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October 4th
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194 Notable deaths
Fyodor Cherenkov
Russian footballer (1959–2014).
Born July 25th, 1959 in Moscow.
Died October 4th, 2014 at 55 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Arthur Whitten Brown
British army officer (1886–1948).
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died October 4th, 1948 at 62 years old in Swansea (Veronal poisoning).
Johannes Rebmann
German missionary and african explorer (1820-1876).
Born January 16th, 1820 in Gerlingen.
Died October 4th, 1876 at 56 years old in Korntal-Münchingen (pneumonia).
Hanadi Jaradat
Palestinian suicide bomber (1975-2003).
Born September 22nd, 1975 in Jenin.
Died October 4th, 2003 at 28 years old in Haifa.
Karl Baedeker
German publisher, bookseller and traveller (1801-1859).
Born November 3rd, 1801 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 1859 at 57 years old in Koblenz.
Arno von Lenski
German military officer (1893-1986).
Born July 20th, 1893 in Cimochy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died October 4th, 1986 at 93 years old in Eichwalde.
Razia Butt
Writer (1924-2012).
Born May 19th, 1924 in Rawalpindi.
Died October 4th, 2012 at 88 years old in Lahore.
Augustin Mouchot
French inventor and solar power pioneer (1825–1912).
Born April 7th, 1825 in Semur-en-Auxois.
Died October 4th, 1912 at 87 years old in Paris.
Michael Grant
British classicist, numismatist, historian and author (1914-2004).
Born November 21st, 1914 in London.
Died October 4th, 2004 at 89 years old in London, Tuscany. [ref]
Eugène Disdéri
French photographer (1819–1889).
Born March 28th, 1819 in Paris.
Died October 4th, 1889 at 70 years old in Paris.
Archduchess Maria Cristina, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Two sicilian and austro-tuscan imperial and royal.
Born April 10th, 1877 in Cannes.
Died October 4th, 1947 at 70 years old in Sankt Gilgen.
Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
German prince (1901-1984).
Born June 30th, 1901 in Cologne.
Died October 4th, 1984 at 83 years old in Bad Krozingen.
Günter Lamprecht
German actor (1930–2022).
Born January 21st, 1930 in Berlin.
Died October 4th, 2022 at 92 years old in Bad Godesberg. [ref]
Telesphore Toppo
Catholic cardinal (1939–2023).
Born October 15th, 1939 in Chainpur block.
Died October 4th, 2023 at 83 years old in Ranchi. [ref]
Sihugo Green
American basketball player (1933–1980).
Born August 20th, 1933 in New York City.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer).
Friedrich Carl Andreas
German orientalist and linguist (1846–1930).
Born April 14th, 1846 in Batavia.
Died October 4th, 1930 at 84 years old in Göttingen.
Gideon Toury
Israeli literary and translation scholar.
Died October 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Archduchess Dolores of Austria
Austrian archduchess.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 83 years old in Viareggio.
Stanley K. Hathaway
American politician (1924-2005).
Born July 19th, 1924 in Osceola.
Died October 4th, 2005 at 81 years old in Cheyenne.
Lea Pericoli
Italian tennis player (1935–2024).
Born March 22nd, 1935 in Milan. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2024 at 89 years old in Milan. [ref]
Abdulla Qodiriy
Uzbek and soviet poet, literary translator, and writer (1894–1938).
Born April 10th, 1894 in Tashkent.
Died October 4th, 1938 at 44 years old in Tashkent.
Brigitte Hamann
Austrian-german historian (1940–2016).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jesús Mosterín
Spanish philosopher (1941–2017).
Born September 24th, 1941 in Bilbao.
Died October 4th, 2017 at 76 years old in Barcelona (mesothelioma).
Janusz Radziwiłł
Polish diplomat (1880-1967).
Born September 3rd, 1880 in Berlin.
Died October 4th, 1967 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
José Luis Tejada Sorzano
President of bolivia (1882–1938).
Born January 12th, 1882 in La Paz.
Died October 4th, 1938 at 56 years old in Arica.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)