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June 4th
209 Notable deaths
Karl Herzfeld
Austrian-american physicist (1892–1978).
Born February 24th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died June 4th, 1978 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Eusebio Ayala
President of paraguay (1875-1942).
Born August 14th, 1875 in Eusebio Ayala.
Died June 4th, 1942 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires.
Marcello Abbado
Italian composer, conductor and pianist (1926-2020).
Born October 7th, 1926 in Milan.
Died June 4th, 2020 at 93 years old in Stresa. [ref]
Hermann Diels
German classical scholar (1848–1922).
Born May 18th, 1848 in Biebrich. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1922 at 74 years old in Dahlem.
Mordechai Gebirtig
Yiddish writer (1877–1942).
Born May 4th, 1877 in Kraków. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1942 at 65 years old in Kraków Ghetto.
Katherine MacDonald
American actor and film producer (1881-1956).
Born December 14th, 1891 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 4th, 1956 at 64 years old in Santa Barbara.
Orhan Kemal
Turkish novelist (1914–1970).
Born September 15th, 1914 in Ceyhan. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1970 at 55 years old in Sofia (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
American author (1873–1958).
Born September 22nd, 1873 in Cambridge.
Died June 4th, 1958 at 84 years old in Portsmouth.
Billy Gabor
American basketball player (1922–2019).
Born May 13th, 1922 in Binghamton.
Died June 4th, 2019 at 97 years old in Jupiter (pneumonia).
Hedwig Dohm
German feminist, writer, and opinion journalist (1831–1919).
Born September 20th, 1833 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1919 at 85 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Miguel Montuori
Footballer (1932–1998).
Born September 24th, 1932 in Rosario.
Died June 4th, 1998 at 65 years old in Florence.
Gunn Wållgren
Swedish actress (1913–1983).
Born November 16th, 1913 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg.
Died June 4th, 1983 at 69 years old in Oscar Parish (cancer).
Agathe Backer Grøndahl
Norwegian pianist and composer (1847–1907).
Born December 1st, 1847 in Holmestrand.
Died June 4th, 1907 at 59 years old in Ormøya.
Georgy Millyar
Soviet and russian actor (1903–1993).
Born November 7th, 1903 in Moscow.
Died June 4th, 1993 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Zoltán Latinovits
Hungarian actor.
Born September 9th, 1931 in Budapest.
Died June 4th, 1976 at 44 years old in Balatonszemes.
Agata Mróz-Olszewska
Polish volleyball player.
Born April 7th, 1982 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska.
Died June 4th, 2008 at 26 years old in Wrocław (leukemia). [ref]
Mamerto Urriolagoitía
President of bolivia (1895–1974).
Born December 5th, 1895 in Sucre.
Died June 4th, 1974 at 78 years old in Sucre.
Niède Guidon
Brazilian archaeologist.
Born March 12th, 1933 in Jaú.
Died June 4th, 2025 at 92 years old in São Raimundo Nonato. [ref]
Wilhelm Georg Friedrich Roscher
German economist (1817–1894).
Born October 21st, 1817 in Hanover.
Died June 4th, 1894 at 76 years old in Leipzig.
Ernst Leonard Lindelöf
Finnish mathematician who made contributions in real/complex analysis and topology (1870–1946).
Born March 7th, 1870 in Helsinki.
Died June 4th, 1946 at 76 years old in Helsinki.
Ahmed Nihad Efendi
Ottoman noble (1883–1954).
Born July 5th, 1883 in Istanbul, Çırağan Palace.
Died June 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Isaac Berger
American weightlifter (1936–2022).
Born November 16th, 1936 in Jerusalem.
Died June 4th, 2022 at 85 years old [ref]
Adolfo Meléndez
Spanish footballer and club chairman (1884-1968).
Born June 2nd, 1884 in A Coruña.
Died June 4th, 1968 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Der Nister
Soviet writer and translator (1884-1950).
Born November 1st, 1884 in Berdychiv.
Died June 4th, 1950 at 65 years old in Abez labor camp.
Tommy Ladnier
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter (1900-1939).
Born May 28th, 1900 in Louisiana, Mandeville.
Died June 4th, 1939 at 39 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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