June 4th
160 Notable deaths
Paul Zoungrana
Burkinabe cardinal (1917-2000).
Born September 3rd, 1917 in Ouagadougou.
Died June 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ouagadougou.
Gösta Dunker
Swedish footballer and manager (1905-1973).
Born September 16th, 1906 in Sandviken parish.
Died June 4th, 1973 at 66 years old in Sandviken.
Alice Voinescu
Romanian essayist, translator and writer (1885–1961).
Born February 10th, 1885 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died June 4th, 1961 at 76 years old in Bucharest.
Bengt Westerlund
Swedish astronomer (1921–2008).
Born January 17th, 1921 in Gävle. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2008 at 87 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Antti Hyry
Finnish writer (1931–2016).
Born October 20th, 1931 in Kuivaniemi.
Died June 4th, 2016 at 84 years old in Espoo (cancer). [ref]
Zdeněk Pouzar
Czech mycologist (1932–2023).
Born April 13th, 1932 in Říčany.
Died June 4th, 2023 at 91 years old in Prague. [ref]
Joseph Walker Wear
American tennis player (1876–1941).
Born November 27th, 1876 in St. Louis.
Died June 4th, 1941 at 64 years old in Philadelphia.
Takashi Kano
Japanese association football player (1920–2000).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Tokyo.
Died June 4th, 2000 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Vadim Kapranov
Soviet basketball coach and basketball player (1940–2021).
Born February 26th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
Olympic wrestler (1903–1982).
Born November 11th, 1903 in Nurmo.
Died June 4th, 1982 at 78 years old in Ähtäri.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 160
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