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February 4th
228 Notable deaths
Brett Halliday
American novelist (1904-1977).
Born July 31st, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 4th, 1977 at 72 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Alan Baker
English mathematician (1939-2018).
Born August 19th, 1939 in London.
Died February 4th, 2018 at 78 years old in Cambridge (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Mikhail Frinovsky
Great purge perpetrator (1898-1940).
Born February 7th, 1898 in Narovchat.
Died February 4th, 1940 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Senjūrō Hayashi
Japanese politician and general (1876–1943).
Born February 23rd, 1876 in Kanazawa.
Died February 4th, 1943 at 66 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).
John Clarkson
American baseball player (1861-1909).
Born July 1st, 1861 in Cambridge.
Died February 4th, 1909 at 47 years old in Belmont (pneumonia).
Frank Calder
Canadian ice hockey administrator (1877-1943).
Born November 17th, 1877 in Bristol.
Died February 4th, 1943 at 65 years old in Montreal.
Meena Keshwar Kamal
Afghan activist (1956–1987).
Born February 27th, 1956 in Kabul.
Died February 4th, 1987 at 30 years old in Quetta.
Janko Vukotić
Montenegrin politician and duke (1866-1927).
Born February 18th, 1866 in Čevo.
Died February 4th, 1927 at 60 years old in Belgrade.
Agatha Barbara
Maltese politician (1923-2002).
Born March 11th, 1923 in Żabbar.
Died February 4th, 2002 at 78 years old in Żabbar.
Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi
Iraqi murderer.
Born March 1st, 1970 in Ramadi.
Died February 4th, 2015 at 44 years old in Swaqa prison (hanging to death).
Louise Bogan
American poet (1897-1970).
Born August 11th, 1897 in Livermore Falls.
Died February 4th, 1970 at 72 years old in New York City.
Manuel Hedilla Larrey
Spanish politician (1902–1970).
Born July 18th, 1902 in Bárcena de Cicero.
Died February 4th, 1970 at 67 years old in Madrid.
Lokman Slim
Lebanese activist.
Born July 17th, 1962 in Haret Hreik.
Died February 4th, 2021 at 58 years old in Aaddoussiyeh (shot to the head). [ref]
Hilda Hilst
Brazilian writer (1930–2004).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Jaú.
Died February 4th, 2004 at 73 years old in Campinas.
Benyoucef Benkhedda
Algerian politician (1920-2003).
Born February 23rd, 1920 in Berrouaghia.
Died February 4th, 2003 at 82 years old in Algiers.
May-Louise Flodin
Swedish model and beauty queen.
Born September 5th, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died February 4th, 2011 at 76 years old in Stockholm (brain cancer).
Robert Koldewey
German archaeologist and architect (1855-1925).
Born September 10th, 1855 in Blankenburg. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1925 at 69 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Marlow Cook
American politician (1926–2016).
Born July 27th, 1926 in Akron.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 89 years old in Sarasota (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Siegfried Seidl
Ss officer (1911-1947).
Born August 24th, 1911 in Tulln an der Donau.
Died February 4th, 1947 at 35 years old in Vienna (hanging to death).
Archibald Sayce
British assyriologist and linguist (1845–1933).
Born September 25th, 1846 in Shirehampton. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1933 at 86 years old in Bath.
George Engelmann
German-american physician and botanist (1809-1884).
Born February 2nd, 1809 in Frankfurt.
Died February 4th, 1884 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Terry Hands
English theatre director (1941–2020).
Born January 9th, 1941 in Aldershot.
Died February 4th, 2020 at 79 years old in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. [ref]
Princess Louise, Princess Alfons of Bavaria
French and bavarian royal (1869–1952).
Born July 19th, 1869 in Bushy House.
Died February 4th, 1952 at 82 years old in Munich (disease).
Joachim-Ernst Berendt
German writer and record producer (1922-2000).
Born July 20th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died February 4th, 2000 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Jerome Hines
Opera singer (1921-2003).
Born November 8th, 1921 in Hollywood.
Died February 4th, 2003 at 81 years old in New York City.
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe