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August 4th
134 Notable deaths
Terry Reid
British musician (1949–2025).
Born November 13th, 1949 in Huntingdon.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 75 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
Shibu Soren
Indian politician and former chief minister of jharkhand.
Born January 11th, 1944 in Ramgarh district.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 81 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Hirotugu Akaike
Japanese statistician (1927–2009).
Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).
Nuon Cthea
Cambodian politician and convicted war criminal (1926-2019); pol pot's right hand man.
Born July 7th, 1926 in Voat Kor. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2019 at 93 years old in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
Russian jewish poet, founder of revisionist zionist movement (1880–1940).
Born October 21st, 1880 in Odesa.
Died August 4th, 1940 at 59 years old in Hunter (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Charles Cyphers
American actor.
Born July 28th, 1939 in Niagara Falls.
Died August 4th, 2024 at 85 years old in Tucson. [ref]
Tsung-Dao Lee
Chinese-american physicist (1926–2024).
Born November 25th, 1926 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2024 at 97 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Mary Miles Minter
American actress (1902-1984).
Born April 25th, 1902 in Shreveport.
Died August 4th, 1984 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (stroke). [ref]
Isaac Levitan
Russian artist (1860-1900).
Born October 15th, 1860 in Kybartai, Kėdainiai.
Died August 4th, 1900 at 39 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid