May 4th
171 Notable deaths
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).
Giovanni Battista Grassi
Italian zoologist (1854-1925).
Born March 27th, 1854 in Rovellasca.
Died May 4th, 1925 at 71 years old in Rome.
William Rose Benét
American writer.
Born February 2nd, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died May 4th, 1950 at 64 years old in New York City.
Valerio Bacigalupo
Italian footballer.
Born March 12th, 1924 in Vado Ligure.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 25 years old in Superga.
Ezio Loik
Italian footballer (1919-1949).
Born September 26th, 1919 in Rijeka.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 29 years old in Superga.
Guglielmo Gabetto
Italian footballer (1916-1949).
Born February 24th, 1916 in Turin.
Died May 4th, 1949 at 33 years old in Basilica of Superga.
Henri Bosco
French writer.
Born November 16th, 1888 in Avignon. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1976 at 87 years old in Nice. [ref]
Brita Borg
Swedish jazz and schlager singer.
Born June 10th, 1926 in Stockholm.
Died May 4th, 2010 at 83 years old in Borgholm. [ref]
Renate Dorrestein
Dutch author, journalist, feminist (1954-2018).
Born January 25th, 1954 in Amsterdam.
Died May 4th, 2018 at 64 years old in Aerdenhout (esophageal cancer).
Viktor Kingissepp
Estonian politician (1888-1922).
Born March 24th, 1888 in Kaarma Rural Municipality.
Died May 4th, 1922 at 34 years old in Tallinn (ballistic trauma).
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci