May 4th
162 Notable deaths
Gotse Delchev
Macedonian bulgarian revolutionary.
Born February 4th, 1872 in Kilkis.
Died May 4th, 1903 at 31 years old in Banitsa. [ref]
Elena Baltacha
British tennis player (1983-2014).
Born August 14th, 1983 in Kyiv.
Died May 4th, 2014 at 30 years old in Ipswich (liver cancer).
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]
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince.
Born August 2nd, 1906 in Callenberg Castle.
Died May 4th, 1972 at 65 years old in Grein.
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Egyptian singer, actor and composer.
Born March 13th, 1898 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1991 at 93 years old in Cairo (stroke). [ref]
Bob Bennett
American politician (1933–2016).
Born September 18th, 1933 in Salt Lake City.
Died May 4th, 2016 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C. (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Adnan Khairallah
Ex iraqi minister; saddam hussein's brother-in-law (1941-1989).
Born September 23rd, 1941 in Iraq.
Died May 4th, 1989 at 47 years old in Mosul.
Junior Durkin
Actor (1915–1935).
Born July 2nd, 1915 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 1935 at 19 years old in San Diego (traffic collision).
Michael McClure
American writer.
Born October 20th, 1932 in Marysville. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2020 at 87 years old in Oakland (stroke). [ref]
Luis Taruc
Filipino politician (1913-2005).
Born June 21st, 1913 in San Luis.
Died May 4th, 2005 at 91 years old in Quezon City.
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen