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194 Notable deaths
André Delvaux
Belgian film director (1926–2002).
Born March 21st, 1926 in Oud-Heverlee, Heverlee. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2002 at 76 years old in Valencia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Staaff
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1860-1915).
Born January 21st, 1860 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1915 at 55 years old in Engelbrekt church parish (pneumonia, arteriosclerosis, stomatitis). [ref]
May Sutton
Us tennis player (1886–1975).
Born September 25th, 1886 in Plymouth.
Died October 4th, 1975 at 89 years old in Santa Monica.
Josep Tapiró Baró
Spanish painter (1836-1913).
Born February 7th, 1836 in Reus.
Died October 4th, 1913 at 77 years old in Tangier.
Hanan Porat
Israeli rabbi and educator (1943-2011).
Born December 5th, 1943 in Kfar Pines. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2011 at 67 years old in Israel (cancer). [ref]
Alfredo Keil
Portuguese artist and composer (1850-1987).
Born July 3rd, 1850 in Lisbon.
Died October 4th, 1907 at 57 years old in Hamburg.
Ellis Rowan
Australian artist, botanical illustrator and botanical collector (1848-1922).
Born July 30th, 1848 in Melbourne.
Died October 4th, 1922 at 74 years old in Macedon.
Stefanos Stefanopoulos
Prime minister of greece (1898-1982).
Died October 4th, 1982 at 84 years old in Athens.
Paul Janet
French philosopher (1823-1899).
Born April 30th, 1823 in Paris.
Died October 4th, 1899 at 76 years old in Paris.
Woody Bledsoe
American mathematician and computer scientist (1921–1995).
Born November 12th, 1921 in Maysville. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1995 at 73 years old in Texas (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Klavdy Lebedev
Russian painter (1852-1916).
Born October 28th, 1852 in Russian Empire. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1916 at 63 years old in Moscow.
André Waterkeyn
Belgian engineer and olympic field hockey player (1917–2005).
Born August 23rd, 1917 in Wimbledon.
Died October 4th, 2005 at 88 years old in Brussels.
George French Angas
English explorer, naturalist and painter who emigrated to australia and became a museum director (1822-1886).
Born April 25th, 1822 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died October 4th, 1886 at 64 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Shōichi Nakagawa
Minister of finance of japan (1953-2009).
Born July 19th, 1953 in Shibuya.
Died October 4th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
Swedish religious activist (1859-1953); second son of oscar ii of sweden and sofia of nassau.
Born November 15th, 1859 in Arvfurstens palats. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1953 at 93 years old in Stockholm.
Yu Kuo-hwa
Premier of taiwan (1914-2000).
Born January 10th, 1914 in Fenghua District.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 86 years old in Taipei.
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 (1910–1988).
Born April 2nd, 1910 in Alessandria.
Died October 4th, 1988 at 78 years old in Spello.
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.
Zlatko Grgić
Croatian canadian animator (1931-1988).
Born June 21st, 1931 in Zagreb.
Died October 4th, 1988 at 57 years old in Toronto.
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]
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel