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July 4th
174 Notable deaths
Judy Tyler
American actress.
Born October 9th, 1932 in Milwaukee.
Died July 4th, 1957 at 24 years old in Rock River (car collision). [ref]
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).
August Derleth
American novelist, short story writer, poet, editor, and anthologist (1909-1971).
Born February 24th, 1909 in Sauk City. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1971 at 62 years old in Sauk 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).
Hayim Nahman Bialik
-hebrew poet, author, and editor (1873-1934).
Born January 9th, 1873 in Ivnitsia. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1934 at 61 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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]
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]
Kurt Franz
Ss officer, third commandant of treblinka extermination camp.
Born January 17th, 1914 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1998 at 84 years old in Wuppertal. [ref]
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).
Pier Giorgio Frassati
Italian dominican tertiary and social activist.
Born April 6th, 1901 in Turin.
Died July 4th, 1925 at 24 years old in Turin (poliomyelitis).
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