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July 4th
240 Notable deaths
Eva Mozes Kor
Romanian-born holocaust survivor and author (1934-2019).
Born January 31st, 1935 in Porț. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Gregory Bateson
English anthropologist, linguist, semiotician and cyberneticist (1904-1980).
Born May 9th, 1904 in Grantchester.
Died July 4th, 1980 at 76 years old in San Francisco.
Haakon Chevalier
American translator, writer and academic (1901–1985).
Born September 10th, 1902 in Lakewood. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1985 at 82 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough
British conservative cabinet minister, politician and nobleman (1822-1883).
Born June 2nd, 1822 in Norfolk.
Died July 4th, 1883 at 61 years old in Berkeley Square.
Pier Giorgio Frassati
Italian dominican tertiary and social activist (1901–1925).
Born April 6th, 1901 in Turin.
Died July 4th, 1925 at 24 years old in Turin (poliomyelitis).
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born May 30th, 1922 in Hamburg.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Gdańsk (hanging to death).
Suzanne Lenglen
French tennis player.
Born May 24th, 1899 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1938 at 39 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia, pernicious anemia).
Władysław Sikorski
Polish military and political leader (1881-1943).
Born May 20th, 1881 in Tuszów Narodowy.
Died July 4th, 1943 at 62 years old in Gibraltar (1943 Gibraltar B-24 crash).
D. R. Kaprekar
Indian mathematician (1905–1986).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Dahanu.
Died July 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Deolali.
Georgette Heyer
British historical romance and detective fiction novelist (1902–1974).
Born August 16th, 1902 in London, Wimbledon.
Died July 4th, 1974 at 71 years old in London, Guy's Hospital.
Judy Tyler
American actress (1932–1957).
Born October 9th, 1932 in Manhattan.
Died July 4th, 1957 at 24 years old in Rock River (car collision).
Barnett Newman
American painter (1905—1970).
Born January 29th, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1970 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elisabeth Becker
German concentration camp guard (1923–1946).
Born July 20th, 1923 in Gmina Nowy Staw.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 22 years old in Biskupia Górka (hanging to death).
August Derleth
American novelist, short story writer, poet, editor, and anthologist (1909–1971).
Born February 24th, 1909 in Sauk City.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 62 years old in Sauk City (myocardial infarction).
Mark Snow
American composer for film and television (1946–2025).
Born August 26th, 1946 in Brooklyn.
Died July 4th, 2025 at 78 years old in Washington (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
Melville Fuller
Chief justice of the united states from 1888 to 1910.
Born February 11th, 1833 in Augusta.
Died July 4th, 1910 at 77 years old in Sorrento (myocardial infarction).
Gerda Steinhoff
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born January 29th, 1922 in Gdańsk.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Biskupia Górka (hanging to death).
Lothar von Richthofen
German flying ace (1894–1922).
Born September 27th, 1894 in Wrocław.
Died July 4th, 1922 at 27 years old in Fuhlsbüttel (aviation accident).
Hayim Nahman Bialik
Hebrew poet, author, and editor (1873–1934).
Born January 9th, 1873 in Ivnytsia. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1934 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Matīss Kivlenieks
Latvian ice hockey goaltender (1996–2021).
Born August 26th, 1996 in Riga.
Died July 4th, 2021 at 24 years old in United States of America. [ref]
Young Noble
American rapper.
Born March 21st, 1978 in Sierra Madre.
Died July 4th, 2025 at 47 years old in Snellville (gunshot wound). [ref]
Rex Bell
American actor and politician (1903-1962).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 58 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction).
Ewa Paradies
Nazi concentration camp official (1920–1946).
Born December 17th, 1920 in Lębork.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 25 years old in Gdańsk (hanging to death).
Kurt Franz
Ss officer, third commandant of treblinka extermination camp.
Born January 17th, 1914 in Düsseldorf.
Died July 4th, 1998 at 84 years old in Wuppertal.
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
Lebanese cleric (1935–2010).
Born November 16th, 1935 in Najaf.
Died July 4th, 2010 at 74 years old in Beirut (liver disease). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche