December 4th
222 Notable deaths
Jordi Solé Tura
Spanish politician (1930-2009).
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Mollet del Vallès. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2009 at 79 years old in Barcelona (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Franz Riklin
Swiss physicist (1878-1938).
Born April 22nd, 1878 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1938 at 60 years old in Küsnacht. [ref]
Antonín Jaroslav Liehm
Czech publicist and writer (1924–2020).
Born March 2nd, 1924 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2020 at 96 years old in Prague. [ref]
Vicente Escudero
Spanish dancer (1892–1980).
Born October 27th, 1892 in Valladolid.
Died December 4th, 1980 at 88 years old in Barcelona.
Vivian Edwards
American actress (1896-1949).
Born September 10th, 1896 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1949 at 53 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Matti Yrjänä Joensuu
Finnish writer and police officer (1948–2011).
Born October 31st, 1948 in Helsinki.
Died December 4th, 2011 at 63 years old in Valkeakoski. [ref]
Zoilo Saldombide
Uruguayan footballer (1903-1981).
Born March 15th, 1905 in Santa Lucía.
Died December 4th, 1981 at 76 years old
István Timár
Hungarian canoe racer.
Born January 7th, 1940 in Budapest.
Died December 4th, 1994 at 54 years old in Budapest.
Tadeusz Chmielewski
Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer (1927-2016).
Born June 7th, 1927 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2016 at 89 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Emilie Demant Hatt
Danish artist (1873-1958).
Born January 21st, 1873 in Selde.
Died December 4th, 1958 at 85 years old in Frederiksberg.
Émilie Gourd
Swiss suffragist (1879-1946).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1946 at 66 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Amalia Guglielminetti
Italian poet (1881–1941).
Born April 5th, 1885 in Turin. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1941 at 56 years old in Turin (sepsis).
Nikolay Afanásiev
Theologian.
Born September 4th, 1893 in Odesa.
Died December 4th, 1966 at 73 years old in Paris.
Robert Alt
Swiss bobsledder (1927-2017).
Born January 2nd, 1927 in Glion. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2017 at 90 years old [ref]
Josef Vacenovský
Czech soccer player (1937–2023).
Born July 9th, 1937 in Ratíškovice.
Died December 4th, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]
Paul Allard
Archaeologist, historian & jurist (1841–1916).
Born September 15th, 1841 in Rouen.
Died December 4th, 1916 at 75 years old in Senneville-sur-Fécamp.
Suhaila Seddiqi
Afghan politician.
Born March 11th, 1949 in Kabul. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2020 at 71 years old in Kabul (COVID-19).
Nelson Díaz
Uruguayan footballer (1942–2018).
Born January 12th, 1942 in Montevideo.
Died December 4th, 2018 at 76 years old [ref]
Aleksandr Grossheim
Russian soviet botanist (1888-1948).
Born March 6th, 1888 in Lykhivka.
Died December 4th, 1948 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Galina Petrova
Hero of the soviet union (1920-1943).
Born September 9th, 1920 in Mykolaiv.
Died December 4th, 1943 at 23 years old in Kerch.
Mykhailo Maksymovych
Ukrainian academic (1804-1873).
Born September 15th, 1804 in Zolotonoshsky Uyezd.
Died December 4th, 1873 at 69 years old in Poltava Governorate.
Petar Gligorovski
Macedonian artist and film director (1938-1995).
Born February 3rd, 1938 in Skopje. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1995 at 57 years old in Skopje. [ref]
Vasyl Ellan-Blakytny
Ukrainian writer and journalist (1894-1925).
Born January 9th, 1894 in Khmilnytsia. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1925 at 31 years old in Kharkiv.
Gösta Cederlund
Swedish actor and director (1888–1980).
Born March 6th, 1888 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1980 at 92 years old in Högalid Parish. [ref]
Lajos Gönczy
Hungarian high jumper (1881-1915).
Born February 24th, 1881 in Szeged.
Died December 4th, 1915 at 34 years old in Galicia.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 222
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan