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240 Notable deaths
Emil Stang, Sr.
5th prime minister of norway (1834–1912).
Born June 14th, 1834 in Christiania.
Died July 4th, 1912 at 78 years old in Christiania.
Leyla Mammadbeyova
Azerbaijani and soviet aviator (1909-1989).
Born September 17th, 1909 in Baku.
Died July 4th, 1989 at 79 years old in Baku.
Art Bisch
American racing driver.
Born November 10th, 1926 in Mesa.
Died July 4th, 1958 at 31 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Jean-Baptiste Tati-Loutard
Republic of the congo politician (1938–2009).
Born December 15th, 1938 in Pointe-Noire. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2009 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (disease). [ref]
Violet Heming
British actress (1895-1981).
Born January 27th, 1895 in Leeds.
Died July 4th, 1981 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
Seizō Kobayashi
Japanese naval commander (1877-1962).
Born October 1st, 1877 in Hiroshima.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 84 years old in Setagaya.
Antoni Łomnicki
Polish mathematician (1881-1941).
Born January 17th, 1881 in Lviv.
Died July 4th, 1941 at 60 years old in Lviv (gunshot wound).
Paolo Grossi
Italian judge (1933–2022).
Born January 29th, 1933 in Florence.
Died July 4th, 2022 at 89 years old in Florence.
Hedda Zinner
German political writer, translator, actress, and journalist (1904–1994).
Died July 4th, 1994 at 89 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Donald Blessing
American rower (1905-2000).
Born December 26th, 1905 in Hollister.
Died July 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in Tiburon.
Eberhard Schrader
German orientalist (1836–1908).
Born January 5th, 1836 in Brunswick.
Died July 4th, 1908 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Christian Kautz
Swiss racing driver (1913-1948).
Born November 23rd, 1913 in Brussels.
Died July 4th, 1948 at 34 years old in Bremgarten bei Bern.
Charles Wolf
French astronomer (1827–1918).
Born November 9th, 1827 in Vorges.
Died July 4th, 1918 at 90 years old in Paris.
Hippolyte Boulenger
Painter (1837-1874).
Born October 8th, 1837 in Tournai.
Died July 4th, 1874 at 36 years old in Brussels.
William Lutley Sclater
British zoologist and museum director (1863–1944).
Born September 23rd, 1863 in Kensington.
Died July 4th, 1944 at 80 years old in London.
Friedrich Arnold
German anatomist and physiologist (1803–1890).
Born January 8th, 1803 in Edenkoben.
Died July 4th, 1890 at 87 years old in Heidelberg.
Pedro Vallana
Spanish footballer (1897-1980).
Born November 29th, 1897 in Getxo.
Died July 4th, 1980 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Lidia Semenova
Ukrainian chess player.
Born November 22nd, 1951 in Trytelnyky.
Died July 4th, 2025 at 73 years old [ref]
Cas Janssens
Dutch footballer (1944–2024).
Born August 3rd, 1944 in Tilburg.
Died July 4th, 2024 at 79 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
François Brandt
Dutch rower (1874-1949).
Born December 29th, 1874 in Zoeterwoude.
Died July 4th, 1949 at 74 years old in Naarden.
Sebastiano Martinelli
Catholic cardinal (1848–1918).
Born August 20th, 1848 in Lucca.
Died July 4th, 1918 at 69 years old in Rome.
Anna Syberg
Danish painter (1870-1914).
Born January 7th, 1870 in Faaborg. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1914 at 44 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Torill Thorstad Hauger
Norwegian writer and painter (1943–2014).
Born November 22nd, 1943 in Oslo.
Died July 4th, 2014 at 70 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Edmond Pottier
French art historian and archaeologist (1855-1934).
Born August 13th, 1855 in Saarbrücken.
Died July 4th, 1934 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Hanns Bolz
German expressionist and cubist painter (1885-1918).
Born January 22nd, 1885 in Aachen.
Died July 4th, 1918 at 33 years old in Munich.
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer