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December 4th
194 Notable deaths
Margaret Landon
American writer, missionary.
Born September 7th, 1903 in Somers. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1993 at 90 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Ralph Lewis
American actor (1872-1937).
Born October 28th, 1872 in Englewood.
Died December 4th, 1937 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Jonathan Harvey
British composer (1939-2012).
Born May 3rd, 1939 in Warwickshire. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2012 at 73 years old in Lewes. [ref]
Paula Hawkins
American politician (1927–2009).
Born January 24th, 1927 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Winter Park (falling from height).
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Peruvian writer (1929-1994).
Born August 31st, 1929 in Lima.
Died December 4th, 1994 at 65 years old in Lima. [ref]
Arthur Morrison
English writer and journalist (1863–1945).
Born November 1st, 1863 in Poplar.
Died December 4th, 1945 at 82 years old in Chalfont St Peter.
Archie Mayo
Movie director and stage actor (1891-1968).
Born January 29th, 1891 in New York City.
Died December 4th, 1968 at 77 years old in Guadalajara (cancer).
Constantin Noica
Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet.
Born July 12th, 1909 in Vitănești.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 78 years old in Sibiu.
Gotlib
French comics author and publisher (1934-2016).
Born July 14th, 1934 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2016 at 82 years old in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
German politician (1894-1979).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Bremen.
Died December 4th, 1979 at 85 years old in East Berlin.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 194
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius