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July 4th
174 Notable deaths
Peter Monteverdi
Swiss carmaker (1934-1998).
Born June 7th, 1934 in Binningen.
Died July 4th, 1998 at 64 years old in Binningen (cancer).
Othenio Abel
Paleontologist, paleobiologist (1875-1946).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1946 at 71 years old in Mondsee. [ref]
Mohammad Moin
Iranian academic.
Born June 12th, 1914 in Rasht.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 57 years old in Tehran.
Marcellin Boule
French paleontologist, paleoanthropologist and geologist.
Born January 1st, 1861 in Montsalvy. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1942 at 81 years old in Montsalvy. [ref]
Gaby Morlay
French actress (1893-1964).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Angers. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1964 at 71 years old in Nice (cancer). [ref]
Antoni Słonimski
Polish poet.
Born November 15th, 1895 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1976 at 80 years old in Warsaw (traffic collision). [ref]
Jack Crompton
English footballer and manager (1921-2013).
Born December 18th, 1921 in Manchester.
Died July 4th, 2013 at 91 years old in Hulme.
Willem Visser 't Hooft
Dutch theologian.
Born September 20th, 1900 in Haarlem. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1985 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Roman Abelevich Kachanov
Soviet film director (1921-1993).
Born February 25th, 1921 in Smolensk.
Died July 4th, 1993 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Jacques Bertillon
French mathematician (1851-1922).
Born November 11th, 1851 in Paris.
Died July 4th, 1922 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 174
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia