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December 4th

194 Notable deaths

Karl Bonhoeffer

German psychiatrist.

Born March 21st, 1868 in Neresheim.

Died December 4th, 1948 at 80 years old in Berlin (stroke).

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).

Emanuel Schäfer

Ss officer.

Born April 20th, 1900 in Hlučín.

Died December 4th, 1974 at 74 years old in Cologne.

Henning Jensen

Danish footballer (1949-2017).

Born August 17th, 1949 in Nørresundby.

Died December 4th, 2017 at 68 years old in Aalborg (cancer). [ref]

Pedro Salinas

Spanish poet (1891-1951).

Born November 27th, 1891 in Madrid.

Died December 4th, 1951 at 60 years old in Boston.

Ivana Kobilca

Slovenian artist (1861–1926).

Born December 20th, 1861 in Ljubljana.

Died December 4th, 1926 at 64 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]

Débora Arango

Colombian artist (1907-2005).

Born November 11th, 1907 in Medellín.

Died December 4th, 2005 at 98 years old in Envigado.

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]

Mary Ellen Avery

American pediatrician (1927-2011).

Born May 6th, 1927 in Camden.

Died December 4th, 2011 at 84 years old in West Orange. [ref]

Deaths 101 to 110 of 194

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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde