May 4th
231 Notable deaths
Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980).
Born May 7th, 1892 in Kumrovec. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1980 at 87 years old in Ljubljana (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Adam Yauch
American musician (1964–2012).
Born August 5th, 1964 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 2012 at 47 years old in New York City (salivary gland neoplasm). [ref]
Dom DeLuise
American actor (1933–2009).
Born August 1st, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died May 4th, 2009 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (cancer, diabetes). [ref]
Moe Howard
American comedian and actor (1897–1975).
Born June 19th, 1897 in Bensonhurst.
Died May 4th, 1975 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Diana Dors
English actress.
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Swindon.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 52 years old in Windsor (ovarian cancer).
Don Shula
American football player and coach (1930-2020).
Born January 4th, 1930 in Grand River.
Died May 4th, 2020 at 90 years old in Indian Creek. [ref]
Fedor von Bock
German field marshal (1880–1945).
Born December 3rd, 1880 in Kostrzyn nad Odrą.
Died May 4th, 1945 at 64 years old in Oldenburg in Holstein.
Paul Butterfield
American blues harmonica player (1942–1987).
Born December 17th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died May 4th, 1987 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Nick Kamen
British singer, model and musician (1962–2021).
Born April 15th, 1962 in Harlow. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2021 at 59 years old in Notting Hill (myeloproliferative disorders). [ref]
Kanō Jigorō
Japanese educator and judoka (1860–1938).
Born December 10th, 1860 in Kobe. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1938 at 77 years old in at sea (pneumonia).
Rachel Held Evans
American christian writer (1981–2019).
Born June 8th, 1981 in Alabama.
Died May 4th, 2019 at 37 years old in Nashville (cerebral edema). [ref]
Ellen Albertini Dow
American actress (1913–2015).
Born November 26th, 1913 in Mount Carmel.
Died May 4th, 2015 at 101 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Nettie Stevens
American geneticist (1861–1912).
Born July 7th, 1861 in Cavendish.
Died May 4th, 1912 at 50 years old in Baltimore (breast cancer).
Frank Stella
American painter and printmaker (1936–2024).
Born May 12th, 1936 in Malden.
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.
Died May 4th, 1924 at 65 years old in New Romney.
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 Enesco
Romanian composer and violinist (1881–1955).
Born August 19th, 1881 in George Enescu.
Died May 4th, 1955 at 73 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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]
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
Bavarian duchess (1847-1897); victim of the bazar de la charité fire.
Born February 22nd, 1847 in Munich.
Died May 4th, 1897 at 50 years old in Paris (conflagration at the Bazar de la Charité).
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).
Jochen Mass
German racecar driver (1946-2025).
Born September 30th, 1946 in Dorfen.
Died May 4th, 2025 at 78 years old in Cannes (stroke). [ref]
Sada Thompson
American actress (1927-2011).
Born September 27th, 1927 in Des Moines.
Died May 4th, 2011 at 83 years old in Danbury (lung cancer). [ref]
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø