May 4th
162 Notable deaths
Ellen Albertini Dow
Actress (1913-2015).
Born November 16th, 1913 in Mount Carmel.
Died May 4th, 2015 at 101 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Frank Stella
American painter and printmaker.
Born May 12th, 1936 in Malden. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2024 at 87 years old in Manhattan (lymphoma). [ref]
Edith Nesbit
English author and poet (1858–1924).
Born August 15th, 1858 in London, Kennington. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1924 at 65 years old in New Romney. [ref]
Rashidi Yekini
Nigerian footballer (1963-2012).
Born October 23rd, 1963 in Kaduna.
Died May 4th, 2012 at 48 years old in Ibadan. [ref]
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 (ballistic trauma).
George Enescu
Romanian composer.
Born August 19th, 1881 in Liveni. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1955 at 73 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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).
Carl von Ossietzky
German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 nobel peace prize.
Born October 3rd, 1889 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1938 at 48 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis). [ref]
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]
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).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche