May 4th

171 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]

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.

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