February 4th
166 Notable deaths
Neal Cassady
American writer (1926–1968).
Born February 8th, 1926 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1968 at 41 years old in San Miguel de Allende (kidney failure, hypothermia).
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).
Franz Reichelt
Austro-hungarian-born french parachuting pioneer.
Born October 16th, 1878 in Štětí. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1912 at 33 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (falling). [ref]
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 (1946–2009).
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]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon