December 4th
183 Notable deaths
Adrien de Gerlache
Belgian explorer (1866-1934).
Born August 2nd, 1866 in Hasselt. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1934 at 68 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Jonathan Harvey
British composer (1939-2012).
Born May 3rd, 1939 in Warwickshire. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2012 at 73 years old in Lewes. [ref]
Hicham Zerouali
Moroccan footballer (1977-2004).
Born January 17th, 1977 in Rabat.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 27 years old in Rabat (traffic collision).
Yemelyan Yaroslavsky
Soviet politician (1878-1943).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Chita.
Died December 4th, 1943 at 65 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Margaret Landon
American writer, missionary.
Born September 7th, 1903 in Somers. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1993 at 90 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Ralph Lewis
Actor (1872-1937).
Born October 8th, 1872 in Englewood.
Died December 4th, 1937 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Robert Hamer
British film director and screenwriter.
Born March 31st, 1911 in Kidderminster. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1963 at 52 years old in London (pneumonia). [ref]
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]
Arthur Morrison
English writer and journalist.
Born November 1st, 1863 in Poplar. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1945 at 82 years old in Chalfont St Peter. [ref]
Constantin Noica
Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet.
Born July 12th, 1909 in Vitănești.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 78 years old in Sibiu.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 183
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler