October 4th
137 Notable deaths
Ivan Klíma
Czech playwright, author, publicist, and university educator.
Born September 14th, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2025 at 94 years old in Prague. [ref]
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]
Günter Lamprecht
German actor.
Born January 21st, 1930 in Berlin.
Died October 4th, 2022 at 92 years old in Bad Godesberg. [ref]
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.
Michael Grant
British classicist, numismatist, historian and author (1914-2004).
Born November 21st, 1914 in London. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2004 at 89 years old in London, Tuscany. [ref]
Brigitte Hamann
Austrian-german historian.
Born July 26th, 1940 in Essen.
Died October 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
André Delvaux
Film director.
Born March 21st, 1926 in Heverlee. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2002 at 76 years old in Valencia (myocardial infarction). [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]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 137
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein