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February 4th
172 Notable deaths
Margit Elek
Fencer (1910–1986).
Born October 5th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died February 4th, 1986 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Jean Gachet
Boxer.
Born June 2nd, 1894 in Saint-Étienne. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1968 at 73 years old in Saint-Étienne. [ref]
Károly Bartha
Hungarian swimmer (1907-1991).
Born November 4th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died February 4th, 1991 at 83 years old in Boston.
Anatoli Blagonravov
Soviet physicist.
Born June 1st, 1894 in Ankovo.
Died February 4th, 1975 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Torsten Lord
Sailor (1904-1970).
Born March 2nd, 1904 in Nacka.
Died February 4th, 1970 at 65 years old in Lidingö.
Hakob Manandyan
Armenian historian, philologist, and academician (1873–1952).
Born November 22nd, 1873 in Akhaltsikhe.
Died February 4th, 1952 at 78 years old in Yerevan.
Ernst-Joachim Küppers
German swimmer (1942–2025).
Born August 24th, 1942 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 4th, 2025 at 82 years old in Herne. [ref]
Sofia Yablonska
Ukrainian travel writer, photographer.
Born May 15th, 1907 in Tarasivka.
Died February 4th, 1971 at 63 years old in France.
Louis Laufray
French water polo player (1881–1970).
Born October 1st, 1881 in Charenton-le-Pont. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1970 at 88 years old in Champcueil. [ref]
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