May 4th
187 Notable deaths
Dino Ballarin
Italian footballer (1923-1949).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Chioggia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 25 years old in Superga (aircraft crash).
José Antonio Roca
Mexican footballer (1928-2007).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Mexico City.
Died May 4th, 2007 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Esin Engin
Turkish actor and musician (1945-1997).
Died May 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Istanbul (leukemia).
Vadym Meller
Painter (1884-1962).
Born April 26th, 1884 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 4th, 1962 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Luigi Poggi
Catholic cardinal (1917–2010).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Piacenza.
Died May 4th, 2010 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ángel de Andrés López
Spanish actor (1951-2016).
Born October 23rd, 1951 in Madrid.
Died May 4th, 2016 at 64 years old in Miraflores de la Sierra (myocardial infarction).
Gerhard Lamprecht
Film director, screenwriter (1897-1974).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died May 4th, 1974 at 76 years old in Berlin.
France Štiglic
Slovenian film director.
Born November 12th, 1919 in Kranj.
Died May 4th, 1993 at 73 years old in Ljubljana.
Franco Ossola
Italian footballer (1921-1949).
Born August 23rd, 1921 in Varese.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 27 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Jean-Pierre Vigier
French physicist (1920–2004).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Paris.
Died May 4th, 2004 at 84 years old in Paris.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel