October 4th
137 Notable deaths
Dave Gallaher
New zealand rugby union footballer. captained new zealand all blacks in their 1905 northern hemisphere tour..
Born October 30th, 1873 in Ramelton.
Died October 4th, 1917 at 43 years old in Passendale.
Heinz Rühmann
German actor (1902-1994).
Born March 7th, 1902 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 1994 at 92 years old in Aufkirchen.
Barney Oldfield
American racing driver (1878-1946).
Born June 3rd, 1878 in Wauseon.
Died October 4th, 1946 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills.
Michael Smith
Canadian nobel laureate in chemistry.
Born April 26th, 1932 in Blackpool. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2000 at 68 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman
Sultan of muscat and oman (1864-1913).
Born June 8th, 1864 in Muscat.
Died October 4th, 1913 at 49 years old in Muscat.
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
Swedish religious activist; 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.
Leroy Grumman
American engineer.
Born January 4th, 1895 in Huntington.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 87 years old in Manhasset.
Anna Hyatt Huntington
American artist.
Born March 10th, 1876 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1973 at 97 years old in Redding, Redding Ridge. [ref]
Alexandros Papagos
Greek military leader and politician (1883-1955).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Athens.
Died October 4th, 1955 at 71 years old in Athens.
Karl Mildenberger
German boxer.
Born November 23rd, 1937 in Kaiserslautern.
Died October 4th, 2018 at 80 years old in Kaiserslautern.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche