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September 4th
217 Notable deaths
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]
Lucille Starr
Canadian singer (1938-2020).
Born May 13th, 1938 in Saint Boniface.
Died September 4th, 2020 at 82 years old in Las Vegas.
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.
Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco
Moroccan princess and diplomat (1930–2011).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Rabat.
Died September 4th, 2011 at 81 years old in Rabat.
Anton Tus
Croatian general (1931–2023).
Born November 22nd, 1931 in Bribir, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
Died September 4th, 2023 at 91 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Samira Bellil
French feminist activist and campaigner for the rights of girls and women (1972–2004).
Born November 24th, 1972 in Sidi M'Hamed.
Died September 4th, 2004 at 31 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer).
Patrick Joseph Hayes
(1867-1938) american cardinal and archbishop of new york.
Born November 20th, 1867 in Manhattan.
Died September 4th, 1938 at 70 years old in Manhattan.
Louis Adamic
Slovene-american author and translator (1899-1951).
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Praproče pri Grosupljem.
Died September 4th, 1951 at 53 years old in Milford.
Carlo Sforza
Italian politician (1872-1952).
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Montignoso.
Died September 4th, 1952 at 80 years old in Rome.
Alfred Edward Green
American film director (1889-1960).
Born July 11th, 1889 in Perris.
Died September 4th, 1960 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Otto Glória
Brazilian football coach (1917–1986).
Born January 9th, 1917 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Paul Lincke
German composer (1866–1946).
Born November 7th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 79 years old in Hahnenklee, Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
Théodore Simon
French intelligence researcher (1873–1961).
Born July 10th, 1873 in Dijon.
Died September 4th, 1961 at 88 years old in Paris.
Astrid Varnay
Swedish-born american opera singer of hungarian descent (1918–2006).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Stockholm.
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 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.
Heinrich von Lehndorff-Steinort
German army officer (1909–1944).
Born June 22nd, 1909 in Hanover.
Died September 4th, 1944 at 35 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Vlado Perlemuter
Lithuanian-born french pianist and teacher.
Born May 26th, 1904 in Kaunas.
Died September 4th, 2002 at 98 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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