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May 4th
231 Notable deaths
Willie Ormond
Scottish footballer (1927-1984).
Born February 23rd, 1927 in Falkirk.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 57 years old in Musselburgh.
Amédée Ozenfant
French painter (1886-1966).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1966 at 80 years old in Cannes.
Elizabeth Russell
American actress (1916-2002).
Born August 2nd, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died May 4th, 2002 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Edward Clark
Governor of texas (1815-1880).
Born April 1st, 1815 in New Orleans.
Died May 4th, 1880 at 65 years old in Marshall.
Stanley William Hayter
English print-maker and engraver (1901-1988).
Born December 27th, 1901 in London.
Died May 4th, 1988 at 86 years old in Paris.
Al Pease
British-born canadian racing driver.
Born October 15th, 1921 in Darlington.
Died May 4th, 2014 at 92 years old in Sevierville.
William Froude
British engineer and naval architect (1810–1879).
Born November 28th, 1810 in Devon.
Died May 4th, 1879 at 68 years old in Simon's Town (dysentery).
Henri Curiel
Jewish-egyptian communist (1914-1978).
Born September 13th, 1914 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1978 at 63 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Willie Pearse
Irish republican executed for his part in the easter rising (1881-1916).
Born November 15th, 1881 in Dublin.
Died May 4th, 1916 at 34 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Otis R. Bowen
American politician (1918-2013).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Rochester.
Died May 4th, 2013 at 95 years old in Donaldson.
Doina Cornea
Romanian academic and activist (1929–2018).
Born May 30th, 1929 in Brașov.
Died May 4th, 2018 at 88 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Jean-Marie Tjibaou
New calaedonian politician (1936–1989).
Born January 30th, 1936 in Hienghène.
Died May 4th, 1989 at 53 years old in Ouvéa.
Anton Ackermann
German politician (1905-1973).
Born December 25th, 1905 in Thalheim.
Died May 4th, 1973 at 67 years old in East Berlin.
Michael O'Hanrahan
Irish rebel (1877–1916).
Born January 16th, 1877 in New Ross. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1916 at 39 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Sri lankan prime minister (1902-1997).
Born October 22nd, 1902 in Galle.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 94 years old in Galle.
Josef Danhauser
Austrian painter (1805-1845).
Born August 18th, 1805 in Vienna.
Died May 4th, 1845 at 39 years old in Vienna (typhus).
Anita Stewart
American actress, film producer (1895-1961).
Born February 7th, 1902 in Brooklyn.
Died May 4th, 1961 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Charles Rigault de Genouilly
French admiral (1807-1873).
Born April 12th, 1807 in Rochefort.
Died May 4th, 1873 at 66 years old in Paris.
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.
Lewis Thompson Preston
American banker (1926-1995).
Born August 5th, 1926 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 1995 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Louis Charles Breguet
Aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers.
Born January 2nd, 1880 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1955 at 75 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (myocardial infarction).
Simon Achidi
Cameroonian politician.
Born November 5th, 1934 in Bamenda.
Died May 4th, 2021 at 86 years old in United States.
Paul Federn
Austrian-american md & psychoanalyst (1871-1950).
Born October 13th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 78 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne
British lawyer and politician, lord chancellor of great britain (1812-1895).
Born November 27th, 1812 in Mixbury.
Died May 4th, 1895 at 82 years old in Petersfield.
André Lefèbvre
Automobile engineer and rally driver, winner of the 1927 monte carlo rally (1894–1964).
Born August 19th, 1894 in Louvres. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1964 at 69 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus