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August 4th
134 Notable deaths
Metin Erksan
Turkish movie director.
Born January 1st, 1929 in Çanakkale.
Died August 4th, 2012 at 83 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure).
Jules Lemaître
French critic and dramatist (1853-1914).
Born April 27th, 1853 in Vennecy. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1914 at 61 years old in Tavers.
Mike Monty
American actor (1936-2006).
Born October 23rd, 1936 in Chattanooga.
Died August 4th, 2006 at 69 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Klaus Riedel
German rocket scientist (1907-1944).
Born August 2nd, 1907 in Wilhelmshaven.
Died August 4th, 1944 at 37 years old in Karlshagen (traffic collision).
Veikko Antero Koskenniemi
Finnish poet, journalist and professor (1885-1962).
Died August 4th, 1962 at 77 years old in Turku.
Svend Auken
Danish politician (1943-2009).
Born May 24th, 1943 in Aarhus.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (prostate cancer). [ref]
Dmitry Filosofov
Russian journalist.
Born April 7th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 4th, 1940 at 68 years old in Otwock.
Mikhail Nikolayev
Russian politician (1937-2023).
Born November 13th, 1937 in Oktyomtsy.
Died August 4th, 2023 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
František Tomášek
Czech cardinal, professor and theologist (1899-1992).
Born June 30th, 1899 in Studénka. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1992 at 93 years old in Prague. [ref]
Rudolf G. Binding
German writer and poet.
Born August 13th, 1867 in Basel. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1938 at 70 years old in Starnberg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 134
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