May 4th
167 Notable deaths
Luis Taruc
Filipino politician (1913-2005).
Born June 21st, 1913 in San Luis.
Died May 4th, 2005 at 91 years old in Quezon City.
Edmond Locard
French forensic scientist.
Born December 13th, 1877 in Saint-Chamond. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1966 at 88 years old in Caluire-et-Cuire. [ref]
Robert Ferdinand Wagner
American politician (1877-1953).
Born July 8th, 1877 in Nastätten.
Died May 4th, 1953 at 75 years old in New York City.
Jane Bowles
American novelist, playwright (1917-1973).
Born February 22nd, 1917 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 1973 at 56 years old in Málaga (stroke).
Katie Johnson
English actress (1878-1957).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Pyecombe.
Died May 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Elham.
Dieter Wisliceny
Ss-hauptsturmführer (1911-1948).
Born January 13th, 1911 in Możdżany.
Died May 4th, 1948 at 37 years old in Bratislava (hanging). [ref]
Christian de Duve
Belgian biochemist, cytologist (1917-2013).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Thames Ditton. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2013 at 95 years old in Nethen. [ref]
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Slovak politician, diplomat, french army general and astronomer (1880-1919).
Born July 21st, 1880 in Košariská, Košařiska. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1919 at 38 years old in Ivanka pri Dunaji. [ref]
Shūji Terayama
Japanese artist (1935-1983).
Born December 10th, 1935 in Hirosaki. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1983 at 47 years old in Tokyo (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Jean Erdman
American dancer (1916-2020).
Born February 20th, 1916 in Honolulu.
Died May 4th, 2020 at 104 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett