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August 4th
142 Notable deaths
Boniface Alexandre
Haitian politician (1936-2023).
Born July 31st, 1936 in Ganthier.
Died August 4th, 2023 at 87 years old in Port-au-Prince. [ref]
Yuri Levitan
Soviet radio announcer (1914–1983).
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Vladimir.
Died August 4th, 1983 at 68 years old in Belgorod.
Eddie Condon
Us musician (1905–1973).
Born November 16th, 1905 in Goodland.
Died August 4th, 1973 at 67 years old in New York City.
Alvin Goldman
American philosopher (1938–2024).
Born October 1st, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died August 4th, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]
Tom Keene
American actor (1896-1963).
Born December 30th, 1896 in Rochester.
Died August 4th, 1963 at 66 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Norman Malcolm
American philosopher (1911-1990).
Born June 11th, 1911 in Selden.
Died August 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Willi Tokarev
Russian and former expatriate russian-american singer.
Born November 11th, 1934 in Chernyshyov.
Died August 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Austrian scientist and inventor (1858-1929).
Born September 1st, 1858 in Vienna.
Died August 4th, 1929 at 70 years old in Mölbling.
Gerhard Gentzen
German mathematician (1909-1945).
Born November 24th, 1909 in Greifswald.
Died August 4th, 1945 at 35 years old in Prague.
John Dillon
Irish politician.
Born September 4th, 1851 in Dublin. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1927 at 75 years old in Greater London. [ref]
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