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June 4th
209 Notable deaths
Massimo Troisi
Italian actor, film director, and poet (1953–1994).
Born February 19th, 1953 in San Giorgio a Cremano.
Died June 4th, 1994 at 41 years old in Rome, Lido di Ostia (myocardial infarction).
Alexandre Kojève
Russian-born french philosopher and statesman.
Born May 11th, 1902 in Moscow.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 66 years old in Brussels.
Stephen McNally
American actor (1913-1994).
Born July 29th, 1913 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1994 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
William A. Wheeler
Vice president of the united states from 1877 to 1881.
Born June 30th, 1819 in Malone.
Died June 4th, 1887 at 67 years old in Malone.
Josephine Hutchinson
American actress (1903-1998).
Born October 12th, 1903 in Seattle.
Died June 4th, 1998 at 94 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Joe E. Lewis
American singer and comedian (1902–1971).
Born January 12th, 1902 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1971 at 69 years old in New York City.
Richard Norris Williams
American tennis player (1891-1968).
Born January 29th, 1891 in Geneva.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 77 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Parnelli Jones
American racecar driver and team owner (1933–2024).
Born August 12th, 1933 in Texarkana.
Died June 4th, 2024 at 90 years old in Torrance. [ref]
Rupert Hine
British rock musician and producer (1947-2020).
Born September 21st, 1947 in London.
Died June 4th, 2020 at 72 years old in Wiltshire (cancer). [ref]
Abu Bakar of Johor
Temenggung of johor (1862–1868), maharaja of johor (1868–1886) and sultan of johor (1886–1895).
Born February 3rd, 1833 in Telok Blangah.
Died June 4th, 1895 at 62 years old in London (nephritis).
Dmitry Kovtun
Former russian intelligence agent (1965–2022).
Born September 25th, 1965 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2022 at 56 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Roberto Burle Marx
Brazilian landscape architect (1909-1994).
Born August 4th, 1909 in São Paulo.
Died June 4th, 1994 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Lilian Jackson Braun
American mystery writer (1913-2011).
Born June 20th, 1913 in Chicopee.
Died June 4th, 2011 at 97 years old in Landrum (lung disease). [ref]
William Beebe
American naturalist and explorer (1877–1962).
Born July 29th, 1877 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1962 at 84 years old in Arima.
Charles Vidor
Hungarian-american film director (1900-1959).
Born July 27th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died June 4th, 1959 at 58 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Sonny Tufts
American actor (1911-1970).
Born July 16th, 1911 in Boston.
Died June 4th, 1970 at 58 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
Lennart Johansson
Industrialist, swedish football administrator, president of uefa (1990 - 2007).
Born November 5th, 1929 in Bromma city district. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2019 at 89 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Evelyn Brent
American actress (1899/1901–1975).
Born October 20th, 1901 in Tampa.
Died June 4th, 1975 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Serge Koussevitzky
Russian and american conductor, composer, and double-bassist (1874–1951).
Born July 26th, 1874 in Vyshny Volochyok.
Died June 4th, 1951 at 76 years old in Boston.
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.
Sinjeong
Queen; politician (1809-1890).
Born January 21st, 1809 in Joseon.
Died June 4th, 1890 at 81 years old in Gyeongbokgung.
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, screenwriter, and film director (1921–2004).
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Castro dei Volsci.
Died June 4th, 2004 at 83 years old in Rome (stroke). [ref]
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