September 4th
173 Notable deaths
Jean Rostand
French writer (1894–1977).
Born October 30th, 1894 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 4th, 1977 at 82 years old in Ville-d'Avray.
Leon Rupnik
Slovenian general (1880–1946).
Born August 10th, 1880 in Lokve.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 66 years old in Ljubljana (ballistic trauma).
Vladimir Arsenyev
Russian and soviet explorer, ethnographer and writer (1872-1930).
Born September 10th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 4th, 1930 at 57 years old in Vladivostok (bronchopneumonia).
Gorazd
Czechoslovak evangelic priest and theologist.
Born May 26th, 1879 in Hrubá Vrbka.
Died September 4th, 1942 at 63 years old in Prague (execution by shooting). [ref]
Edmond Jouhaud
French general (1905-1995).
Born April 2nd, 1905 in Oran. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1995 at 90 years old in Royan. [ref]
Evgeny Pashukanis
Soviet-russian legal scholar (1891-1937).
Born February 23rd, 1891 in Staritsa.
Died September 4th, 1937 at 46 years old in Moscow.
Marijan Beneš
Yugoslav boxer (1951-2018).
Born June 11th, 1951 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2018 at 67 years old in Banja Luka (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Darleane C. Hoffman
American nuclear chemist.
Born November 8th, 1926 in Terril.
Died September 4th, 2025 at 98 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria
Austrian archduke (1863-1931).
Born October 15th, 1863 in Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav.
Died September 4th, 1931 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Ernst Stueckelberg
Swiss mathematician and physicist (1905-1984).
Born February 1st, 1905 in Basel.
Died September 4th, 1984 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 173
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis