August 4th
130 Notable deaths
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]
Tor Åge Bringsværd
Norwegian author.
Born November 16th, 1939 in Skien.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 85 years old in Hølen. [ref]
Harald Paulsen
German actor.
Born August 26th, 1895 in Elmshorn. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1954 at 58 years old in Hamburg (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Eldar Shengelaya
Soviet and georgian film director, screenwriter.
Born January 26th, 1933 in Tbilisi.
Died August 4th, 2025 at 92 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 130
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz