December 4th
183 Notable deaths
Shunryu Suzuki
Japanese buddhist missionary.
Born May 18th, 1904 in Hiratsuka.
Died December 4th, 1971 at 67 years old in San Francisco.
Pina Pellicer
Mexican actress (1934-1964).
Born April 3rd, 1934 in Mexico City.
Died December 4th, 1964 at 30 years old in Mexico City (barbiturate overdose).
Hubert Sumlin
American chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer (1931-2011).
Born November 16th, 1931 in Greenwood.
Died December 4th, 2011 at 80 years old in Wayne (heart failure). [ref]
Hisham Kabbani
American sufi leader.
Born January 28th, 1945 in Beirut.
Died December 4th, 2024 at 79 years old [ref]
Adam Williams
American actor (1922-2006).
Born November 26th, 1922 in Wall Lake.
Died December 4th, 2006 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (lymphoma). [ref]
Daniel Jones
British phonetician (1881–1967).
Born September 12th, 1881 in London.
Died December 4th, 1967 at 86 years old in Gerrards Cross.
Stefan George
German poet, editor, and translator.
Born July 12th, 1868 in Büdesheim. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1933 at 65 years old in Minusio. [ref]
Chip Reese
American poker player.
Born March 28th, 1951 in Centerville.
Died December 4th, 2007 at 56 years old in Las Vegas (pneumonia). [ref]
Patrick Tambay
French racecar driver.
Born June 25th, 1949 in Paris.
Died December 4th, 2022 at 73 years old in Paris (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Tetsu Nakamura
Japanese-afghan physician (1946-2019).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Fukuoka.
Died December 4th, 2019 at 73 years old in Jalalabad (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 183
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams