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August 4th
138 Notable deaths
Jeanne Calment
French supercentenarian, oldest human.
Born February 21st, 1875 in Arles.
Died August 4th, 1997 at 122 years old in Arles (senility). [ref]
Mileva Marić
Serbian mathematician and wife of albert einstein (1875–1948).
Born December 19th, 1875 in Titel.
Died August 4th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zurich. [ref]
James Brady
White house press secretary under ronald reagan (1940-2014).
Born August 29th, 1940 in Centralia.
Died August 4th, 2014 at 73 years old in Alexandria (ballistic trauma).
Victor Mature
American actor (1913–1999).
Born January 29th, 1913 in Louisville.
Died August 4th, 1999 at 86 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (leukemia).
Enver Pasha
Ottoman politician and general (1881–1922).
Born November 22nd, 1881 in Istanbul.
Died August 4th, 1922 at 40 years old in Bukharan People's Soviet Republic.
Melvyn Douglas
American actor (1901-1981).
Born April 5th, 1901 in Macon. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1981 at 80 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Lee Hazlewood
American singer, songwriter, record producer (1929-2007).
Born July 9th, 1929 in Oklahoma. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2007 at 78 years old in Henderson (kidney cancer). [ref]
Shibu Soren
Indian politician and former chief minister of jharkhand.
Born January 11th, 1944 in Ramgarh district.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 81 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Lorenzo Music
American actor, voice actor, writer, producer and musician (1937-2001).
Born May 2nd, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died August 4th, 2001 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, bone cancer).
Terry Reid
British musician (1949–2025).
Born November 13th, 1949 in Huntingdon.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 75 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner