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March 4th
244 Notable deaths
Adolph Gottlieb
American artist (1903-1974).
Born March 14th, 1903 in New York City.
Died March 4th, 1974 at 70 years old in New York City, East Hampton.
Simon van der Meer
Dutch physicist (1925–2011).
Born November 24th, 1925 in The Hague. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2011 at 85 years old in Geneva (cancer). [ref]
Velibor Vasović
Serbian footballer (1939-2002).
Born October 3rd, 1939 in Požarevac.
Died March 4th, 2002 at 62 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Mark Sandrich
American film director (1900–1945).
Born October 26th, 1900 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1945 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Klaus Kinkel
Chairman of the fdp (1936-2019).
Born December 17th, 1936 in Metzingen.
Died March 4th, 2019 at 82 years old in Sankt Augustin. [ref]
Li Lianying
Chinese eunuch (1848-1911) of empress dowager cixi.
Born November 12th, 1848 in Dacheng County.
Died March 4th, 1911 at 62 years old
Viktor Nikiforov
Russian ice hockey player (1931–1989).
Born December 4th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died March 4th, 1989 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Jaba Ioseliani
Georgian politician (1926-2003).
Born July 10th, 1926 in Khashuri.
Died March 4th, 2003 at 76 years old in Tbilisi (myocardial infarction).
Hamlin Garland
American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer (1860–1940).
Born September 14th, 1860 in West Salem.
Died March 4th, 1940 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Claude Nougaro
French singer and poet (1929-2004).
Born September 9th, 1929 in Toulouse.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 74 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Vladislav Ardzinba
President of abkhazia (1945-2010).
Born May 14th, 1945 in Eshera.
Died March 4th, 2010 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Clayton Keith Yeutter
American politician (1930–2017).
Born December 10th, 1930 in Eustis.
Died March 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Potomac (colorectal cancer).
Leonard Warren
American operatic baritone (1911-1960).
Born April 21st, 1911 in New York City.
Died March 4th, 1960 at 48 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Michael D. Moore
Child actor, film director (1914-2013).
Born October 14th, 1914 in Vancouver.
Died March 4th, 2013 at 98 years old in Malibu (disease).
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Nepalese politician (1924-2011).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Varanasi.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 86 years old in Kathmandu (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Prince August, Duke of Dalarna
Swedish prince (1831-1873).
Born August 24th, 1831 in Drottningholm Palace. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1873 at 41 years old in Stockholm Palace (pneumonia). [ref]
Henri Troyat
French armenian writer.
Born November 1st, 1911 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2007 at 95 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Franz Delitzsch
German lutheran theologian and hebraist (1813-1890).
Born February 23rd, 1813 in Leipzig.
Died March 4th, 1890 at 77 years old in Leipzig.
James Rowland Angell
American psychologist and educator (1869–1949).
Born May 8th, 1869 in Burlington.
Died March 4th, 1949 at 79 years old in Hamden.
Ira Remsen
American chemist (1846–1927).
Born February 10th, 1846 in New York City.
Died March 4th, 1927 at 81 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Ana Luisa Peluffo
Mexican actress (1929–2026).
Born October 9th, 1929 in Querétaro.
Died March 4th, 2026 at 96 years old in Tepatitlán de Morelos. [ref]
Tiny Grimes
American jazz and r&b guitarist (1916–1989).
Born July 7th, 1916 in Newport News.
Died March 4th, 1989 at 72 years old in New York City (meningitis).
Eric Caldow
Scottish association football player and manager (1934–2019).
Born May 14th, 1934 in Cumnock.
Died March 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Scotland. [ref]
Milton Latham
American politician (1827–1882).
Born May 23rd, 1827 in Columbus.
Died March 4th, 1882 at 54 years old in New York City.
Deaths 76 to 100 of 244
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