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186 Notable deaths

Ian Allison

Basketball player.

Born July 26th, 1909 in Greenock.

Died August 4th, 1990 at 81 years old in London.

Georges Dillon-Cavanagh

Fencer (1873-1944).

Born February 14th, 1873 in Nîmes. [ref]

Died August 4th, 1944 at 71 years old in Laugnac.

Kristoffer Olsen

Sailor (1883-1948).

Born August 8th, 1883 in Stokke Municipality.

Died August 4th, 1948 at 64 years old

Otto Stapf

Austrian botanist (1857-1933).

Born March 23rd, 1857.

Died August 4th, 1933 at 76 years old in Innsbruck.

Hiroshi Nagata

Japanese field hockey player (1907-1961).

Born August 30th, 1907 in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Died August 4th, 1961 at 53 years old (hepatitis).

Adolf Braeckeveldt

Road bicycle racer (1912–1985).

Born October 6th, 1912 in Sint-Denijs-Westrem.

Died August 4th, 1985 at 72 years old in Lovendegem.

John Huettner

American sailor.

Born October 21st, 1906 in Washington, D.C..

Died August 4th, 1970 at 63 years old in Orange County.

Nikolai Belelyubsky

Russian scientist and bridge designer (1845-1922).

Born March 13th, 1845 in Kharkiv.

Died August 4th, 1922 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Tor Norberg

Gymnast.

Born December 17th, 1880.

Died August 4th, 1972 at 91 years old in Clearwater.

Sylvester Sembratovych

Metropolitan archbishop of lviv (1836-1898).

Born September 3rd, 1836 in Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Desznica.

Died August 4th, 1898 at 61 years old in Lviv.

Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez

Venezuelan roman-catholic bishop (1949–2025).

Born February 10th, 1949 in Caracas.

Died August 4th, 2025 at 76 years old in San Cristóbal.

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