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December 4th
222 Notable deaths
Phoui Sananikone
Prime minister of laos (1903–1983).
Born September 6th, 1903 in Vientiane.
Died December 4th, 1983 at 80 years old in Paris.
McDonald Bailey
British sprinter of trinidad and tobago descent (1920-2013).
Born December 8th, 1920 in Williamsville.
Died December 4th, 2013 at 92 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]
Al Ferguson
Irish-american actor (1888-1971).
Born April 19th, 1888 in Rosslare.
Died December 4th, 1971 at 83 years old in Burbank.
Daniel Gregory Mason
American composer (1873–1953).
Born November 20th, 1873 in Brookline.
Died December 4th, 1953 at 80 years old in Greenwich.
Rosa Morena
Spanish singer (1941–2019).
Born July 11th, 1941 in Badajoz. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2019 at 78 years old in Badajoz (breast cancer). [ref]
Noémia de Sousa
Mozambican poet and journalist (1926–2002).
Born September 20th, 1926 in KaTembe.
Died December 4th, 2002 at 76 years old in Cascais.
Ichiro Ogimura
Japanese table tennis player (1932–1994).
Died December 4th, 1994 at 62 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Clara Horton
American actress (1904–1976).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died December 4th, 1976 at 72 years old in Encino.
Vasily Belov
Writer (1932-2012).
Born October 23rd, 1932.
Died December 4th, 2012 at 80 years old in Vologda.
José María Caro Rodríguez
Chilean cardinal of the catholic church (1866–1958).
Born June 23rd, 1866 in Los Valles.
Died December 4th, 1958 at 92 years old in Santiago.
Igo Etrich
Aviation pioneer (1879–1967).
Born December 25th, 1879 in Horní Staré Město, Trutnov. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1967 at 87 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Aquileo Parra
President of colombia (1825–1900).
Born May 12th, 1825 in Barichara.
Died December 4th, 1900 at 75 years old in Pacho.
Carles Santos
Spanish pianist, artist (1940–2017).
Born July 1st, 1940 in Vinaròs.
Died December 4th, 2017 at 77 years old in Vinaròs (ventricular hypertrophy). [ref]
Len Sutton
Racecar driver.
Born August 9th, 1925 in Oregon.
Died December 4th, 2006 at 81 years old in Portland (cancer). [ref]
Tadeusz Kasprzycki
Polish general (1891–1978).
Born January 16th, 1891 in Warsaw.
Died December 4th, 1978 at 87 years old in Montreal.
Juhan Kukk
Estonian politician (1885-1942).
Born April 13th, 1885 in Käru.
Died December 4th, 1942 at 57 years old in Soviet Union.
Rudolf Hruska
Austrian automobile designer (1915–1995).
Born July 2nd, 1915 in Vienna.
Died December 4th, 1995 at 80 years old in Turin.
Zara Dolukhanova
Soviet armenian mezzo-soprano singer (1918-2007).
Born March 15th, 1918 in Moscow.
Died December 4th, 2007 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Alberto Vojtěch Frič
Czech botanist, traveller, ethnographer, photographer and writer (1882–1944).
Born September 8th, 1882 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1944 at 62 years old in Libeň (tetanus). [ref]
Hubert Marischka
Austrian singer, actor, film director and screenwriter (1882–1959).
Born August 27th, 1882 in Vienna, Brunn am Gebirge.
Died December 4th, 1959 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Gisela Kahn Gresser
Chess player.
Born February 8th, 1906 in Detroit.
Died December 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in New York City.
Richárd Weisz
Hungarian greco-roman wrestler.
Born April 30th, 1879 in Budapest.
Died December 4th, 1945 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Adam Hanuszkiewicz
Polish actor (1924-2011).
Died December 4th, 2011 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Vera Kharuzhaya
Soviet partisan, journalist (1903-1942) and heroine of the soviet union.
Born September 27th, 1903 in Babruysk.
Died December 4th, 1942 at 39 years old in Vitebsk (gunshot wound).
Renate Ewert
German actress (1933-1966).
Born November 9th, 1933 in Königsberg.
Died December 4th, 1966 at 33 years old in Munich.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 222
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