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September 4th
173 Notable deaths
Walter Kaufmann
American philosopher.
Born July 1st, 1921 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died September 4th, 1980 at 59 years old in Princeton.
Gastone Moschin
Italian actor.
Born June 8th, 1929 in San Giovanni Lupatoto.
Died September 4th, 2017 at 88 years old in Terni (kidney failure). [ref]
George O'Brien
American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in f. w. murnau's 1927 film sunrise: a song of two humans.
Born April 19th, 1899 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1985 at 86 years old in Tulsa (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Victor Aaron
American actor (1956–1996).
Born September 11th, 1956 in Odessa.
Died September 4th, 1996 at 39 years old in California (traffic collision).
Aldo Rossi
Italian architect (1931-1997).
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1997 at 66 years old in Milan. [ref]
Rico Rodriguez
Jamaican musician (1934–2015).
Born October 17th, 1934 in Havana.
Died September 4th, 2015 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Bora Đorđević
Serbian singer (1952–2024).
Born November 1st, 1952 in Čačak.
Died September 4th, 2024 at 71 years old in Ljubljana (pneumonia). [ref]
Ferid Murad
American physician and pharmacologist (1936–2023).
Born September 14th, 1936 in Whiting.
Died September 4th, 2023 at 86 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Erich Fellgiebel
German general (1886–1944).
Born October 4th, 1886 in Popowice.
Died September 4th, 1944 at 57 years old in Plötzensee Prison (gunshot wound).
Jean Darling
Film actress.
Born August 23rd, 1922 in Santa Monica.
Died September 4th, 2015 at 93 years old in Rodgau (disease).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler