August 4th
129 Notable deaths
Rudolf Holsti
Finnish politician, journalist and diplomat.
Born October 8th, 1881 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1945 at 63 years old in Palo Alto.
Yury Artyukhin
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Pershutino.
Died August 4th, 1998 at 68 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).
Teodor Teodorov
Bulgarian politician (1859-1924).
Born March 14th, 1859 in Elena.
Died August 4th, 1924 at 65 years old in Borovets.
Halyna Zubchenko
Ukrainian painter (1929-2000).
Born July 19th, 1929 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2000 at 71 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Bill Hoskyns
British fencer.
Born March 19th, 1931 in London.
Died August 4th, 2013 at 82 years old in North Perrott.
Vera Obolenskaya
French resistance fighter.
Died August 4th, 1944 at 33 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Joseph Ashbrook
American astronomer.
Born April 4th, 1918 in Philadelphia.
Died August 4th, 1980 at 62 years old
Charles Toubé
Cameroonian footballer (1958-2016).
Born January 22nd, 1958 in Yaoundé.
Died August 4th, 2016 at 58 years old in Douala (disease). [ref]
Pål Arne Fagernes
Athletics competitor.
Died August 4th, 2003 at 29 years old in Moss (traffic collision).
Marco Bonamico
Italian basketball player (1957–2025).
Born January 18th, 1957 in Genoa.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 68 years old in Bologna. [ref]
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu