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236 Notable deaths
Danilo Martelli
Italian footballer (1923-1949).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Castellucchio.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 25 years old in Superga.
Henri Tolain
Leading member of the french trade union and socialist movement (1828-1897).
Born June 18th, 1828 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1897 at 68 years old in Paris. [ref]
Rubens Fadini
Italian professional footballer (1927-1949).
Born June 10th, 1927 in Jolanda di Savoia.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 21 years old in Superga.
Masauji Hachisuka
Japanese ornithologist (1903-1953).
Born February 15th, 1903 in Tokyo.
Died May 4th, 1953 at 50 years old in Atami (angina pectoris).
Pedro Arispe
Uruguayan footballer (1900-1960).
Born September 30th, 1900 in Montevideo.
Died May 4th, 1960 at 59 years old in Montevideo.
Oleg Zhakov
Soviet actor (1905-1988).
Born April 1st, 1905 in Sarapul.
Died May 4th, 1988 at 83 years old in Pyatigorsk.
Jesús Hermida Pineda
Spanish journalist.
Born June 27th, 1937 in Huelva.
Died May 4th, 2015 at 77 years old in Madrid (stroke).
Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg
Austrian mineralogist (1836–1927).
Born April 19th, 1836 in Litovel.
Died May 4th, 1927 at 91 years old in Vienna.
Suhayr al-Qalamawi
Egyptian writer (1911-1997).
Born July 20th, 1911 in Cairo.
Died May 4th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cairo.
Karl Dannemann
Actor (1896-1945).
Born March 22nd, 1896 in Bremen.
Died May 4th, 1945 at 49 years old in Werder (Havel).
Zhivko Gospodinov
Bulgarian footballer (1957-2015).
Born September 6th, 1957 in Vladimirovo.
Died May 4th, 2015 at 57 years old in Varna (cancer). [ref]
Majda Vrhovnik
Slovenian spy (1922–1945).
Born April 14th, 1922 in Ljubljana.
Died May 4th, 1945 at 23 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (gunshot wound).
Jacques Stockman
Belgian football player and coach (1938–2013).
Born October 8th, 1938 in Ronse.
Died May 4th, 2013 at 74 years old in Waregem.
Dagoberto Fontes
Uruguayan footballer (1943–2024).
Born June 6th, 1943 in Maldonado.
Died May 4th, 2024 at 80 years old [ref]
Saliamonas Banaitis
Lithuanian businessman (1866-1933).
Born July 15th, 1866 in Vaitiekupiai.
Died May 4th, 1933 at 66 years old in Kaunas (gastric ulcer).
Johannes Walther
German geologist (1860–1937).
Born July 20th, 1860 in Neustadt an der Orla.
Died May 4th, 1937 at 76 years old in Bad Hofgastein.
Matsumura Jinzō
Japanese botanist (1856-1928).
Born February 14th, 1856 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died May 4th, 1928 at 72 years old in Tokyo.
August Hellemans
Belgian footballer (1907–1992).
Born September 14th, 1907 in Kapelle-op-den-Bos.
Died May 4th, 1992 at 84 years old in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe.
Franz Nikolaus Finck
German philologist (1867-1910).
Born June 26th, 1867 in Krefeld.
Died May 4th, 1910 at 42 years old in Berlin.
Franz Joseph von Stein
Catholic bishop (1832–1909).
Born April 4th, 1832 in Amorbach.
Died May 4th, 1909 at 77 years old in Munich.
Géza Varasdi
Hungarian athletics competitor (1928–2022).
Born February 6th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died May 4th, 2022 at 94 years old [ref]
Kōtō Matsudaira
Japanese diplomat.
Born February 5th, 1903 in Tokyo City.
Died May 4th, 1994 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Helga Königsdorf
German writer and mathematician (1938–2014).
Died May 4th, 2014 at 75 years old in Berlin (Parkinson's disease).
Kazuhiro Ninomiya
Japanese judoka.
Born November 28th, 1946 in Fukuoka.
Died May 4th, 2026 at 79 years old [ref]
Gerhard Menzel
German screenwriter (1894–1966).
Born September 29th, 1894 in Wałbrzych.
Died May 4th, 1966 at 71 years old in Comano.
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