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March 4th
168 Notable deaths
Louis Buchalter
American mobster.
Born February 6th, 1897 in New York City.
Died March 4th, 1944 at 47 years old in Sing Sing (electrocution).
Charles Scott Sherrington
English footballer, neurophysiologist and nobel prize recipient.
Born November 27th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1952 at 94 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Har Dayal
Indian revolutionary.
Born October 14th, 1884 in Delhi.
Died March 4th, 1939 at 54 years old in Philadelphia.
Bud Collins
Us sports journalist (1929-2016).
Died March 4th, 2016 at 86 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Thomas E. Starzl
American physician (1926-2017).
Born March 11th, 1926 in Le Mars.
Died March 4th, 2017 at 90 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
William Willett
Proponent of british summer time.
Born August 10th, 1856 in Farnham.
Died March 4th, 1915 at 58 years old in Chislehurst (influenza).
Roger Brown
American basketball player (1942-1997).
Born May 22nd, 1942 in Brooklyn.
Died March 4th, 1997 at 54 years old in Indianapolis (liver cancer).
Néstor Almendros
Spanish director of photography and director (1930-1992).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1992 at 61 years old in New York City (lymphoma). [ref]
Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer
German admiral.
Born March 24th, 1900 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died March 4th, 1981 at 80 years old in Neuried.
Alenush Terian
Iranian astronomer (1920-2011).
Born November 9th, 1920 in Tehran.
Died March 4th, 2011 at 90 years old in Tehran. [ref]
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