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November 4th
218 Notable deaths
Toni Ulmen
German racecar driver (1906-1976).
Born January 25th, 1906 in Düsseldorf.
Died November 4th, 1976 at 70 years old in Düsseldorf.
James P. Hogan
Director (1890-1943).
Born September 21st, 1890 in Lowell.
Died November 4th, 1943 at 53 years old in North Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Adonis Kyrou
French film director (1923–1985).
Born October 18th, 1923 in Athens. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1985 at 62 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Claude Aveline
French writer (1901-1992).
Born August 19th, 1901 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 4th, 1992 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Gülten Akın
Turkish poet (1933–2015).
Born January 23rd, 1933 in Yozgat.
Died November 4th, 2015 at 82 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Hubertus Brandenburg
Roman catholic bishop of stockholm (1923-2009).
Born November 17th, 1923 in Osnabrück.
Died November 4th, 2009 at 85 years old in Osnabrück. [ref]
Pranas Dovydaitis
Lithuanian politician (1886-1942).
Born December 2nd, 1886 in Runkiai.
Died November 4th, 1942 at 55 years old in Yekaterinburg (gunshot wound).
Josep Clarà i Ayats
Catalan sculptor (1878–1958).
Born December 16th, 1878 in Olot.
Died November 4th, 1958 at 79 years old in Barcelona.
Marina Nikulina-Pankova
Soviet and russian volleyball player (1963–2015).
Born March 3rd, 1963 in Bratsk.
Died November 4th, 2015 at 52 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Dankvart Dreyer
Danish artist (1816-1852).
Born June 13th, 1816 in Assens.
Died November 4th, 1852 at 36 years old in Assens (typhus).
Gilbert Walker
British meteorologist.
Born June 14th, 1868 in Rochdale.
Died November 4th, 1958 at 90 years old in Coulsdon.
Miloje Vasić
Serbian archaeologist, historian and art critic (1869-1956).
Born September 3rd, 1869 in Požeženo.
Died November 4th, 1956 at 87 years old in Belgrade.
Jacques Dupont
French cyclist (1928–2019).
Born June 19th, 1928 in Lézat-sur-Lèze.
Died November 4th, 2019 at 91 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Verges. [ref]
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt
Dutch politician (1816–1890).
Born June 29th, 1816 in Dordrecht. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1890 at 74 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Peter Broeker
Canadian racing driver.
Born May 15th, 1926 in Germany.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 54 years old in Ottawa.
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
Senegalese film director (1925–1987).
Born January 31st, 1925 in Porto-Novo.
Died November 4th, 1987 at 62 years old in Paris.
Louis Félix Joseph Caignart de Saulcy
Archaeologist (1807–1880).
Born March 19th, 1807 in Lille.
Died November 4th, 1880 at 73 years old in Paris.
Philip Slone
American soccer player (1907-2003).
Born January 20th, 1907 in New York City.
Died November 4th, 2003 at 96 years old in West Palm Beach.
Prawitz Öberg
Swedish footballer (1930-1995).
Born November 16th, 1930 in Gislöv.
Died November 4th, 1995 at 64 years old in Malmö (bone cancer).
Konstantin Loktev
Russian ice hockey player (1933–1996).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died November 4th, 1996 at 63 years old in Moscow (liver cirrhosis).
Franz Nölken
German artist (1884-1918).
Born May 5th, 1884 in Hamburg.
Died November 4th, 1918 at 34 years old in La Capelle.
Alicia Penalba
Argentine sculptor (1913–1982).
Born August 7th, 1913 in San Pedro. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1982 at 69 years old in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne.
Bohumil Váňa
Czechoslovak table tennis player (1920–1989).
Born January 17th, 1920 in Prague.
Died November 4th, 1989 at 69 years old in Prague.
Rudolf Fernau
Actor (1898–1985).
Born January 7th, 1898 in Munich.
Died November 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Munich.
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