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August 4th
122 Notable deaths
Jeanne Calment
French supercentenarian, oldest human.
Born February 21st, 1875 in Arles.
Died August 4th, 1997 at 122 years old in Arles (senility). [ref]
Mileva Marić
Serbian mathematician and wife of albert einstein.
Born December 19th, 1875 in Titel. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zürich. [ref]
James Brady
White house press secretary under ronald reagan (1940-2014).
Born August 29th, 1940 in Centralia.
Died August 4th, 2014 at 73 years old in Alexandria (ballistic trauma).
Victor Mature
American actor (1913-1999).
Born January 29th, 1913 in Louisville. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1999 at 86 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (leukemia). [ref]
Melvyn Douglas
American actor (1901-1981).
Born April 5th, 1901 in Macon. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1981 at 80 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Enver Pasha
Ottoman politician, turkish nationalist.
Born November 22nd, 1881 in Istanbul.
Died August 4th, 1922 at 40 years old in Bukharan People's Soviet Republic (killed in action).
Lee Hazlewood
American singer, songwriter, record producer (1929-2007).
Born July 9th, 1929 in Oklahoma. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2007 at 78 years old in Henderson (kidney cancer). [ref]
Bobby Eaton
American professional wrestler.
Born August 14th, 1958 in Huntsville.
Died August 4th, 2021 at 62 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Lorenzo Music
American actor, voice actor, writer, producer and musician (1937-2001).
Born May 2nd, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died August 4th, 2001 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer, bone cancer).
Hirotugu Akaike
Japanese statistician.
Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).
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