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September 4th
166 Notable deaths
Marcel Riesz
Hungarian mathematician.
Born November 16th, 1886 in Győr. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1969 at 82 years old in Lund. [ref]
Astrid Varnay
American singer.
Born April 25th, 1918 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died September 4th, 2006 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Erwin Rösener
German politician (1902-1946).
Born February 2nd, 1902 in Schwerte.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 44 years old in Ljubljana (hanging).
Hans Zinsser
American physician, bacteriologist and author (1878–1940).
Born November 17th, 1878 in New York City.
Died September 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Otto Glória
Brazilian football coach.
Born January 9th, 1917 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Al Ernest Garcia
American actor (1887-1938).
Born March 11th, 1887 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1938 at 51 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Joe Williams
Cook islands doctor and politician.
Born October 4th, 1934 in Aitutaki.
Died September 4th, 2020 at 85 years old in Auckland (COVID-19). [ref]
Ab McDonald
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born February 18th, 1936 in Winnipeg.
Died September 4th, 2018 at 82 years old in Winnipeg (cancer). [ref]
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]
Duchess Sophie Adelheid, Countess of Toerring-Jettenbach
German princess.
Born February 22nd, 1875 in Possenhofen.
Died September 4th, 1957 at 82 years old in Seefeld Castle.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 166
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson