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240 Notable deaths
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
Military leader, viceroy, victoria cross (1889-1963).
Born March 21st, 1889 in Richmond.
Died July 4th, 1963 at 74 years old in Windsor (major trauma).
Francisco Boix
Spanish civil war veteran and photographer (1920–1951).
Born August 14th, 1920 in Barcelona.
Died July 4th, 1951 at 30 years old in Paris (kidney failure).
Richard Lewontin
American evolutionary biologist and mathematician (1929–2021).
Born March 29th, 1929 in New York City.
Died July 4th, 2021 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Alan Seeger
American poet and soldier (1888-1916).
Born June 22nd, 1888 in New York City.
Died July 4th, 1916 at 28 years old in Belloy-en-Santerre.
Thomas M. Disch
American science fiction author and poet (1940–2008).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in Des Moines.
Died July 4th, 2008 at 68 years old in New York City. [ref]
Wanda Klaff
Nazi concentration camp guard (1922–1946).
Born March 6th, 1922 in Gdańsk.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 24 years old in Gdańsk (hanging to death).
Mona Hammond
British actress (1931–2022).
Born January 1st, 1931 in Clarendon Parish.
Died July 4th, 2022 at 91 years old in Hounslow. [ref]
Alfred Lowenstein
Belgian aviator, businessman, soldier, sportsman (1877-1928).
Born March 11th, 1877 in Brussels.
Died July 4th, 1928 at 51 years old in North Sea, English Channel (drowning).
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Great-great-grandfather of elizabeth ii of the united kingdom.
Born September 9th, 1804 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 4th, 1885 at 80 years old in Laško.
Walter Long
American actor (1879-1952).
Born March 5th, 1879 in Nashua.
Died July 4th, 1952 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Miguel Najdorf
Polish-argentine chess player (1910-1997).
Born April 15th, 1910 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 87 years old in Málaga.
Laurent Schwartz
French mathematician (1915-2002).
Born March 5th, 1915 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 87 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
German general (1889-1968).
Born January 24th, 1889 in Schleswig.
Died July 4th, 1968 at 79 years old in Kappeln (cancer).
Theodora Kroeber
American anthropologist (1897–1979).
Born March 24th, 1897 in Denver.
Died July 4th, 1979 at 82 years old in Berkeley.
Élisée Reclus
French geographer and writer (1830–1905).
Born March 15th, 1830 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Died July 4th, 1905 at 75 years old in Torhout.
Brenda Joyce
American film actress (1917–2009).
Born February 25th, 1917 in Excelsior Springs.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 92 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Gene Conley
American baseball player (1930–2017).
Born November 10th, 1930 in Muskogee.
Died July 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Foxborough (cardiovascular disease).
Monteiro Lobato
Brazilian writer (1882–1948).
Born April 18th, 1882 in Taubaté.
Died July 4th, 1948 at 66 years old in São Paulo (lung cancer).
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
Dominican republic politician (1817-1861).
Born March 9th, 1817 in Santo Domingo.
Died July 4th, 1861 at 44 years old in San Juan de la Maguana.
Mary Twala
South african actress (1939-2020).
Born September 14th, 1939 in Soweto.
Died July 4th, 2020 at 80 years old in Johannesburg.
Marga López
Mexican actress (1924–2005).
Born June 21st, 1924 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died July 4th, 2005 at 81 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia, hyperkalemia, acute kidney injury).
Thomas C. Hart
United states navy admiral and united states senator (1877-1971).
Born June 12th, 1877 in Davison.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 94 years old in Sharon.
Oscar Zariski
American mathematician (1899–1986).
Born April 24th, 1899 in Kobryn.
Died July 4th, 1986 at 87 years old in Brookline.
Ammu Swaminathan
Indian politician (1894-1978).
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Palakkad.
Died July 4th, 1978 at 84 years old in Palakkad.
Otto Bauer
Austrian social democrat (1881-1938).
Born September 5th, 1881 in Vienna.
Died July 4th, 1938 at 56 years old in Paris.
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy