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March 4th
244 Notable deaths
Erwin Ballabio
Swiss footballer (1918-2008).
Born October 20th, 1918 in Solothurn.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 89 years old in Grenchen.
Matilde Bajer
Danish women's rights activist and pacifist.
Born January 4th, 1840 in Næstved.
Died March 4th, 1934 at 94 years old in Copenhagen.
Roman Ogaza
Polish footballer (1952–2006).
Born November 17th, 1952 in Katowice.
Died March 4th, 2006 at 53 years old in Forbach.
Renée Björling
Actress (1898-1975).
Born July 10th, 1898 in Lovö church parish. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1975 at 76 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Joaquim Fiúza
Sailor (1908-2010).
Born February 8th, 1908 in Lisbon.
Died March 4th, 2010 at 102 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
William Thoresson
Swedish artistic gymnast (1932–2026).
Born May 31st, 1932 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2026 at 93 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Willy Busch
German footballer (1907–1982).
Born January 4th, 1907 in German Empire.
Died March 4th, 1982 at 75 years old in Duisburg.
Alberto Villalta
Salvadoran footballer (1947-2017).
Born November 19th, 1947 in San Salvador.
Died March 4th, 2017 at 69 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
Alexander Opekushin
Russian sculptor (1838–1923).
Born November 28th, 1838 in Danilovsky Uyezd.
Died March 4th, 1923 at 84 years old in Rybnitsy.
Clarence Kingsbury
English racing cyclist (1882-1949).
Born November 3rd, 1882 in Portsmouth.
Died March 4th, 1949 at 66 years old in Portsmouth.
László Fekete
Hungarian football player (b. 1954).
Born April 14th, 1954 in Budapest.
Died March 4th, 2014 at 59 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Jules Fontaine Sambwa
Congo politician (1940-1998).
Born November 12th, 1940 in Mbandaka.
Died March 4th, 1998 at 57 years old
Vakhtang Ananyan
Armenian writer (1905–1980).
Born August 8th, 1905 in Shamakhyan.
Died March 4th, 1980 at 74 years old in Yerevan.
George Larner
British athlete (1875–1949).
Born March 7th, 1875 in Slough. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1949 at 73 years old in Brighton.
Norman Smith
British recording engineer, producer, musician (1923-2008).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in Edmonton.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 85 years old in East Sussex. [ref]
Konstantin Konstantinovich Kokkinaki
Soviet aviator (1910-1990).
Born March 11th, 1910 in Novorossiysk.
Died March 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Johanne Dybwad
Norwegian actress (1867–1950).
Born August 2nd, 1867 in Christiania.
Died March 4th, 1950 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Leo Sterckx
Belgian cyclist (1936–2023).
Born July 16th, 1936 in Antwerp.
Died March 4th, 2023 at 86 years old in Hulshout. [ref]
Henryk Hryniewski
Polish-georgian artist (1869-1938).
Born November 6th, 1869 in Kutaisi.
Died March 4th, 1938 at 68 years old in Tbilisi.
Paula Marosi
Hungarian fencer (1936–2022).
Born November 3rd, 1936 in Budapest.
Died March 4th, 2022 at 85 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Marcel Courthiade
French linguist (1953–2021).
Born August 2nd, 1953 in Montceau-les-Mines.
Died March 4th, 2021 at 67 years old in Tirana. [ref]
Karl Dilthey
German classical philologist and archaeologist (1839–1907).
Born March 18th, 1839 in Biebrich.
Died March 4th, 1907 at 67 years old in Göttingen.
Adelaide Chiozzo
Brazilian actress and singer.
Born May 8th, 1931 in São Paulo.
Died March 4th, 2020 at 88 years old in Tijuca (sepsis). [ref]
Sverre Strandli
Norwegian hammer thrower (1925–1985).
Born September 30th, 1925 in Brandval.
Died March 4th, 1985 at 59 years old in Charlottenberg.
Franz Kapus
Bobsledder (1909-1981).
Born April 12th, 1909 in Zurich.
Died March 4th, 1981 at 71 years old in Zurich.
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