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October 4th
140 Notable deaths
André Waterkeyn
Engineer, field hockey player.
Born August 23rd, 1917 in Wimbledon. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2005 at 88 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
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]
Stefanos Stefanopoulos
Prime minister of greece (1898-1982).
Born July 3rd, 1898 in Pyrgos.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 84 years old in Athens.
Shōichi Nakagawa
Minister of finance of japan (1953-2009).
Born July 19th, 1953 in Shibuya-ku.
Died October 4th, 2009 at 56 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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]
Oganes Zanazanyan
Soviet footballer (1946-2015).
Born December 10th, 1946 in Athens.
Died October 4th, 2015 at 68 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Oskar Pastior
German poet (1927–2006).
Born October 20th, 1927 in Sibiu.
Died October 4th, 2006 at 78 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
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]
Ida Wüst
German actress (1884–1958).
Born October 10th, 1884 in Frankfurt.
Died October 4th, 1958 at 73 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Akira Miyoshi
Japanese composer (1933-2013).
Born January 10th, 1933 in Suginami-ku. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2013 at 80 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 140
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin