July 4th
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Independence Day (United States)
American national holiday commemorating the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
240 Notable deaths
Robert N. Butler
American academic (1927–2010).
Born January 21st, 1927 in New Jersey.
Died July 4th, 2010 at 83 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Andrey Krasko
Soviet and russian actor (1957-2006).
Born August 10th, 1957 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 4th, 2006 at 48 years old in Ovidiopol (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chris Bunch
American writer (1943–2005).
Born December 22nd, 1943 in Fresno.
Died July 4th, 2005 at 61 years old in Ilwaco.
Leo Mol
Canadian artist (1915-2009).
Born January 15th, 1915 in Polonne.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 94 years old in Winnipeg (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Georges Bereta
French association football player (1946–2023).
Born May 15th, 1946 in Saint-Étienne.
Died July 4th, 2023 at 77 years old in L'Étrat. [ref]
Fernando de Fuentes
Mexican film director (1894–1958).
Born December 13th, 1894 in Veracruz.
Died July 4th, 1958 at 63 years old in Mexico City.
Gustaf Larson
Automotive pioneer, swedish engineer, swedish founders of automobile manufacturer (1887–1968).
Born July 8th, 1887 in Sweden. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1968 at 80 years old in Båstad. [ref]
Peter Monteverdi
Swiss carmaker (1934-1998).
Born June 7th, 1934 in Binningen.
Died July 4th, 1998 at 64 years old in Binningen (cancer).
Othenio Abel
Austrian botanist, paleontologist and evolutionary biologist (1875–1946).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Vienna.
Died July 4th, 1946 at 71 years old in Mondsee.
Janusz Kupcewicz
Polish association football player (1955–2022).
Born December 9th, 1955 in Gdańsk.
Died July 4th, 2022 at 66 years old in Gdynia. [ref]
Alston Scott Householder
American mathematician (1904-1993).
Born May 5th, 1904 in Rockford.
Died July 4th, 1993 at 89 years old in Malibu.
Pierre Lhomme
French cinematographer (1930–2019).
Born April 5th, 1930 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died July 4th, 2019 at 89 years old in Arles. [ref]
Marcellin Boule
French paleontologist, paleoanthropologist and geologist (1861–1942).
Born January 1st, 1861 in Montsalvy.
Died July 4th, 1942 at 81 years old in Montsalvy.
Niels Erik Nørlund
Danish mathematician and astronomer (1885-1981).
Born October 26th, 1885 in Slagelse. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1981 at 95 years old in Hørsholm. [ref]
Antoni Słonimski
Polish poet (1895–1976).
Born November 15th, 1895 in Warsaw.
Died July 4th, 1976 at 80 years old in Warsaw (traffic collision).
Gaby Morlay
French actress (1893-1964).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Angers. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1964 at 71 years old in Nice (cancer). [ref]
Mohammad Moin
Iranian academic (1914–1971).
Born April 30th, 1918 in Rasht.
Died July 4th, 1971 at 53 years old in Tehran.
Jack Crompton
English footballer (1921–2013).
Born December 18th, 1921 in Manchester.
Died July 4th, 2013 at 91 years old in Hulme.
Arturo Fernández
Spanish actor.
Born February 21st, 1929 in Gijón. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2019 at 90 years old in Madrid (stomach cancer). [ref]
Benjamin Chew Tilghman
American inventor.
Born October 26th, 1821 in Philadelphia.
Died July 4th, 1901 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Yakov Cherevichenko
Soviet general (1894-1976).
Born October 12th, 1894 in Don Host Oblast.
Died July 4th, 1976 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Johannes Schmidt
German linguist (1843–1901).
Born July 29th, 1843 in Prenzlau.
Died July 4th, 1901 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Jack Bowers
English footballer (1908-1970).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Scunthorpe.
Died July 4th, 1970 at 62 years old in Lichfield.
Józef Kowalski
Polish saint.
Born March 13th, 1911 in Gmina Lubień.
Died July 4th, 1942 at 31 years old in Auschwitz.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 240
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht