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September 4th
173 Notable deaths
Astrid Varnay
American singer.
Born April 25th, 1918 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2006 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Al Ernest Garcia
American actor (1887-1938).
Born March 11th, 1887 in San Francisco.
Died September 4th, 1938 at 51 years old in Los Angeles.
Marcel Riesz
Hungarian mathematician (1886–1969).
Born November 16th, 1886 in Győr.
Died September 4th, 1969 at 82 years old in Lund.
Marcel Achard
French writer (1899-1974).
Born July 5th, 1899 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1974 at 75 years old in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes). [ref]
Erwin Rösener
German politician (1902-1946).
Born February 2nd, 1902 in Schwerte.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 44 years old in Ljubljana (hanging to death).
Hans Zinsser
American physician, bacteriologist (1878–1940).
Born November 17th, 1878 in New York City.
Died September 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Duchess Sophie Adelheid, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
German princess (1875–1957).
Born February 22nd, 1875 in Possenhofen.
Died September 4th, 1957 at 82 years old in Seefeld Castle.
Vlado Perlemuter
Lithuanian-born french pianist and teacher.
Born May 26th, 1904 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2002 at 98 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Ab McDonald
Canadian ice hockey player (1936–2018).
Born February 18th, 1936 in Winnipeg.
Died September 4th, 2018 at 82 years old in Winnipeg (cancer). [ref]
Luis Ayala
Chilean tennis player (1932–2024).
Born September 18th, 1932 in Santiago.
Died September 4th, 2024 at 91 years old in Houston. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 173
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