castelfranco Veneto.
Died January 4th, 1938 at 62 years old in Padua.
Bill Hobbs
American rower (1949–2020).
Born July 30th, 1949 in Ponce.
Died January 4th, 2020 at 70 years old in Dartmouth. [ref]
Thomas Vernon Wollaston
English entomologist (1822-1878).
Born March 9th, 1822 in Lincolnshire.
Died January 4th, 1878 at 55 years old in Teignmouth.
Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński
Polish sociologist, university teacher, and science fiction writer (1944–2015).
Born May 4th, 1944 in Sucha, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died January 4th, 2015 at 70 years old in Warsaw.
Min Byung-dae
South korean footballer (1918-1983).
Born February 20th, 1918 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died January 4th, 1983 at 64 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Ervin Katnić
Serbian footballer (1922–1979).
Born September 2nd, 1921 in Split.
Died January 4th, 1979 at 57 years old in Split.
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