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July 4th
174 Notable deaths
Thomas Jefferson Jackson See
American astronomer.
Born February 19th, 1866 in Montgomery City.
Died July 4th, 1962 at 96 years old in Oakland.
Erwin Blumenfeld
German photographer and artist.
Born January 26th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1969 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria
Austrian archduke (1868-1935).
Born December 2nd, 1868 in Salzburg.
Died July 4th, 1935 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Samuil Marshak
Russian writer, poet, playwright.
Born November 3rd, 1887 in Voronezh. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1964 at 76 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Franklyn Farnum
American actor (1878-1961).
Born June 5th, 1878 in Boston.
Died July 4th, 1961 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Daniil Granin
Russia-soviet writer and historian.
Born July 1st, 1919 in Volynka. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2017 at 98 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia). [ref]
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
Austrian noble, niece of elisabeth of austria, who had a prominent role in the mayerling incident.
Born February 24th, 1858 in Augsburg. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1940 at 82 years old in Augsburg.
Daniel Quinn
American actor (1956-2015).
Born August 19th, 1956 in Milwaukee.
Died July 4th, 2015 at 58 years old
Janwillem van de Wetering
Dutch writer.
Born March 12th, 1931 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2008 at 77 years old in Blue Hill (cancer). [ref]
Eduardo Fajardo
Spanish actor (1924-2019).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Meis.
Died July 4th, 2019 at 94 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 174
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