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February 4th
228 Notable deaths
Melek Tourhan
Sultana of egypt.
Born October 27th, 1869 in Constantinople.
Died February 4th, 1956 at 86 years old in Cairo.
Dennis Lota
Zambian football player (1973-2014).
Born November 8th, 1973 in Kitwe.
Died February 4th, 2014 at 40 years old in Johannesburg (malaria).
Monta Bell
American film producer, film director and screenwriter (1891–1958).
Born February 5th, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 4th, 1958 at 66 years old in Hollywood.
Georg Konrad Morgen
Ss judge and chief investigator, reich criminal police office (1909-1982).
Born June 8th, 1909 in Frankfurt.
Died February 4th, 1982 at 72 years old in Frankfurt.
Sayyid Ahmed Ghazali
Algerian politician.
Born March 31st, 1937 in Maghnia.
Died February 4th, 2025 at 87 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Monica Scattini
Italian actress (1956–2015).
Born February 1st, 1956 in Rome.
Died February 4th, 2015 at 59 years old in Rome (melanoma). [ref]
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Soviet and russian composer, conductor (1936–2019).
Born May 29th, 1936 in Voronezh.
Died February 4th, 2019 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Margaret Mann
Scottish-american actress (1868-1941).
Born April 4th, 1868 in Aberdeen.
Died February 4th, 1941 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Bauer
Brazilian footballer and manager (1925-2007).
Born November 21st, 1925 in São Paulo.
Died February 4th, 2007 at 81 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Thomas Kirkman
British church minister and mathematician (1806–1895).
Born March 31st, 1806 in Bolton.
Died February 4th, 1895 at 88 years old in Bowdon.
Piet Kramer
Dutch architect (1881-1961).
Born July 1st, 1881 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1961 at 79 years old in Velsen.
István Csurka
Hungarian politician and writer (1934–2012).
Born March 27th, 1934 in Budapest.
Died February 4th, 2012 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Abadi Hadis
Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Born November 6th, 1997 in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2020 at 22 years old in Ethiopia. [ref]
Gila Goldstein
Israeli actress, singer and activist.
Born December 18th, 1947 in Turin.
Died February 4th, 2017 at 69 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke).
Isacio Calleja
Spanish footballer (1936-2019).
Born December 6th, 1936 in Valle de Cerrato.
Died February 4th, 2019 at 82 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Wojciech Pokora
Polish actor (1934–2018).
Born October 2nd, 1934 in Warsaw.
Died February 4th, 2018 at 83 years old in Warsaw (stroke). [ref]
Sarah Miriam Peale
Painter from the united states (1800-1885).
Born May 19th, 1800 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1885 at 84 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Thorkild Hansen
Novelist (1927–1989).
Born January 9th, 1927 in Ordrup. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1989 at 62 years old in Caribbean.
Leonie Ossowski
German screenwriter and writer (1925–2019).
Born August 15th, 1925 in Osowa Sień.
Died February 4th, 2019 at 93 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Eddie Baker
American actor (1897-1968).
Born November 17th, 1897 in Davis.
Died February 4th, 1968 at 70 years old in Hollywood (pulmonary emphysema).
Daniel Halévy
French historian (1872-1962).
Born December 12th, 1872 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 4th, 1962 at 89 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos
Catholic bishop (1816-1891).
Born March 21st, 1816 in Zamora de Hidalgo.
Died February 4th, 1891 at 74 years old in Yautepec Municipality.
Fred De Bruyne
Belgian cyclist (1930–1994).
Born October 21st, 1930 in Berlare.
Died February 4th, 1994 at 63 years old in Seillans.
Johann Peter Kirsch
Luxembourgish archaeologist and anthropologist (1861–1941).
Born November 3rd, 1861 in Dippach.
Died February 4th, 1941 at 79 years old in Rome.
Maria Teresa Horta
Portuguese writer, journalist and poet (1937–2025).
Born May 20th, 1937 in Lisbon.
Died February 4th, 2025 at 87 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
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