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October 4th
145 Notable deaths
Anatoliy Konkov
Soviet-ukrainian footballer (1949–2024).
Born September 19th, 1949 in Khrustalnyi.
Died October 4th, 2024 at 75 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Carlo Carretto
Italian catholic writer.
Born April 2nd, 1910 in Alessandria. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1988 at 78 years old in Spello. [ref]
Ida Wüst
German actress (1884–1958).
Born October 10th, 1884 in Frankfurt.
Died October 4th, 1958 at 73 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
Member of the swiss federal council (1936-1998).
Born April 1st, 1936 in Vevey.
Died October 4th, 1998 at 62 years old in Lausanne.
Oskar Pastior
German poet (1927–2006).
Born October 20th, 1927 in Sibiu.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 78 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Akira Miyoshi
Japanese composer (1933-2013).
Born January 10th, 1933 in Suginami.
Died October 4th, 2013 at 80 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Georg Hamel
German mathematician (1877-1954).
Born September 12th, 1877 in Düren.
Died October 4th, 1954 at 77 years old in Landshut.
Günter de Bruyn
German writer (1926–2020).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Berlin.
Died October 4th, 2020 at 93 years old in Bad Saarow. [ref]
Zoltán Lajos Bay
Hungarian physicist.
Born July 24th, 1900 in Gyula.
Died October 4th, 1992 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C..
Tofig Guliyev
Azerbaijani musician (1917–2000).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Bilgəh.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Baku.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 145
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