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October 4th
125 Notable deaths
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Lộc Thủy. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2013 at 102 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Anne Sexton
American poet.
Born November 9th, 1928 in Newton.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 45 years old in Weston (asphyxia).
Gifford Pinchot
American forester and politician (1865-1946).
Born August 11th, 1865 in Simsbury. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1946 at 81 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Iraqi president (1914-1982).
Born July 1st, 1914 in Tikrit.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 68 years old in Baghdad.
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).
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]
Gunpei Yokoi
Japanese game designer (1941-1997).
Born September 10th, 1941 in Kyoto.
Died October 4th, 1997 at 56 years old in Ishikawa Prefecture (traffic collision).
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).
Mercedes Sosa
Argentine singer (1935-2009).
Born July 9th, 1935 in San Miguel de Tucumán. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2009 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (kidney failure). [ref]
Denny Hulme
New zealand racing driver.
Born June 18th, 1936 in Motueka.
Died October 4th, 1992 at 56 years old in Mount Panorama Circuit (myocardial infarction).
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