June 4th
160 Notable deaths
Serge Koussevitzky
Russian-born american conductor, composer and musician (1874–1951).
Born July 26th, 1874 in Vyshny Volochyok. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1951 at 76 years old in Boston. [ref]
Hermann Zapf
German type-designer, calligrapher, author and artist (1918-2015).
Born November 8th, 1918 in Nuremberg.
Died June 4th, 2015 at 96 years old in Darmstadt. [ref]
Aloha Wanderwell
Canadian adventurer (1906-1996).
Born October 13th, 1907 in Winnipeg.
Died June 4th, 1996 at 88 years old in Newport Beach.
William Halse Rivers Rivers
English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist (1864-1922).
Born March 12th, 1864 in Chatham.
Died June 4th, 1922 at 58 years old in Cambridge.
Pierre Louÿs
French writer and poet (1870–1925).
Born December 10th, 1870 in Ghent.
Died June 4th, 1925 at 54 years old in Paris. [ref]
Nino Manfredi
Italian actor (1921-2004).
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Castro dei Volsci. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2004 at 83 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
Randy Smith
American basketball player (1948–2009).
Born December 12th, 1948 in Bellport. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2009 at 60 years old in Norwich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Enzo Staiola
Italian actor.
Born November 15th, 1939 in Rome.
Died June 4th, 2025 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Craig L. Thomas
American politician (1933-2007).
Born February 17th, 1933 in Cody.
Died June 4th, 2007 at 74 years old in Bethesda (leukemia).
Józef Haller
Polish general (1873-1960).
Born August 13th, 1873 in Jurczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1960 at 86 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 160
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X