October 4th
129 Notable deaths
Francesco Borgongini Duca
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 26th, 1884 in Rome.
Died October 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Rome.
Arno Bieberstein
German swimmer.
Born October 17th, 1886 in Magdeburg.
Died October 4th, 1918 at 31 years old in Magdeburg.
René Benjamin
French writer.
Born March 20th, 1885 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1948 at 63 years old in Tours. [ref]
Michel Gandoger
French botanist and mycologist (1850-1926).
Born May 10th, 1850 in Arnas. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1926 at 76 years old in Arnas.
Willy Giesemann
German footballer (1937–2024).
Born September 2nd, 1937 in Brunswick.
Died October 4th, 2024 at 87 years old [ref]
Zbigniew Pacelt
Polish sportsman, sports official and politician.
Born August 26th, 1951 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
Died October 4th, 2021 at 70 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Sihugo Green
American basketball player.
Born August 20th, 1933 in New York City.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer).
Gunnar Åkerlund
Canoe racer.
Born November 20th, 1923 in Nyköpings östra församling.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 82 years old in Nyköpings Alla Helgona.
Karel Kolář
Czechoslovak runner and olympic athlete.
Born December 16th, 1955 in Jindřichův Hradec. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2017 at 61 years old [ref]
Lyudmila Gureyeva
Soviet volleyball player who won silver at the 1964 summer olympics..
Born February 12th, 1943 in Odesa.
Died October 4th, 2017 at 74 years old [ref]
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson