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February 4th
157 Notable deaths
Karen Carpenter
American singer and musician (1950–1983).
Born March 2nd, 1950 in Yale – New Haven Hospital. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1983 at 32 years old in Downey Regional Medical Center (anorexia nervosa). [ref]
Liberace
American pianist (1919–1987).
Born May 16th, 1919 in West Allis.
Died February 4th, 1987 at 67 years old in Palm Springs (pneumonia).
John Mahoney
American actor (1940-2018).
Born June 20th, 1940 in Blackpool.
Died February 4th, 2018 at 77 years old in Chicago (head and neck cancer). [ref]
Dave Mirra
American bmx rider.
Born April 4th, 1974 in Chittenango.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 41 years old in Greenville (shot to the head). [ref]
Satyendra Nath Bose
Indian physicist and polymath (1894–1974).
Born January 1st, 1894 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1974 at 80 years old in Kolkata.
Maurice White
American musician, founder of earth, wind & fire (1941-2016).
Born December 19th, 1941 in Memphis.
Died February 4th, 2016 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Carl Rogers
American psychologist.
Born January 8th, 1902 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1987 at 85 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Ossie Davis
American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist (1917-2005).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Georgia.
Died February 4th, 2005 at 87 years old in Miami.
Patricia Highsmith
American novelist and short story writer.
Born January 19th, 1921 in Fort Worth. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1995 at 74 years old in Locarno (lung cancer, aplastic anemia). [ref]
Neal Cassady
American writer (1926–1968).
Born February 8th, 1926 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1968 at 41 years old in San Miguel de Allende (kidney failure, hypothermia).
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler