August 4th
186 Notable deaths
Yuri Levitan
Soviet radio announcer (1914–1983).
Born October 2nd, 1914 in Vladimir.
Died August 4th, 1983 at 68 years old in Belgorod.
Eddie Condon
Us musician (1905–1973).
Born November 16th, 1905 in Goodland.
Died August 4th, 1973 at 67 years old in New York City.
Alvin Goldman
American philosopher (1938–2024).
Born October 1st, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died August 4th, 2024 at 85 years old [ref]
Tom Keene
American actor (1896-1963).
Born December 30th, 1896 in Rochester.
Died August 4th, 1963 at 66 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Norman Malcolm
American philosopher (1911-1990).
Born June 11th, 1911 in Selden.
Died August 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Willi Tokarev
Russian and former expatriate russian-american singer.
Born November 11th, 1934 in Chernyshyov.
Died August 4th, 2019 at 84 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Austrian scientist and inventor (1858-1929).
Born September 1st, 1858 in Vienna.
Died August 4th, 1929 at 70 years old in Mölbling.
Gerhard Gentzen
German mathematician (1909-1945).
Born November 24th, 1909 in Greifswald.
Died August 4th, 1945 at 35 years old in Prague.
John Dillon
Irish politician (1851–1927).
Born September 4th, 1851 in Dublin.
Died August 4th, 1927 at 75 years old in Greater London.
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Japanese actor (1928-1996).
Born March 10th, 1928 in Tokyo.
Died August 4th, 1996 at 68 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Giovanni Spadolini
45th prime minister of italy (1925-1994).
Born June 21st, 1925 in Florence.
Died August 4th, 1994 at 69 years old in Rome (cancer).
Ernestine Rose
American feminist activist (1810–1892).
Born January 13th, 1810 in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Died August 4th, 1892 at 82 years old in Brighton.
Edgar Douglas Adrian
English electrophysiologist (1889-1977).
Born November 30th, 1889 in Hampstead.
Died August 4th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Heinrich Held
German politician (1868-1938).
Born June 6th, 1868 in Erbach.
Died August 4th, 1938 at 70 years old in Regensburg.
Anthony of Sourozh
Russian orthodox bishop and theological author (1914-2003).
Born June 6th, 1914 in Lausanne.
Died August 4th, 2003 at 89 years old in London.
Naoki Matsuda
Japanese association football player (1977-2011).
Born March 14th, 1977 in Kiryū.
Died August 4th, 2011 at 34 years old in Matsumoto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Miroslav Lazanski
Ambassador of serbia to the russian federation..
Born September 18th, 1950 in Karlovac.
Died August 4th, 2021 at 70 years old in Belgrade.
John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
British statesman (1818–1906).
Born December 13th, 1818 in Belvoir Castle.
Died August 4th, 1906 at 87 years old in Belvoir Castle.
Frances Allen
American computer scientist (1932–2020).
Born August 4th, 1932 in New York, Peru. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2020 at 88 years old in Schenectady (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
Polish poet and solider (1921–1944).
Born January 22nd, 1921 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1944 at 23 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Nikolai Nebogatov
Imperial russian navy admiral (1849–1922).
Born April 20th, 1849 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 4th, 1922 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Said Ramadan
Egyptian political activist (1926-1995).
Born April 12th, 1926 in Nile Delta.
Died August 4th, 1995 at 69 years old in Geneva.
Arnie Risen
American basketball player (1924–2012).
Born October 9th, 1924 in Williamstown.
Died August 4th, 2012 at 87 years old in Beachwood. [ref]
Maurice Tourneur
French film director and screenwriter (1876–1961).
Born February 2nd, 1876 in Paris.
Died August 4th, 1961 at 85 years old in Paris.
Otto Hesse
German mathematician (*1811 – †1874).
Born April 22nd, 1811 in Königsberg.
Died August 4th, 1874 at 63 years old in Munich.
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut