June 4th
214 Notable deaths
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.
Carmen Baroja
Spanish writer and ethnologist (1883–1950).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Pamplona. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1950 at 66 years old in Madrid.
Eugen Adam
German painter (1817-1880).
Born January 22nd, 1817 in Munich.
Died June 4th, 1880 at 63 years old in Munich.
Ernesto Rossi
Italian actor 1827-1896.
Born March 27th, 1827 in Livorno.
Died June 4th, 1896 at 69 years old in Pescara.
István Halász
Hungarian footballer (1951–2016).
Born October 12th, 1951 in Rakamaz.
Died June 4th, 2016 at 64 years old [ref]
Paul Zoungrana
Burkinabe cardinal (1917-2000).
Born September 3rd, 1917 in Ouagadougou.
Died June 4th, 2000 at 82 years old in Ouagadougou.
Rosalie Roos
Swedish writer, editor.
Born December 9th, 1823 in Finnish church parish. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1898 at 74 years old in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Gösta Dunker
Swedish footballer and manager (1905-1973).
Born September 16th, 1906 in Sandviken parish.
Died June 4th, 1973 at 66 years old in Sandviken.
Alice Voinescu
Romanian essayist, translator and writer (1885–1961).
Born February 10th, 1885 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Died June 4th, 1961 at 76 years old in Bucharest.
Bengt Westerlund
Swedish astronomer (1921–2008).
Born January 17th, 1921 in Gävle. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2008 at 87 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Antti Hyry
Finnish writer (1931–2016).
Born October 20th, 1931 in Kuivaniemi.
Died June 4th, 2016 at 84 years old in Espoo (cancer). [ref]
Zdeněk Pouzar
Czech mycologist (1932–2023).
Born April 13th, 1932 in Říčany.
Died June 4th, 2023 at 91 years old in Prague. [ref]
Joseph Walker Wear
American tennis player (1876–1941).
Born November 27th, 1876 in St. Louis.
Died June 4th, 1941 at 64 years old in Philadelphia.
Takashi Kano
Japanese association football player (1920–2000).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Tokyo.
Died June 4th, 2000 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Vadim Kapranov
Soviet basketball coach and basketball player (1940–2021).
Born February 26th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
Olympic wrestler (1903–1982).
Born November 11th, 1903 in Nurmo.
Died June 4th, 1982 at 78 years old in Ähtäri.
Walter Winkler
Polish footballer (1943-2014).
Born February 2nd, 1943 in Piekary Śląskie.
Died June 4th, 2014 at 71 years old in Bytom.
Charles-Marie-Esprit Espinasse
French general (1815-1859).
Born April 2nd, 1815 in Castelnaudary, Saissac. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1859 at 44 years old in Battle of Magenta. [ref]
Aristizza Romanescu
Romanian actress.
Born December 24th, 1854 in Craiova.
Died June 4th, 1918 at 63 years old in Iași.
Arnold Gartmann
Swiss bobsledder (1904–1980).
Born November 20th, 1904 in St. Moritz.
Died June 4th, 1980 at 75 years old in St. Moritz.
Lu Jiaxi
Chinese chemist and politician.
Born October 26th, 1915 in Xiamen.
Died June 4th, 2001 at 85 years old in Fuzhou.
Deaths 176 to 200 of 214
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid