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May 4th
187 Notable deaths
Nettie Stevens
American geneticist.
Born July 7th, 1861 in Cavendish.
Died May 4th, 1912 at 50 years old in Baltimore (breast cancer).
Frank Stella
American painter and printmaker.
Born May 12th, 1936 in Malden. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2024 at 87 years old in Manhattan (lymphoma). [ref]
Rashidi Yekini
Nigerian footballer (1963-2012).
Born October 23rd, 1963 in Kaduna.
Died May 4th, 2012 at 48 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
Edith Nesbit
English author and poet (1858–1924).
Born August 15th, 1858 in London, Kennington. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1924 at 65 years old in New Romney. [ref]
Joseph Plunkett
Irish nationalist, poet, journalist and 1916 easter rising leader.
Born November 21st, 1887 in Dublin.
Died May 4th, 1916 at 28 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Cathryn Damon
American actress (1930-1987).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Seattle.
Died May 4th, 1987 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
George Enescu
Romanian composer.
Born August 19th, 1881 in Liveni. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1955 at 73 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mary Murphy
American actress (1931–2011).
Born January 26th, 1931 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 4th, 2011 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Bob Clampett
American animator (1913–1984).
Born May 8th, 1913 in San Diego.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 70 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Carl von Ossietzky
German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 nobel peace prize (1889–1938).
Born October 3rd, 1889 in Hamburg.
Died May 4th, 1938 at 48 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin