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July 4th

169 Notable deaths

Monteiro Lobato

Brazilian writer.

Born April 18th, 1882 in Taubaté. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1948 at 66 years old in São Paulo (lung cancer). [ref]

Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke

German general.

Born January 24th, 1889 in Schleswig.

Died July 4th, 1968 at 79 years old in Kappeln (cancer).

Mary Twala

South african actress (1939-2020).

Born September 14th, 1939 in Soweto.

Died July 4th, 2020 at 80 years old in Johannesburg.

Laurent Schwartz

French mathematician (1915-2002).

Born March 5th, 1915 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died July 4th, 2002 at 87 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Gene Conley

American baseball player.

Born November 10th, 1930 in Muskogee.

Died July 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Foxborough (cardiovascular disease).

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]

Marga López

Argentine-mexican actress (1924-2005).

Born June 21st, 1924 in San Miguel de Tucumán.

Died July 4th, 2005 at 81 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).

Oscar Zariski

American mathematician.

Born April 24th, 1899 in Kobryn. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1986 at 87 years old in Brookline. [ref]

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.

Robert S. Woodworth

American psychologist & scholar.

Born October 17th, 1869 in Massachusetts.

Died July 4th, 1962 at 92 years old in New York City.

Deaths 51 to 60 of 169

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