August 4th
129 Notable deaths
Raul Hilberg
Austrian-born american political scientist and historian (1926-2007).
Born June 2nd, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2007 at 81 years old in Williston (lung cancer). [ref]
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]
Roy Thomson
Canadian newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur (1894-1976).
Born June 5th, 1894 in Toronto.
Died August 4th, 1976 at 82 years old in London.
Ebrahim Alkazi
Indian theatre director.
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, 1889 in Green Ridge. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1938 at 49 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Takashi Amano
Japanese photographer.
Born July 18th, 1954 in Niigata.
Died August 4th, 2015 at 61 years old in Niigata (pneumonia). [ref]
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist.
Born September 7th, 1934 in Inverness.
Died August 4th, 2005 at 70 years old in Memphis (stroke).
Ernst von Weizsäcker
German diplomat in the nazi regime (1882-1951).
Born May 25th, 1882 in Stuttgart.
Died August 4th, 1951 at 69 years old in Lindau (stroke). [ref]
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]
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]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 129
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder