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June 4th
147 Notable deaths
Rupert Hine
British singer (1947-2020).
Born September 21st, 1947 in London.
Died June 4th, 2020 at 72 years old in Wiltshire (cancer). [ref]
Lilian Jackson Braun
American mystery writer (1913-2011).
Born June 20th, 1913 in Chicopee. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2011 at 97 years old in Landrum (lung disease). [ref]
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.
Dmitry Kovtun
Former russian intelligence agent.
Born September 25th, 1965 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2022 at 56 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Hermann Zapf
German type-designer, calligrapher, author and artist (1918-2015).
Born November 8th, 1918 in Nuremberg. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2015 at 96 years old in Darmstadt. [ref]
Sonny Tufts
American actor (1911-1970).
Born July 16th, 1911 in Boston.
Died June 4th, 1970 at 58 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia).
William Beebe
American ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, and explorer (1877-1962).
Born July 29th, 1877 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1962 at 84 years old in Arima.
Evelyn Brent
Stage and film actress from the united states.
Born October 20th, 1901 in Tampa.
Died June 4th, 1975 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
Charles Vidor
Hungarian-american film director (1900-1959).
Born July 27th, 1900 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1959 at 58 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare