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August 4th
186 Notable deaths
Anita Garibaldi
Italian-brazilian revolutionary, wife of garibaldi (1821-1849).
Born August 30th, 1821 in Laguna.
Died August 4th, 1849 at 27 years old in Ravenna, Mandriole (typhoid fever).
Ebrahim Alkazi
Theatre director (1925–2020).
Born October 18th, 1925 in Pune.
Died August 4th, 2020 at 94 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pearl White
American actress (1889–1938).
Born March 4th, 1892 in Green Ridge. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1938 at 46 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (liver cirrhosis).
Eugène Atget
French photographer (1857-1927).
Born February 12th, 1857 in Libourne. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1927 at 70 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ernst von Weizsäcker
German diplomat in the nazi regime and convicted war criminal (1882-1951).
Born May 25th, 1882 in Stuttgart.
Died August 4th, 1951 at 69 years old in Lindau (stroke).
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist (1934–2005).
Born September 7th, 1934 in Inverness.
Died August 4th, 2005 at 70 years old in Memphis (stroke).
Siegfried Wagner
German opera producer and composer, son of richard wagner and cosima liszt.
Born June 6th, 1869 in Tribschen. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1930 at 61 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]
Étienne Lenoir
Belgian engineer (1822-1900).
Born January 12th, 1822 in Mussy-la-Ville.
Died August 4th, 1900 at 78 years old in La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire.
Nandini Satpathy
Politician from odisha, india (1931-2006).
Born June 9th, 1931 in Cuttack.
Died August 4th, 2006 at 75 years old in Bhubaneswar. [ref]
Sandy Woodward
British admiral (1932-2013).
Born May 1st, 1932 in Penzance.
Died August 4th, 2013 at 81 years old in Bosham.
Seichō Matsumoto
Japanese author（） (1909–1992).
Born December 21st, 1909 in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Died August 4th, 1992 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
Takashi Amano
Japanese photographer (1954–2015).
Born July 18th, 1954 in Niigata.
Died August 4th, 2015 at 61 years old in Niigata (pneumonia). [ref]
Lilya Brik
Muse of vladimir mayakovsky.
Born November 11th, 1891 in Moscow.
Died August 4th, 1978 at 86 years old in Peredelkino (intoxication).
Daniel B. Wesson
American gunsmith (1825–1906).
Born May 18th, 1825 in Worcester.
Died August 4th, 1906 at 81 years old in Springfield.
Walther Flemming
German biologist (1843–1905).
Born April 21st, 1843 in Schwerin.
Died August 4th, 1905 at 62 years old in Kiel.
Kenny Drew
American-danish jazz pianist (1928–1993).
Born August 28th, 1928 in New York City.
Died August 4th, 1993 at 64 years old in Copenhagen.
Yevgeny Dragunov
Soviet inventor (1920–1991).
Born February 20th, 1920 in Izhevsk.
Died August 4th, 1991 at 71 years old in Izhevsk.
Washington Luís
President of brazil from 1926 to 1930.
Born October 26th, 1869 in Macaé.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 87 years old in São Paulo.
Duke Pearson
American jazz pianist (1932–1980).
Born August 17th, 1932 in Atlanta.
Died August 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Atlanta.
Walter F. George
American politician (1878-1957).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Preston.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Conrad Schnitzler
German experimental musician (1937–2011).
Born March 17th, 1937 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 4th, 2011 at 74 years old in Berlin (stomach cancer). [ref]
Don DaGradi
American screenwriter (1911-1991).
Born March 1st, 1911 in New York City.
Died August 4th, 1991 at 80 years old in Friday Harbor.
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]
Viktor Hartmann
Russian artist (1834-1873).
Born May 5th, 1834 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 4th, 1873 at 39 years old in Kireyevo (aneurysm).
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson