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July 4th
174 Notable deaths
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
Argentine chess player (1910-1997).
Born April 15th, 1910 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 87 years old in Málaga.
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 174
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci