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October 4th
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194 Notable deaths
Janis Joplin
American singer (1943–1970).
Born January 19th, 1943 in Port Arthur. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1970 at 27 years old in Hollywood (opioid overdose). [ref]
Loretta Lynn
American country singer (1932–2022).
Born April 14th, 1935 in Butcher Hollow. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2022 at 87 years old in Hurricane Mills. [ref]
Henrietta Lacks
American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the hela cell line (1920–1951).
Born August 1st, 1920 in Roanoke.
Died October 4th, 1951 at 31 years old in Baltimore (Povilla, cervical adenocarcinoma).
Graham Chapman
English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989).
Born January 8th, 1941 in Stoneygate.
Died October 4th, 1989 at 48 years old in Maidstone (oropharynx cancer).
Diahann Carroll
American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019).
Born July 17th, 1935 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died October 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Gordon Cooper
American astronaut (1927–2004).
Born March 6th, 1927 in Shawnee.
Died October 4th, 2004 at 77 years old in Ventura (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Clark Middleton
American actor.
Born April 13th, 1957 in Bristol.
Died October 4th, 2020 at 63 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (West Nile fever). [ref]
Glenn Gould
Canadian composer and pianist (1932–1982).
Born September 25th, 1932 in Toronto. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1982 at 50 years old in Toronto (stroke).
Jean-Claude Duvalier
President of the republic of haiti (1951-2014).
Born July 3rd, 1951 in Port-au-Prince.
Died October 4th, 2014 at 63 years old in Port-au-Prince (heart failure).
Al Smith
American statesman and governor (1873–1944).
Born December 30th, 1873 in Manhattan.
Died October 4th, 1944 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Lộc Thủy.
Died October 4th, 2013 at 102 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Norman Wisdom
English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter.
Born February 4th, 1915 in Marylebone.
Died October 4th, 2010 at 95 years old in Isle of Man (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anne Sexton
American poet (1928–1974).
Born November 9th, 1928 in Newton.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 45 years old in Weston (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Iraqi president (1914–1982).
Born July 1st, 1914 in Tikrit.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 68 years old in Baghdad.
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
French sculptor and painter (1834–1904).
Born August 2nd, 1834 in Colmar. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1904 at 70 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Gifford Pinchot
American forester and politician (1865–1946).
Born August 11th, 1865 in Simsbury.
Died October 4th, 1946 at 81 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Mercedes Sosa
Argentine singer (1935-2009).
Born July 9th, 1935 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died October 4th, 2009 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Gwen Araujo
Killed in 2002 in california, usa.
Born February 24th, 1985 in Newark.
Died October 4th, 2002 at 17 years old in Newark (strangling).
Danny Gatton
American guitarist (1945–1994).
Born September 4th, 1945 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 4th, 1994 at 49 years old in Newburg (gunshot wound).
Gunpei Yokoi
Japanese video game designer (1941–1997).
Born September 10th, 1941 in Kyoto.
Died October 4th, 1997 at 56 years old in Ishikawa Prefecture (traffic collision).
Audrey Wells
American screenwriter, director and producer (1960–2018).
Born April 29th, 1960 in San Francisco.
Died October 4th, 2018 at 58 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Peter Taylor
English football goalkeeper and manager (1928-1990).
Born July 2nd, 1928 in Nottingham.
Died October 4th, 1990 at 62 years old in Mallorca (lung disease).
Denny Hulme
New zealand racing driver (1936–1992).
Born June 18th, 1936 in Motueka.
Died October 4th, 1992 at 56 years old in Mount Panorama Circuit (myocardial infarction).
Sandhya Shantaram
Indian film actress (1932-2025).
Born September 22nd, 1931 in Kochi.
Died October 4th, 2025 at 94 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Otto Ernst Remer
German regiment/division army officer in the wehrmacht (1912-1997).
Born August 18th, 1912 in Neubrandenburg.
Died October 4th, 1997 at 85 years old in Málaga.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde