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June 4th
209 Notable deaths
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.
Frederick Agnew Gill
Manx polo player (1873-1938).
Born July 9th, 1873 in Castletown.
Died June 4th, 1938 at 64 years old in Lyndhurst.
Martti Lauronen
Finnish cross country skier (1913-1987).
Born October 15th, 1913 in Joensuu.
Died June 4th, 1987 at 73 years old
Wolfgang Strödter
German field hockey player (1948–2021).
Born April 5th, 1948 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2021 at 73 years old
Gerhard Pedersen
Danish boxer (1912–1987).
Born April 9th, 1912 in Esbjerg.
Died June 4th, 1987 at 75 years old in Örebro.
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