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February 4th
157 Notable deaths
Nikolai Yezhov
Nkvd director under joseph stalin (1895-1940).
Born May 1st, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 44 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Daniel arap Moi
Kenyan president (2nd) (1924-2020).
Born September 2nd, 1924 in Sacho.
Died February 4th, 2020 at 95 years old in Nairobi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Edgar Mitchell
American astronaut (1930-2016).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Hereford.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in West Palm Beach (kidney cancer). [ref]
John Dehner
American actor in radio, television, and films (1915-1992).
Born November 23rd, 1915 in Staten Island. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1992 at 76 years old in Santa Barbara (diabetes). [ref]
Matti Nykänen
Finnish ski jumper (1963-2019).
Born July 17th, 1963 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2019 at 55 years old in Joutseno (pneumonia, pancreatitis). [ref]
Lux Interior
American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band the cramps.
Born October 21st, 1946 in Akron.
Died February 4th, 2009 at 62 years old in Glendale (aortic dissection). [ref]
Hendrik Lorentz
Dutch physicist.
Born July 18th, 1853 in Arnhem. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1928 at 74 years old in Haarlem. [ref]
Louis Jordan
Wikidata: american jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975).
Born July 8th, 1908 in Arkansas. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1975 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alex Harvey
Scottish rock musician (1935–1982).
Born February 5th, 1935 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1982 at 46 years old in Zeebrugge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Donald Byrd
American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist.
Born December 9th, 1932 in Detroit. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2013 at 80 years old in Dover. [ref]
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold