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October 4th
129 Notable deaths
Robert Lee Moore
American mathematician.
Born November 14th, 1882 in Dallas.
Died October 4th, 1974 at 91 years old in Austin.
Dorothy Lawrence
English reporter and cross-dresser.
Born October 4th, 1896 in Hendon. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1964 at 68 years old in London Borough of Islington.
Léon Brillouin
French physicist (1889-1969).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Sèvres.
Died October 4th, 1969 at 80 years old in New York City.
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
Bulgarian princess (1898-1985).
Born January 5th, 1898 in Sofia.
Died October 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Friedrichshafen.
Jim Holton
Scottish footballer (1951-1993).
Born April 11th, 1951 in Lesmahagow.
Died October 4th, 1993 at 42 years old in Warwick.
Arthur Whitten Brown
British army officer.
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Glasgow.
Died October 4th, 1948 at 62 years old in Swansea (Veronal poisoning).
Fyodor Cherenkov
Russian footballer (1959-2014).
Born July 25th, 1959 in Moscow.
Died October 4th, 2014 at 55 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
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.
Pyotr Masherov
Soviet politician (1918-1980).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Šyrki.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 62 years old in Smaliavičy District (traffic collision).
Gideon Toury
Israeli literary and translation scholar.
Died October 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
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