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December 4th
185 Notable deaths
Nilde Iotti
Italian politician (1920-1999).
Born April 10th, 1920 in Reggio Emilia.
Died December 4th, 1999 at 79 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Archie Mayo
Movie director and stage actor (1891-1968).
Born January 29th, 1891 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1968 at 77 years old in Guadalajara (cancer). [ref]
Henning Jensen
Danish footballer (1949-2017).
Born August 17th, 1949 in Nørresundby.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 68 years old in Aalborg (cancer). [ref]
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Peruvian writer (1929-1994).
Born August 31st, 1929 in Lima.
Died December 4th, 1994 at 65 years old in Lima. [ref]
Pedro Salinas
Spanish poet (1891-1951).
Born November 27th, 1891 in Madrid.
Died December 4th, 1951 at 60 years old in Boston.
Václav Laurin
Czech entrepreneur (1865–1930).
Born September 27th, 1865 in Kamení. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1930 at 65 years old in New Town. [ref]
Yossi Sarid
Israeli politician (1940-2015).
Born October 24th, 1940 in Rehovot. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2015 at 75 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Bert T. Combs
American federal judge; governor of kentucky.
Born August 13th, 1911 in Manchester.
Died December 4th, 1991 at 80 years old in Powell County (hypothermia).
Ferreira Gullar
Brazilian poet (1930–2016).
Born September 10th, 1930 in São Luís.
Died December 4th, 2016 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro (pneumonia). [ref]
Emanuel Schäfer
Ss officer.
Born April 20th, 1900 in Hlučín.
Died December 4th, 1974 at 74 years old in Cologne.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 185
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson