May 4th
172 Notable deaths
Seamus Elliott
Irish racing cyclist.
Born June 4th, 1934 in Dublin.
Died May 4th, 1971 at 36 years old in Dublin.
Hector Sévin
Catholic cardinal.
Born March 22nd, 1852 in France.
Died May 4th, 1916 at 64 years old in Lyon.
Adam Królikiewicz
Polish equestrian.
Born December 9th, 1894 in Lviv.
Died May 4th, 1966 at 71 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna (horse fall).
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.
Ge Fortgens
Dutch footballer (1887-1957).
Born July 10th, 1887 in Amsterdam.
Died May 4th, 1957 at 69 years old in Haarlem.
Humberto Donoso
Chilean footballer (1938-2000).
Born October 9th, 1938 in Arica.
Died May 4th, 2000 at 61 years old
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.
Karl Ringel
German association football player (1932–2024).
Born September 30th, 1932 in Fürth.
Died May 4th, 2024 at 91 years old in Neunkirchen. [ref]
Romeo Rivers
Canadian ice hockey player (1907-1986).
Born March 28th, 1907 in Manitoba.
Died May 4th, 1986 at 79 years old in Winnipeg.
Cyrille Verbrugge
Belgian olympic fencer.
Born November 9th, 1866 in Mouscron.
Died May 4th, 1929 at 62 years old in Antwerp.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 172
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney