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236 Notable deaths
Ge Fortgens
Dutch footballer (1887-1957).
Born July 10th, 1887 in Amsterdam.
Died May 4th, 1957 at 69 years old in Haarlem.
Alexandre Pharamond
French rugby union player (1876–1953).
Born October 20th, 1876 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 4th, 1953 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Émile Knecht
Swiss rower (1923–2019).
Born December 18th, 1923 in Zurich.
Died May 4th, 2019 at 95 years old in Küsnacht. [ref]
Johannes Hengeveld
Dutch tug of war competitor (1894-1961).
Born December 24th, 1894 in Arnhem.
Died May 4th, 1961 at 66 years old in Arnhem.
Romeo Rivers
Canadian ice hockey player (1907-1986).
Born March 28th, 1907 in Manitoba.
Died May 4th, 1986 at 79 years old in Winnipeg.
Wouter Brouwer
Dutch fencer (1882-1961).
Born August 10th, 1882 in Amsterdam.
Died May 4th, 1961 at 78 years old in Amsterdam.
Cyrille Verbrugge
Belgian olympic fencer (1866–1929).
Born November 9th, 1866 in Mouscron.
Died May 4th, 1929 at 62 years old in Antwerp.
Lennart Hannelius
Sport shooter (1893-1950).
Born November 8th, 1893 in Hanko.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 56 years old in Stockholm.
Adlan Varayev
Russian olympic wrestler (1962–2016).
Born January 2nd, 1962 in Sadovoe.
Died May 4th, 2016 at 54 years old in Chechnya (drowning). [ref]
Jaime Gómez
Mexican footballer (1929-2008).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Manzanillo.
Died May 4th, 2008 at 78 years old in Guadalajara (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Armando Lombardi
Italian archbishop.
Born May 12th, 1905 in Cercepiccola.
Died May 4th, 1964 at 58 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius