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July 4th

174 Notable deaths

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).

Bengt Strömgren

Danish astronomer (1908-1987).

Born January 21st, 1908 in Gothenburg. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1987 at 79 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Romesh Chandra

Indian politician.

Born March 30th, 1919 in Faisalabad.

Died July 4th, 2016 at 97 years old in Mumbai.

Maurice Grevisse

Belgian grammarian.

Born October 7th, 1895 in Habay. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1980 at 84 years old in La Louvière. [ref]

Lola Gaos

Spanish actress (1921-1993).

Born December 2nd, 1921 in Valencia.

Died July 4th, 1993 at 71 years old in Madrid (colorectal cancer).

Maidarzhavyn Ganzorig

Mongolian cosmonaut (1949-2021).

Born February 5th, 1949 in Tsetserleg.

Died July 4th, 2021 at 72 years old

Paolo Grossi

Italian judge.

Born January 29th, 1933 in Florence. [ref]

Died July 4th, 2022 at 89 years old in Florence. [ref]

Georges Ronsse

Belgian racing cyclist.

Born March 4th, 1906 in Antwerp.

Died July 4th, 1969 at 63 years old in Berchem.

Ernesto Cucchiaroni

Argentine footballer (1927-1971).

Born November 16th, 1927 in Posadas.

Died July 4th, 1971 at 43 years old in Misiones Province (traffic collision).

Leyla Mammadbeyova

Azerbaijani and soviet aviator (1909-1989).

Born September 17th, 1909 in Baku.

Died July 4th, 1989 at 79 years old in Baku.

Deaths 131 to 140 of 174

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