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February 4th
185 Notable deaths
Nadia Lotfi
Egyptian actress (1937–2020).
Born January 3rd, 1937 in Abdin.
Died February 4th, 2020 at 83 years old in Cairo (acute bronchitis).
Wu Ma
Chinese actor and film director (1942-2014).
Born September 22nd, 1942 in T'ien-ching. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2014 at 71 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer).
Daulat Singh Kothari
Indian physicist (1906–1993).
Born July 6th, 1906 in Udaipur.
Died February 4th, 1993 at 86 years old in Delhi.
Frederick Lorz
American distance runner.
Born June 5th, 1884 in Manhattan.
Died February 4th, 1914 at 29 years old in The Bronx (pneumonia).
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
American photojournalist and magazine editor.
Born October 28th, 1875 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1966 at 90 years old in Cape Breton Island. [ref]
Henri Deterding
Dutch entrepreneur, (1886-1939) chairman of the combined royal dutch/shell oil company.
Born April 19th, 1866 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1939 at 72 years old in St. Moritz. [ref]
Brock Chisholm
Doctor and soldier (1896-1971).
Born May 18th, 1896 in Oakville.
Died February 4th, 1971 at 74 years old in Victoria.
Earl Cureton
American basketball player (1957–2024).
Born September 3rd, 1957 in Detroit.
Died February 4th, 2024 at 66 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Camara Laye
Guinean writer (1928–1980).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Kouroussa.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 52 years old in Dakar (kidney disease).
Edgar Whitcomb
American politician (1917-2016).
Born November 6th, 1917 in Hayden.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 98 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
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