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May 4th
175 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 (1877–1966).
Born December 13th, 1877 in Saint-Chamond.
Died May 4th, 1966 at 88 years old in Caluire-et-Cuire.
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.
Died May 4th, 2013 at 95 years old in Nethen.
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 playwright, writer (1935-1983).
Born December 10th, 1935 in Hirosaki.
Died May 4th, 1983 at 47 years old in Suginami (liver cirrhosis).
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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