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June 4th
209 Notable deaths
Dorothy Layton
American film actress (1912-2009).
Born August 13th, 1912 in Cincinnati.
Died June 4th, 2009 at 96 years old in Towson (disease). [ref]
Erich Linemayr
Austrian football referee (1933–2016).
Born January 24th, 1933 in Linz.
Died June 4th, 2016 at 83 years old [ref]
Rodolfo Quezada Toruño
Catholic cardinal (1932-2012).
Born March 8th, 1932 in Guatemala City.
Died June 4th, 2012 at 80 years old in Guatemala City. [ref]
Pyotr Ivashutin
General of the army (1909-2002).
Born September 18th, 1909 in Brest.
Died June 4th, 2002 at 92 years old in Moscow.
Maurice René Fréchet
French mathematician (1878–1973).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Maligny. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1973 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Doug Serrurier
Racecar driver (1920-2006).
Born December 9th, 1920 in Germiston.
Died June 4th, 2006 at 85 years old in Alberton.
Bengt Berndtsson
Swedish footballer (1933-2015).
Born January 26th, 1933 in Gothenburg.
Died June 4th, 2015 at 82 years old in Älvsborg parish. [ref]
Goran Sankovič
Slovenian footballer (1979–2022).
Born June 18th, 1979 in Celje.
Died June 4th, 2022 at 42 years old in Celje. [ref]
Matilda Koen-Sarano
Israeli writer and instructor of ladino, scholar of sephardic folklore.
Born July 31st, 1939 in Milan.
Died June 4th, 2024 at 84 years old in Israel. [ref]
Jazep Varonka
Belarusian politician (1891-1952).
Born April 16th, 1891 in Kuźnica.
Died June 4th, 1952 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Adele Goodman Clark
United states artist and suffragist (1882-1983).
Born September 27th, 1882 in Montgomery.
Died June 4th, 1983 at 100 years old in Richmond.
John McLean
American athlete and coach (1878-1955).
Born January 10th, 1878 in Menominee.
Died June 4th, 1955 at 77 years old in Detroit.
Elena Gnesina
Russian composer and music educator (1874-1967).
Born May 30th, 1874 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died June 4th, 1967 at 93 years old in Moscow.
Freydoun Malkom
Fencer.
Born December 25th, 1875 in London. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1954 at 78 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Petros Adamian
Armenian actor (1849-1891).
Born December 21st, 1849 in Karaköy.
Died June 4th, 1891 at 41 years old in Istanbul, Constantinople (laryngeal cancer).
Ferdinand-Jean Darier
Dermatologist, pathologist (1856-1938).
Born April 26th, 1856 in Pest.
Died June 4th, 1938 at 82 years old in Longpont-sur-Orge. [ref]
Dmitry Anuchin
Russian anthropologist, ethnographist, archaeologist, geographer (1843-1923).
Born September 8th, 1843 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 4th, 1923 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Pavle Popović
Serbian literary critic and historian (1868–1939).
Born April 4th, 1868 in Belgrade.
Died June 4th, 1939 at 71 years old in Belgrade.
Mariano Arana
Uruguayan politician and architect (1933–2023).
Born March 6th, 1933 in Montevideo.
Died June 4th, 2023 at 90 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Auguste Chevalier
French botanist (1873-1956).
Born June 23rd, 1873 in Domfront.
Died June 4th, 1956 at 82 years old in Paris.
Pedro Zaballa
Spanish footballer (1938-1997).
Born July 29th, 1938 in Castro Urdiales.
Died June 4th, 1997 at 58 years old in Oviedo.
Elvira Rawson
Argentine physician (1867–1954).
Born April 19th, 1867 in Junín.
Died June 4th, 1954 at 87 years old in Buenos Aires.
Edith Hancke
German actress (1928-2015).
Born October 14th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died June 4th, 2015 at 86 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Sigrid Fick
Swedish tennis player (1887-1979).
Born May 28th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died June 4th, 1979 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
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