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July 4th
184 Notable deaths
Yuri Klinskikh
Russian singer, songwriter, musician, arranger.
Born July 27th, 1964 in Voronezh.
Died July 4th, 2000 at 35 years old in Voronezh (heart failure).
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
Polish writer, world war ii underground fighter, and political dissident.
Born May 20th, 1919 in Kielce. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2000 at 81 years old in Naples. [ref]
Luminița Gheorghiu
Romanian actress.
Born September 1st, 1949 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2021 at 71 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
John Zachary Young
English zoologist and neurophysiologist. professor of anatomy and author; (1907-1997).
Born March 18th, 1907 in Bristol.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 90 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Composer (1901–1983).
Born October 29th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 4th, 1983 at 81 years old in Rome.
Mansoor Hekmat
Iranian politician (1951-2002).
Born June 4th, 1951 in Tehran.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 51 years old in London (cancer).
Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński
Polish critic, poet and translator.
Born December 21st, 1874 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1941 at 66 years old in Lviv (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Flor Peeters
Flemish organist, composer and music pedagogue.
Born July 4th, 1903 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1986 at 83 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Marshall Hall
American mathematician (1910-1990).
Born September 17th, 1910 in St. Louis.
Died July 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Remco Campert
Dutch writer.
Born July 28th, 1929 in The Hague. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2022 at 92 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz