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October 4th
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World Animal Day
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194 Notable deaths
Luciano Catenacci
Italian actor (1933-1990).
Born April 13th, 1933 in Rome.
Died October 4th, 1990 at 57 years old in Melbourne.
Yves Barsacq
French film actor (1931–2015).
Born June 17th, 1931 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 4th, 2015 at 84 years old in Albenga. [ref]
Zoltán Lajos Bay
Hungarian physicist (1900–1992).
Born July 24th, 1900 in Gyula.
Died October 4th, 1992 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C..
Tofig Guliyev
Azerbaijani musician (1917–2000).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Bilgəh.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Baku.
Jürgen Sundermann
German footballer and manager (1940–2022).
Born January 25th, 1940 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died October 4th, 2022 at 82 years old in Leonberg. [ref]
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Moroccan long-distance runner (1929–2000).
Born February 28th, 1929 in Errachidia.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 71 years old in Fez (arteriosclerotic heart disease).
Noël-Noël
French actor and screenwriter (1897–1989).
Born August 9th, 1897 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 4th, 1989 at 92 years old in Nice.
Oganes Zanazanyan
Soviet footballer (1946-2015).
Born December 10th, 1946 in Athens.
Died October 4th, 2015 at 68 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Olena Pchilka
Ukrainian academic (1849–1930).
Born June 29th, 1849 in Hadiach. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1930 at 81 years old in Kyiv.
Viktor Vinogradov
Soviet academic (1894-1969).
Born January 12th, 1895 in Zaraysk.
Died October 4th, 1969 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Set Svanholm
Swedish opera singer (1904–1964).
Born September 2nd, 1904 in Västerås domkyrkoförsamling.
Died October 4th, 1964 at 60 years old in Nacka församling.
Emil Schumacher
German artist (1912-1999).
Born August 29th, 1912 in Hagen.
Died October 4th, 1999 at 87 years old in Sant Josep de sa Talaia.
William Humphrey
American actor and film director (1875-1942).
Born January 2nd, 1875 in Hampden County. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1942 at 67 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
American writer (1848–1895).
Born September 23rd, 1848.
Died October 4th, 1895 at 47 years old
Veikko Huovinen
Finnish writer (1927–2009).
Died October 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Sotkamo. [ref]
André Deed
French actor (1879-1940).
Born April 22nd, 1879 in Le Havre.
Died October 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in Paris.
Margaret Gatty
British writer and botanist (1809-1873).
Born June 3rd, 1809 in Burnham-on-Crouch. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1873 at 64 years old in Yorkshire. [ref]
Bert Romp
Dutch equestrian.
Born November 4th, 1958 in Veendam.
Died October 4th, 2018 at 59 years old in Tilburg (horse fall).
Tony Shelly
New zealand racing driver (1937-1998).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in New Zealand.
Died October 4th, 1998 at 61 years old in New Zealand.
Marlon Pérez Arango
Colombian cyclist (1976–2024).
Born January 10th, 1976 in Támesis. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2024 at 48 years old in El Carmen de Viboral (stabbing). [ref]
Nikolay Nekrasov
Russian writer and esperantist (1900-38).
Born December 18th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died October 4th, 1938 at 37 years old in Soviet Union.
Eduard Devrient
German opera singer (1801-1877).
Born August 11th, 1801 in Berlin.
Died October 4th, 1877 at 76 years old in Karlsruhe.
Maria Zankovetska
Ukrainian actress (1854–1934).
Born August 4th, 1854 in Zanky.
Died October 4th, 1934 at 80 years old in Kyiv (tuberculosis, myocarditis, nephritis).
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
Swiss linguist (1861-1936).
Born January 30th, 1861 in Dübendorf.
Died October 4th, 1936 at 75 years old in Bonn.
Toivo Antikainen
Finnish politician (1898–1941).
Born June 8th, 1898 in Helsinki.
Died October 4th, 1941 at 43 years old in Arkhangelsk.
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