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November 4th
218 Notable deaths
Jim Marurai
8th prime minister of the cook islands (1947–2020).
Born July 9th, 1947 in Mangaia.
Died November 4th, 2020 at 73 years old in Mangaia. [ref]
Michel Kikoine
Belarusian-french artist of jewish origin (1892—1968).
Born May 31st, 1892 in Gomel, Rechytsa.
Died November 4th, 1968 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Mabel Van Buren
American actress (1878-1947).
Born July 17th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died November 4th, 1947 at 69 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Norman Foster Ramsey
American physicist (1915–2011).
Born August 27th, 1915 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 4th, 2011 at 96 years old in Wayland. [ref]
Vsevolod Kochetov
Soviet writer (1912–1973).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died November 4th, 1973 at 61 years old in Peredelkino.
Horace Gould
British racing driver.
Born September 20th, 1921 in Bristol. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1968 at 47 years old in Southmead (myocardial infarction).
Joanna Bruzdowicz
Polish composer (1943–2021).
Born May 17th, 1943 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2021 at 78 years old in Taillet. [ref]
William Duddell
British physicist (1872–1917).
Born July 1st, 1872 in London.
Died November 4th, 1917 at 45 years old in London.
Endre Kabos
Hungarian fencer (1906–1944).
Born November 5th, 1906 in Oradea.
Died November 4th, 1944 at 37 years old in Budapest.
Žarko Zrenjanin
Yugoslav partisan (1902-1942).
Born September 11th, 1902 in Izbište.
Died November 4th, 1942 at 40 years old in Pavliš.
Grigore Preoteasa
Romanian politician, 1955-1957 minister for foreign affairs.
Born August 25th, 1915 in Bucharest.
Died November 4th, 1957 at 42 years old in Moscow.
Philip Gilbert Hamerton
English artist, art critic and author (1834-1894).
Born September 10th, 1834 in Shaw and Crompton.
Died November 4th, 1894 at 60 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Cornelia Barns
American illustrator and cartoonist (1888-1941).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Flushing.
Died November 4th, 1941 at 53 years old in Los Gatos (tuberculosis).
Adolf Marx
Russian-german publisher.
Born February 2nd, 1838 in Szczecin.
Died November 4th, 1904 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
George Willis Ritchey
American astronomer (1864–1945).
Born December 31st, 1864 in Tuppers Plains.
Died November 4th, 1945 at 80 years old in Azusa.
Michael Augustine
Catholic archbishop (1933–2017).
Died November 4th, 2017 at 84 years old in Pondicherry (myocardial infarction).
Luigi Settembrini
Italian man of letters and politician (1813-1876).
Born April 17th, 1813 in Naples.
Died November 4th, 1876 at 63 years old in Naples.
Ernst Förstemann
German historian, archivist and librarian (1822-1906).
Born September 18th, 1822 in Gdańsk.
Died November 4th, 1906 at 84 years old in Charlottenburg.
James Jackson Putnam
American neurologist (1846–1918).
Born October 3rd, 1846 in Boston.
Died November 4th, 1918 at 72 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
George S. Myers
U.s. ichthyologist and herpetologist.
Born February 2nd, 1905 in Jersey City.
Died November 4th, 1985 at 80 years old in Scotts Valley.
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Spanish film director (1911–1992).
Born April 10th, 1911 in Madrid.
Died November 4th, 1992 at 81 years old in Madrid (pulmonary edema).
Karl von den Steinen
German physician, ethnologist, explorer, ancient americanist and writer (1855-1929).
Born March 7th, 1855 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died November 4th, 1929 at 74 years old in Kronberg im Taunus.
Paul Charles Dubois
Swiss psychiatrist (1848–1918).
Born November 28th, 1848 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died November 4th, 1918 at 69 years old in Bern.
David Resnick
Architect (1924-2012).
Born August 5th, 1924 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 4th, 2012 at 88 years old in Jerusalem.
Dmitri Vasilenko
Russian gymnast (1975-2019).
Born November 12th, 1975 in Cherkessk.
Died November 4th, 2019 at 43 years old in Lille (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman