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November 4th
218 Notable deaths
Serhiy Tkach
Ukrainian serial killer.
Born September 15th, 1952 in Kiselyovsk.
Died November 4th, 2018 at 66 years old in Zhytomyr (heart failure).
Arthur Rostron
British sailor (1869-1940).
Born May 14th, 1869 in Bolton.
Died November 4th, 1940 at 71 years old in Southampton (pneumonia).
Cynthia Myers
Film actress and playboy playmate (1950-2011).
Born September 12th, 1950 in Toledo.
Died November 4th, 2011 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Shoghi Effendi
Grandson of ʻabdu'l-bahá, head of the bahá'í faith from 1921 until his death in 1957.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 60 years old in London (influenza A virus subtype H1N1).
Morrie Schwartz
American sociologist (1916-1995).
Born December 20th, 1916 in New York City.
Died November 4th, 1995 at 78 years old in Newton (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Luigi Galleani
Italian anarchist (1861–1931).
Born August 12th, 1861 in Vercelli.
Died November 4th, 1931 at 70 years old in Caprigliola (myocardial infarction).
Elizabeth Franz
American actress (1941–2025).
Born June 18th, 1941 in Akron.
Died November 4th, 2025 at 84 years old in Woodbury. [ref]
Michelle Nicastro
American actress, singer (1960–2010).
Born March 31st, 1960 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 4th, 2010 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
Johnny Owen
Welsh boxer (1956–1980).
Born January 7th, 1956 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 24 years old in Los Angeles.
Jean-Jacques Perrey
French composer (1929-2016).
Born January 20th, 1929 in Rosières-en-Santerre.
Died November 4th, 2016 at 87 years old in Lausanne (lung cancer). [ref]
Daisy Bates
American civil rights activist (1914–1999).
Born November 11th, 1914 in Huttig.
Died November 4th, 1999 at 84 years old in Little Rock.
Sheila Ryan
American actress (1921-1975).
Born June 8th, 1921 in Topeka.
Died November 4th, 1975 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Virginia Leith
American actress (1925-2019).
Born August 15th, 1932 in Cleveland.
Died November 4th, 2019 at 87 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Andrew Dickson White
American politician (1832-1918).
Born November 7th, 1832 in Homer. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1918 at 85 years old in Andrew Dickson White House.
Dickey Chapelle
American photographer (1919–1965).
Born March 14th, 1919 in Milwaukee.
Died November 4th, 1965 at 46 years old in Quảng Ngãi.
John Dill
Army officer (1881–1944).
Born December 25th, 1881 in Lurgan.
Died November 4th, 1944 at 62 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Antonio Margheriti
Italian film director (1930–2002).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Rome.
Died November 4th, 2002 at 72 years old in Monterosi (myocardial infarction).
Carlos Marighella
Brazilian politician, writer, and guerrilla fighter (1911–1969).
Born December 5th, 1911 in Salvador.
Died November 4th, 1969 at 57 years old in São Paulo (gunshot wound).
Kicki Håkansson
Swedish beauty pageant contestant and first miss world winner (1929–2024).
Born July 23rd, 1929 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2024 at 95 years old in California. [ref]
Luisa Moreno
Guatemalan activist.
Born August 30th, 1907 in Guatemala City.
Died November 4th, 1992 at 85 years old
Hara Takashi
Prime minister of japan from 1918 to 1921.
Born March 15th, 1856 in Morioka, Motomiya. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1921 at 65 years old in Tokyo Station (stab wound).
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
President of mexico (1930-1932).
Born March 10th, 1877 in Morelia.
Died November 4th, 1963 at 86 years old in Mexico City (bronchopneumonia, aplastic anemia).
Rüdiger von der Goltz
German militeary personnel (1865-1946).
Born December 8th, 1865 in Sulechów.
Died November 4th, 1946 at 80 years old in Bernbeuren.
Helene Demuth
Housekeeper of karl marx (1820-1890).
Born December 31st, 1820 in Sankt Wendel.
Died November 4th, 1890 at 69 years old in London (cancer).
Elsie MacGill
The first female aircraft designer (1905–1980).
Born March 27th, 1905 in Vancouver.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman