December 4th
222 Notable deaths
Chiung Yao
Taiwanese writer and film producer (1938-2024).
Born April 30th, 1938 in Chengtu.
Died December 4th, 2024 at 86 years old in Tamsui District (charcoal-burning suicide). [ref]
Hisham Kabbani
American sufi leader.
Born January 28th, 1945 in Beirut.
Died December 4th, 2024 at 79 years old in Fenton. [ref]
Wu Peifu
Chinese general and warlord (1874–1939).
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Penglai District.
Died December 4th, 1939 at 61 years old in Pei-p'ing (sepsis).
Stefan George
German poet, editor, and translator (1868–1933).
Born July 12th, 1868 in Büdesheim. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1933 at 65 years old in Minusio. [ref]
Daniel Jones
British phonetician (1881–1967).
Born September 12th, 1881 in London.
Died December 4th, 1967 at 86 years old in Gerrards Cross.
Rouben Mamoulian
American film and theatre director (1897–1987).
Born October 8th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills.
Geoffrey Elton
British historian (1921–1994).
Born August 17th, 1921 in Tübingen.
Died December 4th, 1994 at 73 years old in England (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chip Reese
American poker player (1951–2007).
Born March 28th, 1951 in Centerville.
Died December 4th, 2007 at 56 years old in Las Vegas (pneumonia). [ref]
Tetsu Nakamura
Japanese-afghan physician (1946-2019).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Fukuoka.
Died December 4th, 2019 at 73 years old in Jalalabad (gunshot wound). [ref]
Stanley Green
Human billboard, active in oxford st. (london) in the period 1968-1993.
Born February 22nd, 1915 in Harringay.
Died December 4th, 1993 at 78 years old in Northolt.
Manuel Göttsching
German musician (1952–2022).
Born September 9th, 1952 in West Berlin.
Died December 4th, 2022 at 70 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Dominique Lapierre
French writer (1931–2022).
Born July 30th, 1931 in Châtelaillon-Plage.
Died December 4th, 2022 at 91 years old in Sainte-Maxime. [ref]
Maurice Barrès
French novelist (1862-1923).
Born August 19th, 1862 in Charmes.
Died December 4th, 1923 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction).
Miguel Calero
Colombian footballer (1971-2012).
Born April 14th, 1971 in Ginebra.
Died December 4th, 2012 at 41 years old in Mexico City (cardiovascular disease).
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Union united states army general, politician (1836-1881).
Born January 14th, 1836 in Wantage Township.
Died December 4th, 1881 at 45 years old in Santiago.
Joseph Wolpe
American behavior therapist (1915–1997).
Born April 20th, 1915 in Johannesburg.
Died December 4th, 1997 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Johan Halvorsen
Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist (1864–1935).
Born March 15th, 1864 in Drammen.
Died December 4th, 1935 at 71 years old in Oslo.
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Soviet and russian actor (1928—2009).
Born February 8th, 1928 in Pavlovsky Posad.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Moscow (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Pierre Jeanneret
Swiss architect (1896-1967).
Born March 2nd, 1896 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1967 at 71 years old in Geneva, Thônex.
Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy
Italian royal (1914–2001).
Born December 26th, 1914 in Rome.
Died December 4th, 2001 at 86 years old in Mandelieu-la-Napoule.
Gustav Meyrink
Austrian writer and translator (1868-1932).
Born January 19th, 1868 in Vienna.
Died December 4th, 1932 at 64 years old in Starnberg.
Besse Cooper
American supercentenarian (1896–2012).
Born August 26th, 1896 in Sullivan County.
Died December 4th, 2012 at 116 years old in Walton County (respiratory failure).
Princess Marie, Princess Valdemar of Denmark
Franco-orléans and danish royal (1865-1909).
Born January 13th, 1865 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died December 4th, 1909 at 44 years old in Copenhagen (influenza).
Cliff Bastin
English footballer (1912-1991).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Devon.
Died December 4th, 1991 at 79 years old in Exeter.
Charles Richet
French physiologist and parapsychologist (1850-1935).
Born August 25th, 1850 in Paris.
Died December 4th, 1935 at 85 years old in Paris.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami