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July 4th
174 Notable deaths
Antoni Łomnicki
Polish mathematician (1881-1941).
Born January 17th, 1881 in Lviv.
Died July 4th, 1941 at 60 years old in Lviv (ballistic trauma).
Christian Kautz
Swiss racing driver (1913-1948).
Born November 23rd, 1913 in City of Brussels.
Died July 4th, 1948 at 34 years old in Bremgarten bei Bern.
Donald Blessing
American rower (1905-2000).
Born December 26th, 1905 in Hollister.
Died July 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in Tiburon.
William Lutley Sclater
British zoologist and museum director.
Born September 23rd, 1863 in Kensington.
Died July 4th, 1944 at 80 years old in London.
François Brandt
Dutch rower (1874-1949).
Born December 29th, 1874 in Zoeterwoude.
Died July 4th, 1949 at 74 years old in Naarden.
Cas Janssens
Dutch footballer (1944–2024).
Born August 3rd, 1944 in Tilburg.
Died July 4th, 2024 at 79 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
Torill Thorstad Hauger
Norwegian writer and painter.
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Oslo.
Died July 4th, 2014 at 70 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Anna Syberg
Danish painter (1870-1914).
Born January 7th, 1870 in Faaborg. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1914 at 44 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Pedro Vallana
Footballer (1897-1980).
Born November 29th, 1897 in Getxo.
Died July 4th, 1980 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 174
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde