Famous Deaths In December - 04

1926  On this day in history death of ivana Kobilca, Slovenian-born painter (b. 1861)   

1932  Gustav Meyrink, writer, dies at 64 on December - 04.   

1933  On December - 04 stefan George, German poet (Das neue Reich), dies at 65   

1935  On December - 04 hylton Philipson, cricketer (England keeper in 5 Tests 1892-95), dies   

1938  On this day in history dina Appeldoorn, Dutch pianist/composer, dies at 54   

1943  On December - 04 carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46   

1944  On December - 04 death of roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879)   

1945  On this day in history death of thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. 1866)   

1948  Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist, dies on this day in history.   

1952  On December - 04 karen Horney, German/US neo freudian psycho analyst, dies at 67   

1953  Daniel Gregory Mason, composer, dies at 80 on December - 04.   

1954  Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies on this day in history.   

1956  On December - 04 death of alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (b. 1891)   

1959  Rosetta Duncan, (Duncan Sisters), dies in an auto accident at 58 on this day in history.   

1967  On December - 04 bert Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], US comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72   

1969  On December - 04 alceo Toni, composer, dies at 85   

1971  Shunryu Suzuki, Zen teacher, founder of SF Zen Center, dies on this day in history.   

1973  On December - 04 michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at 67   

1974  Lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at 36 on December - 04.   

1975  On this day in history hannah Arendt, German/US sociologist, dies at 69 [or Dec 5]   

1976  Benjamin Britten, British composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at 63 on December - 04.   

1977  On December - 04 leila Hyams, actress (Red Headed Woman, Freaks), dies at 72   

1978  Samuel Abraham Goldsmith, Neth/US phycists, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1979  Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1980  Death of Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932), shot at 69 on December - 04.   

1983  On December - 04 estelle Omens, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays), dies at 55   

1984  On December - 04 john Rock, US co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94   

1985  On this day in history marcel Boereboom, Belgian musicologist, dies at 83   

1986  Reuben Nakian, US sculptor, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1987  On December - 04 rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90   

1988  Death of Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist (b. 1899) on December - 04.   

1990  On December - 04 edward Binns, US actor (12 Angry One), dies of heart attack at 74   

1993  Frank Sturgis, watergate burglar, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer, dies at 73   

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1443  Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael was born on this day in history.   

1555  Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on December - 04.   

1580  On December - 04 birth of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)   

1584  John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history birth of jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)   

1646  On December - 04 birth of alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)   

1660  Andre Campra, composer was born on December - 04.   

1667  Michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer was born on this day in history.