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September 4th
158 Notable deaths
Alphonso Ford
American basketball player (1971-2004).
Born October 31st, 1971 in Greenwood.
Died September 4th, 2004 at 32 years old in Memphis (leukemia).
Walter Wanderley
Brazilian pianist, organist and arranger (1932-1986) of bossa nova and latin jazz.
Born May 12th, 1932 in Recife. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1986 at 54 years old in San Francisco (cancer). [ref]
Roger Etchegaray
French cardinal.
Born September 25th, 1922 in Espelette. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2019 at 96 years old in Cambo-les-Bains. [ref]
Donatas Banionis
Soviet and lithuanian actor (1924-2014).
Born April 28th, 1924 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2014 at 90 years old in Vilnius (stroke). [ref]
Jean Rostand
French writer (1894-1977).
Born October 30th, 1894 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1977 at 82 years old in Ville-d'Avray. [ref]
Sefton Delmer
Journalist, propagandist.
Born May 24th, 1904 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1979 at 75 years old in Lamarsh.
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]
Leon Rupnik
Slovenian general (1880–1946).
Born August 10th, 1880 in Lokve.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 66 years old in Ljubljana (ballistic trauma).
Ronald Syme
New zealand born british historian and classicist (1903-1989).
Born March 11th, 1903 in Eltham. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1989 at 86 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
American politician (1896-1971).
Born July 21st, 1896 in Blockton.
Died September 4th, 1971 at 75 years old in Shelter Island.
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson