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December 4th
222 Notable deaths
Paula Hawkins
American politician (1927–2009).
Born January 24th, 1927 in Salt Lake City.
Died December 4th, 2009 at 82 years old in Winter Park (falling from height).
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Peruvian writer (1929-1994).
Born August 31st, 1929 in Lima.
Died December 4th, 1994 at 65 years old in Lima (lung cancer).
Arthur Morrison
English writer and journalist (1863–1945).
Born November 1st, 1863 in Poplar.
Died December 4th, 1945 at 82 years old in Chalfont St Peter.
Francisco de Sá Carneiro
Portuguese politician (1934–1980).
Born July 19th, 1934 in Porto.
Died December 4th, 1980 at 46 years old in Camarate (aviation accident).
Archie Mayo
Movie director and stage actor (1891-1968).
Born January 29th, 1891 in United States, New York City.
Died December 4th, 1968 at 77 years old in Guadalajara (cancer).
Carl Esmond
Austrian actor (1902–2004).
Born June 14th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 102 years old in Brentwood.
Constantin Noica
Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet (1909–1987).
Born July 12th, 1909 in Vitănești.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 78 years old in Sibiu.
Gotlib
French comics author and publisher (1934–2016).
Born July 14th, 1934 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2016 at 82 years old in Le Vésinet. [ref]
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
German politician (1894-1979).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Bremen.
Died December 4th, 1979 at 85 years old in East Berlin.
Karl Bonhoeffer
German psychiatrist (1868–1948).
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).
Abing
Chinese musician (1893–1950).
Born August 17th, 1893 in Wuxi.
Died December 4th, 1950 at 57 years old in Wuxi.
Emanuel Schäfer
Ss officer (1900–1974).
Born April 20th, 1905 in Hlučín.
Died December 4th, 1974 at 69 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]
Fyodor Stravinsky
Russian opera singer (1843-1902).
Born June 20th, 1843 in New Dvor.
Died December 4th, 1902 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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).
Died December 4th, 2011 at 84 years old in West Orange. [ref]
Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton
British noble.
Born June 22nd, 1821 in Westminster.
Died December 4th, 1918 at 97 years old in Wakefield Lodge.
Lauri Lehtinen
Finnish athletics competitor (1908–1973).
Born August 10th, 1908 in Porvoo.
Died December 4th, 1973 at 65 years old in Helsinki.
Roy Vernon
Welsh footballer (1937-1993).
Born April 14th, 1937.
Died December 4th, 1993 at 56 years old in Blackburn.
Magomedali Magomedov
Russian politician.
Born June 15th, 1930 in Levashi.
Died December 4th, 2022 at 92 years old in Makhachkala. [ref]
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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë