May 4th
167 Notable deaths
Maurice Ewing
Geophysicist and oceanographer (1906-1974).
Born May 12th, 1906 in Floyd County.
Died May 4th, 1974 at 67 years old in Galveston.
Victor Lanoux
French actor (1936-2017).
Born June 18th, 1936 in Paris.
Died May 4th, 2017 at 80 years old in Royan (stroke). [ref]
Petr Klíma
Czech ice hockey player (1964–2023).
Born December 23rd, 1964 in Chomutov.
Died May 4th, 2023 at 58 years old [ref]
Edward Calvin Kendall
American chemist (1886-1972).
Born March 8th, 1886 in South Norwalk. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1972 at 86 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Doina Cornea
Romanian academic and activist.
Born May 30th, 1929 in Brașov.
Died May 4th, 2018 at 88 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Paul Green
American playwright (1894-1981).
Born March 17th, 1894 in Lillington. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1981 at 87 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Amédée Ozenfant
French painter (1886-1966).
Born April 15th, 1886 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1966 at 80 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Willie Ormond
Scottish footballer (1927-1984).
Born February 23rd, 1927 in Falkirk.
Died May 4th, 1984 at 57 years old in Musselburgh.
Stanley William Hayter
English print-maker and engraver (1901-1988).
Born December 27th, 1901 in London. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1988 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Torsten Hägerstrand
Swedish geographer, inventor of time geography.
Born October 11th, 1916 in Alvesta Municipality.
Died May 4th, 2004 at 87 years old in Lund.
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young