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October 4th
140 Notable deaths
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.
Riccardo Pazzaglia
Italian actor and director (1926–2006).
Born September 12th, 1926 in Naples.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
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 (1923–2006).
Born November 20th, 1923 in Nyköpings östra församling.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 82 years old in Nyköpings Alla Helgona.
Alberto Fermín Zubiría
President of uruguay (1901-1971).
Born October 9th, 1901 in Montevideo.
Died October 4th, 1971 at 69 years old in Montevideo.
Karel Kolář
Czechoslovak runner (1955–2017).
Born December 16th, 1955 in Jindřichův Hradec.
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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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull