December 4th
183 Notable deaths
Geoffrey Elton
Historian.
Born August 17th, 1921 in Tübingen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1994 at 73 years old in England (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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. [ref]
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).
Joseph Wolpe
American behavior therapist.
Born April 20th, 1915 in Johannesburg.
Died December 4th, 1997 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Wu Peifu
Chinese general.
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Penglai District. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1939 at 61 years old in Peiping (sepsis).
Maurice Barrès
French novelist (1862-1923).
Born August 19th, 1862 in Charmes. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1923 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Besse Cooper
American supercentenarian.
Born August 26th, 1896 in Sullivan County.
Died December 4th, 2012 at 116 years old in Walton County (respiratory failure).
Chiung Yao
Taiwanese writer and film producer (1938-2024).
Born April 20th, 1938 in Chengtu.
Died December 4th, 2024 at 86 years old in Tamsui (charcoal-burning suicide). [ref]
Johan Halvorsen
Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist (1864-1935).
Born March 15th, 1864 in Drammen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1935 at 71 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Pierre Jeanneret
Swiss architect (1896-1967).
Born March 2nd, 1896 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1967 at 71 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 183
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci