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May 4th
187 Notable deaths
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.
Lewis Thompson Preston
American banker (1926-1995).
Born August 5th, 1926 in New York City.
Died May 4th, 1995 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Louis Charles Breguet
Aircraft designer and builder, one of the early aviation pioneers.
Born January 2nd, 1880 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1955 at 75 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (myocardial infarction).
Simon Achidi
Cameroonian politician.
Born November 5th, 1934 in Bamenda.
Died May 4th, 2021 at 86 years old in United States.
Paul Federn
Austrian-american md & psychoanalyst (1871-1950).
Born October 13th, 1871 in Vienna.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 78 years old in New York City (gunshot wound).
André Lefèbvre
Automobile engineer and rally driver, winner of the 1927 monte carlo rally.
Born August 19th, 1894 in Louvres. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1964 at 69 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Giovanni Battista Grassi
Italian zoologist (1854-1925).
Born March 27th, 1854 in Rovellasca.
Died May 4th, 1925 at 71 years old in Rome.
Valerio Bacigalupo
Italian footballer (1924–1949).
Born March 12th, 1924 in Vado Ligure.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 25 years old in Superga.
Dragan Vučić
Macedonian musician.
Born September 6th, 1955 in Skopje.
Died May 4th, 2020 at 64 years old in Skopje (COVID-19). [ref]
William Rose Benét
American writer (1886-1950).
Born February 2nd, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 64 years old in New York City.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 187
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black