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December 4th
194 Notable deaths
Wu Peifu
Chinese general.
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Penglai District. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1939 at 61 years old in Peiping (sepsis).
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]
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
Historian.
Born August 17th, 1921 in Tübingen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1994 at 73 years old in England (myocardial infarction). [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]
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]
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.
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. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1923 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 194
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