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September 4th
217 Notable deaths
John Forrest
Australian explorer and politician (1847-1918).
Born August 22nd, 1847 in Bunbury. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1918 at 71 years old in Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate (cancer). [ref]
Annie Cordy
Belgian actress and singer (1928–2020).
Born June 16th, 1928 in Laeken.
Died September 4th, 2020 at 92 years old in Vallauris (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Martin Johnson Heade
American painter (1819-1904).
Born August 11th, 1819 in Bucks County.
Died September 4th, 1904 at 85 years old in St. Augustine.
Isabel Jeans
English actress (1891–1985).
Born September 16th, 1891 in London.
Died September 4th, 1985 at 93 years old in London (disease).
Kylie Rae Harris
American country singer-songwriter (1989-2019).
Died September 4th, 2019 at 30 years old in Taos (car collision). [ref]
Joey Giardello
American boxer (1930–2008).
Born July 16th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died September 4th, 2008 at 78 years old in Cherry Hill.
Alphonso Ford
American basketball player (1971-2004).
Born October 31st, 1971 in Greenwood.
Died September 4th, 2004 at 32 years old in Memphis (leukemia).
Wolfhart Pannenberg
German theologian (1928–2014).
Born October 2nd, 1928 in Szczecin.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 85 years old in Munich.
Sefton Delmer
Journalist, propagandist (1904–1979).
Born May 24th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died September 4th, 1979 at 75 years old in Lamarsh.
Keith Waterhouse
British writer (1929–2009).
Born February 6th, 1929 in Leeds.
Died September 4th, 2009 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Margery Williams
Writer (1881-1944).
Born July 22nd, 1881 in Greater London.
Died September 4th, 1944 at 63 years old in New York City.
Donatas Banionis
Soviet and lithuanian actor (1924-2014).
Born April 28th, 1924 in Kaunas.
Died September 4th, 2014 at 90 years old in Vilnius (stroke).
John Conte
American actor (1915-2006).
Born September 15th, 1915 in Massachusetts.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 90 years old in Rancho Mirage. [ref]
Maurice Sand
French illustrator and writer (1823-1889).
Born June 30th, 1823 in Paris.
Died September 4th, 1889 at 66 years old in Nohant-Vic.
Walter Wanderley
Brazilian pianist, organist and arranger (1932-1986) of bossa nova and latin jazz.
Born May 12th, 1932 in Recife.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 54 years old in San Francisco (cancer).
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
American politician (1896-1971).
Born July 21st, 1896 in Blockton.
Died September 4th, 1971 at 75 years old in Shelter Island.
Colin Clark
British economist (1905–1989).
Born November 2nd, 1905 in London.
Died September 4th, 1989 at 83 years old in Brisbane.
Ronald Syme
New zealand born british historian and classicist (1903-1989).
Born March 11th, 1903 in Eltham.
Died September 4th, 1989 at 86 years old in Oxford.
Vasyl Stus
Ukrainian poet, publicist and dissident (1938–1985).
Born January 6th, 1938 in Rakhnivka. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1985 at 47 years old in Perm-36. [ref]
Roger Etchegaray
French cardinal (1922–2019).
Born September 25th, 1922 in Espelette. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2019 at 96 years old in Cambo-les-Bains. [ref]
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 nazi collaborator.
Born August 10th, 1880 in Lokve.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 66 years old in Ljubljana (gunshot wound).
Edith Grossman
American translator (1936–2023).
Born March 22nd, 1936 in Philadelphia.
Died September 4th, 2023 at 87 years old in Manhattan (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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).
Edmond Jouhaud
French general (1905-1995).
Born April 2nd, 1905 in Bousfer. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1995 at 90 years old in Royan. [ref]
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