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May 4th
167 Notable deaths
France Štiglic
Film director.
Born November 12th, 1919 in Kranj.
Died May 4th, 1993 at 73 years old in Ljubljana.
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).
Rita Renoir
Strip teaser and actress (1934-2016).
Born January 16th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2016 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Horst Großmann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1891-1972).
Born November 19th, 1891 in Sędki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 80 years old in Rüsselsheim am Main.
Max Kalbeck
German music critic, poet (1850-1921).
Born January 4th, 1850 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1921 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ernesto Díaz
Colombian footballer.
Born October 8th, 1954 in Bogotá.
Died May 4th, 2002 at 47 years old in Miami. [ref]
Franco Ossola
Italian footballer (1921-1949).
Born August 23rd, 1921 in Varese.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 27 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Enno Littmann
German orientalist.
Born September 16th, 1875 in Oldenburg. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1958 at 82 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
David Karako
Israeli footballer.
Born February 11th, 1945 in Jaffa.
Died May 4th, 2025 at 80 years old [ref]
Karel Höger
Czech dubbing actor, esperantist, actor, professor, publicist and university educator (1909-1977).
Born June 17th, 1909 in Královo Pole. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1977 at 67 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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