September 4th
166 Notable deaths
George Groves
Sound engineer (1901-1976).
Born December 13th, 1901 in St Helens.
Died September 4th, 1976 at 74 years old in North Hollywood.
Katsutoshi Nekoda
Japanese volleyball player.
Born February 1st, 1944 in Hiroshima.
Died September 4th, 1983 at 39 years old (stomach cancer).
Erast Garin
Soviet actor, film and theatre director, screenwriter (1902-1980).
Born November 10th, 1902 in Ryazan.
Died September 4th, 1980 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Jerome Biffle
Athletics competitor (1928-2002).
Born March 20th, 1928 in Denver.
Died September 4th, 2002 at 74 years old in Denver (pulmonary fibrosis).
Mino Martinazzoli
Italian political party leader and minister (1931-2011).
Born November 3rd, 1931 in Orzinuovi.
Died September 4th, 2011 at 79 years old in Brescia.
Novella Matveyeva
Russian poet and singer (1934–2016).
Born October 7th, 1930 in Pushkin.
Died September 4th, 2016 at 85 years old in Skhodnya. [ref]
Tommy Hampson
British athlete (1907-1965).
Born October 28th, 1907 in Clapham.
Died September 4th, 1965 at 57 years old in Stevenage.
Boris Lagutin
Boxer.
Born June 24th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died September 4th, 2022 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Shigeru Oda
Japanese jurist.
Born October 22nd, 1924 in Sapporo.
Died September 4th, 2025 at 100 years old in Tokyo (senility). [ref]
Guðbergur Bergsson
Icelandic writer (1932–2023).
Born October 16th, 1932 in Grindavík.
Died September 4th, 2023 at 90 years old in Mosfellsbær. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 166
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius