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June 4th
209 Notable deaths
Maurice Blondel
French philosopher (1861-1949).
Born November 2nd, 1861 in Dijon.
Died June 4th, 1949 at 87 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross
British historian (1904–1976).
Born June 25th, 1904 in Edinburgh.
Died June 4th, 1976 at 71 years old in Edinburgh.
Anthony Steffen
Brazilian actor (1930–2004).
Died June 4th, 2004 at 73 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Pete Rademacher
American boxer (1928-2020).
Born November 20th, 1928 in Tieton.
Died June 4th, 2020 at 91 years old in Sandusky (dementia). [ref]
John Malcolm Patterson
44th governor of alabama (1921–2021).
Born September 27th, 1921 in Goldville.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 99 years old in Goldville. [ref]
John McKeithen
American governor of louisiana (1918-1999).
Born May 28th, 1918 in Grayson.
Died June 4th, 1999 at 81 years old in Columbia.
Lucien Littlefield
American actor (1895–1960).
Born August 16th, 1895 in San Antonio.
Died June 4th, 1960 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Turki bin Said Al Busaidi
Sultan of oman (1832-1888).
Born June 4th, 1832 in Muscat and Oman.
Died June 4th, 1888 at 56 years old in Muscat.
Dimi Mint Abba
Mauritanian singer.
Born December 25th, 1958 in Tidjikja.
Died June 4th, 2011 at 52 years old in Rabat (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Katherine Esau
German-american botanist (1898-1997).
Born April 15th, 1898 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1997 at 99 years old in Santa Barbara.
Rafael Osuna
Mexican tennis player (1938–1969).
Born September 15th, 1938 in Mexico City.
Died June 4th, 1969 at 30 years old in Monterrey (aircraft crash).
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
President of peru from 1963 to 1968 and from 1980 to 1985 (1912-2002).
Born October 7th, 1912 in Lima. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2002 at 89 years old in Lima.
Georg Kaiser
German dramatist (1878-1945).
Born November 25th, 1878 in Magdeburg.
Died June 4th, 1945 at 66 years old in Ascona.
William Astbury
British biochemist (1898-1961).
Born February 25th, 1898 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died June 4th, 1961 at 63 years old in Leeds.
Darshan Ranganathan
Indian chemist (1941–2001).
Died June 4th, 2001 at 60 years old (breast cancer).
David Dushman
Soviet liberator of auschwitz (1923–2021).
Born April 1st, 1923 in Gdańsk.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 98 years old in Munich. [ref]
Maurice Garrel
French actor (1923-2011).
Born February 24th, 1923 in Saint-Gervais.
Died June 4th, 2011 at 88 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Robin Herd
British businessman (1939-2019).
Born March 23rd, 1939 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died June 4th, 2019 at 80 years old
Nicole Croisille
French actress and singer.
Born October 9th, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2025 at 88 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Giancarlo De Carlo
Italian architect (1919-2005).
Born December 12th, 1919 in Genoa. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2005 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Kazys Grinius
Third president of lithuania from 7 june 1926 until 17 december 1926 (1866-1950).
Born December 17th, 1866 in Selema.
Died June 4th, 1950 at 83 years old in Chicago.
Carmen Pereira
Guinea-bissauan politician (1937-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1936 in Bissau. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2016 at 79 years old in Bissau. [ref]
Philippe Labro
French author, journalist, film director, media personality, lyricist.
Born August 27th, 1936 in Montauban. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2025 at 88 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Friederike Mayröcker
Austrian poet (1924–2021).
Born December 20th, 1924 in Vienna.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 96 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson