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December 4th
194 Notable deaths
Birger Furugård
Swedish politician.
Born December 8th, 1887 in Silbodal parish. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1961 at 73 years old [ref]
Nika Rurua
Georgian politician.
Born March 17th, 1968 in Georgia.
Died December 4th, 2018 at 50 years old in Tbilisi (myocardial infarction).
Erik De Vlaeminck
Road bicycle racer.
Born March 23rd, 1945 in Eeklo. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2015 at 70 years old in Wilskerke (Alzheimer's disease).
Kadish Luz
3rd speaker of the knesset (1895–1972).
Born January 10th, 1895 in Babruysk. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1972 at 77 years old in Degania Bet.
Helmut Rix
German linguist.
Born July 4th, 1926 in Amberg.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 78 years old in Colmar (traffic collision). [ref]
Elena Souliotis
Greek operatic soprano singer (1943-2004).
Born May 28th, 1943 in Athens. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2004 at 61 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Giuseppe Antonio Borgese
Italian writer (1882–1952).
Born November 12th, 1882 in Polizzi Generosa.
Died December 4th, 1954 at 72 years old in Fiesole.
Sonia Pierre
Haitian-dominican human rights activist.
Born June 4th, 1963 in Villa Altagracia.
Died December 4th, 2011 at 48 years old in Villa Altagracia (myocardial infarction).
Walter Goehr
German composer and conductor.
Born May 28th, 1903 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1960 at 57 years old in Sheffield. [ref]
Karl Merkatz
Austrian actor (1930–2022).
Born November 17th, 1930 in Wiener Neustadt.
Died December 4th, 2022 at 92 years old in Irrsdorf. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 194
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs