August 4th
134 Notable deaths
Tor Åge Bringsværd
Norwegian author.
Born November 16th, 1939 in Skien.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 85 years old in Hølen. [ref]
Harald Paulsen
German actor.
Born August 26th, 1895 in Elmshorn. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1954 at 58 years old in Hamburg (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Eldar Shengelaya
Soviet and georgian film director, screenwriter.
Born January 26th, 1933 in Tbilisi.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 92 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Xu Dishan
Chinese writer.
Born February 3rd, 1893.
Died August 4th, 1941 at 48 years old in Hong Kong. [ref]
Harald Nickel
German footballer (1953-2019).
Born July 21st, 1953 in Espelkamp.
Died August 4th, 2019 at 66 years old (cancer). [ref]
Vicente de la Mata
Argentine footballer and manager (1918-1980).
Born January 15th, 1918 in Rosario.
Died August 4th, 1980 at 62 years old in Rosario.
Betty Arlen
American actress (1909-1966).
Born November 9th, 1909 in Webster County.
Died August 4th, 1966 at 56 years old in Farmington.
Otto Stapf
Austrian botanist (1857-1933).
Born March 23rd, 1857 in Bad Ischl. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1933 at 76 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Liselott Linsenhoff
West german equestrian.
Born August 25th, 1927 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in Antibes, Juan-les-Pins. [ref]
Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez
Spanish conductor and composer (1949–2024).
Born September 17th, 1949 in Granada.
Died August 4th, 2024 at 74 years old in Málaga. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 134
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson