July 4th
194 Notable deaths
Jacques Bertillon
French mathematician (1851-1922).
Born November 11th, 1851 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1922 at 70 years old in Valmondois. [ref]
Gersh Budker
Soviet physicist.
Died July 4th, 1977 at 59 years old in Akademgorodok (myocardial infarction).
Józef Pankiewicz
Polish painter (1866-1940).
Born November 29th, 1866 in Lublin.
Died July 4th, 1940 at 73 years old in La Ciotat.
Karl Platen
German actor (1877–1952).
Born March 6th, 1877 in Halle (Saale).
Died July 4th, 1952 at 75 years old in Weimar.
Bengt Strömgren
Danish astronomer (1908-1987).
Born January 21st, 1908 in Gothenburg.
Died July 4th, 1987 at 79 years old in Copenhagen.
Phil Boggs
Diver (1949-1990).
Born December 29th, 1949 in Akron.
Died July 4th, 1990 at 40 years old in Miami (lymphoma).
Ondřej Sekora
Czech entomologist, rugby union footballer and coach, writer and artist (1899-1967).
Born September 25th, 1899 in Královo Pole. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1967 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Antoni Grabowski
Polish chemical engineer.
Born June 11th, 1857 in Nowe Dobra, Chełmno County.
Died July 4th, 1921 at 64 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Georges-Emmanuel Clancier
French writer.
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Limoges. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2018 at 104 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Francis Perrin
French physicist.
Born March 17th, 1901 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 4th, 1992 at 91 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 194
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy