November 4th
218 Notable deaths
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.
Hermann Graf
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1912–1988).
Born October 24th, 1912 in Engen.
Died November 4th, 1988 at 76 years old in Engen (Parkinson's disease).
Eugene Field
American writer (1850-1895).
Born September 3rd, 1850 in St. Louis.
Died November 4th, 1895 at 45 years old in Chicago.
Tomás Estrada Palma
Cuban politician (1835–1908); president of cuba (1902–1906).
Born July 9th, 1835 in Bayamo. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1908 at 73 years old in Santiago de Cuba.
Haim Ginott
Psychologist (1922–1973).
Born August 5th, 1922 in Tel Aviv, Jaffa.
Died November 4th, 1973 at 51 years old in New York City.
Akiyama Yoshifuru
Imperial japanese army general (1859-1930).
Born February 9th, 1859 in Matsuyama.
Died November 4th, 1930 at 71 years old in Matsuyama (diabetes).
Sam Francis
American painter (1923-1994).
Born June 25th, 1923 in San Mateo.
Died November 4th, 1994 at 71 years old in Santa Monica (prostate cancer).
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
Tuvan politician, first non-royal female head of state.
Born January 1st, 1912 in Kyzyl-Dag.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 96 years old in Kyzyl. [ref]
Sam Zimbalist
American film producer and film editor (1904-1958).
Born March 31st, 1904 in New York City.
Died November 4th, 1958 at 54 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Alfonso Cano
Colombian revolutionary (1948–2011).
Born July 22nd, 1948 in Bogotá.
Died November 4th, 2011 at 63 years old in Suárez (gunshot wound).
Marion Donovan
American inventor and architect (1917–1998).
Born October 15th, 1917 in Chile.
Died November 4th, 1998 at 81 years old in New York City.
Bert Patenaude
American soccer player (1909-1974).
Born November 4th, 1909 in Fall River.
Died November 4th, 1974 at 65 years old in Fall River. [ref]
Max Shachtman
American marxist theorist (1904–1972).
Born September 10th, 1904 in Warsaw.
Died November 4th, 1972 at 68 years old in Floral Park.
Lennart Bergelin
Swedish tennis player.
Born June 10th, 1925 in Alingsås.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 83 years old in Stockholm (heart failure). [ref]
Agus Salim
Indonesian politician (1884–1954).
Born October 8th, 1884 in Bukittinggi.
Died November 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Jakarta.
Daniel Peter
Swiss businessman (1836-1919).
Born March 9th, 1836 in Moudon.
Died November 4th, 1919 at 83 years old in Vevey.
Timi Hansen
Danish musician (1958–2019).
Born October 28th, 1958. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2019 at 61 years old (cancer). [ref]
Richard Gerstl
Austrian artist (1883-1908).
Born September 14th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died November 4th, 1908 at 25 years old in Vienna (hanging to death).
Ann Pennington
American dancer, actress and singer (1893–1971).
Born December 23rd, 1893 in Wilmington.
Died November 4th, 1971 at 77 years old in New York.
Diego de los Ríos
Spanish governor-general of the philippines.
Born April 9th, 1850 in Guadalajara.
Died November 4th, 1911 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Dominik Duka
Archbishop of prague from 2010 to 2022.
Born April 26th, 1943 in Hradec Králové. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2025 at 82 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague, Prague. [ref]
Balakh Sher Mazari
Pakistani politician (1928–2022).
Born July 8th, 1928 in Kot Karam Khan.
Died November 4th, 2022 at 94 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Cyprian Ekwensi
Nigerian author (1921-2007).
Born September 26th, 1921 in Minna.
Died November 4th, 2007 at 86 years old in Enugu. [ref]
Camilo Mouriño
Mexican politician (1971-2008).
Born August 1st, 1971 in Mexico City.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 37 years old in Mexico City (2008 Mexico City Learjet crash). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 218
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner