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March 4th
176 Notable deaths
Eden Ahbez
American songwriter and recording artist.
Born April 15th, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died March 4th, 1995 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Ted Lindsay
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born July 29th, 1925 in Renfrew.
Died March 4th, 2019 at 93 years old in Oakland Charter Township. [ref]
Lucille La Verne
American actress (1872–1945).
Born November 7th, 1872 in Nashville.
Died March 4th, 1945 at 72 years old in Culver City (cancer).
Norman Smith
British record producer (1923-2008).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 85 years old in East Sussex. [ref]
Lyudmila Rudenko
Soviet chess player (1904-1986).
Born July 27th, 1904 in Lubny.
Died March 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Mark Pavelich
American ice hockey player.
Born February 28th, 1958 in Eveleth.
Died March 4th, 2021 at 63 years old in Sauk Centre. [ref]
Horton Foote
American playwright and screenwriter (1916-2009).
Born March 14th, 1916 in Wharton County. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2009 at 92 years old in Hartford. [ref]
Nan Martin
American actress (1927-2010).
Born July 15th, 1927 in Decatur.
Died March 4th, 2010 at 82 years old in Malibu (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Joe Nickell
American skeptical investigator.
Born December 1st, 1944 in West Liberty.
Died March 4th, 2025 at 80 years old in Buffalo. [ref]
Torin Thatcher
British actor.
Born January 15th, 1905 in Mumbai.
Died March 4th, 1981 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer).
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