August 4th
142 Notable deaths
Svend Auken
Danish politician (1943-2009).
Born May 24th, 1943 in Aarhus.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (prostate cancer). [ref]
František Tomášek
Czech cardinal, professor and theologist (1899-1992).
Born June 30th, 1899 in Studénka. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1992 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Veikko Antero Koskenniemi
Finnish poet, journalist and professor (1885-1962).
Died August 4th, 1962 at 77 years old in Turku.
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]
Rudolf G. Binding
German writer and poet.
Born August 13th, 1867 in Basel. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1938 at 70 years old in Starnberg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ñico Saquito
Cuban trova songwriter, guitarist and singer (1901–1982).
Born February 13th, 1901 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province.
Died August 4th, 1982 at 81 years old in Havana, Santiago de Cuba.
Hsü Ti-shan
Chinese writer (1893–1941).
Born February 3rd, 1893 in Tainan.
Died August 4th, 1941 at 48 years old in Hong Kong.
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.
Yitzhak Berman
Israeli politician (1913-2013).
Born June 3rd, 1913 in Berdychiv. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2013 at 100 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 142
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld