Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 04

1904  Arnold Krug, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1914  Death of Jules Lemaître, French critic and dramatist (b. 1853) on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68   

1919  On August - 04 d[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies   

1920  Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1922  On August - 04 enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40   

1925  On this day in history alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies   

1927  On August - 04 john Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75   

1930  Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1931  Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 04 henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78   

1938  On August - 04 l H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73   

1940  Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies on August - 04.   

1942  On August - 04 alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81   

1957  Death of Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, President of Brazil (b. 1869) on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Ethel Anderson, Australian poet (b. 1883) on August - 04.   

1967  On this day in history peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies   

1973  On August - 04 eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68   

1975  John Baragrey, actor (Gamera), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1976  On August - 04 death of enrique Angelelli, Argentine bishop   

1977  On this day in history emil Bloch, German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92   

1981  Melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], actor (Woman's Face, Hud), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history death of bruce Goff, American Architect (b. 1904)   

1984  On this day in history edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack   

1985  On August - 04 zbynek Vostrak, composer, dies at 65   

1987  On this day in history kenny Price, comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw), dies at 56   

1991  Nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek poet (Hodyne), dies at 80 on August - 04.   

1992  Frantisek Tomasek, archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 93 on August - 04.   

1993  On this day in history bernard Barrow, actor (Louie-Loving, Johnny-Ryan's Hope), dies   

1994  On August - 04 giovanni Spadolini, Italian historian/journalist, dies at 69   

1995  Dick Bartell, baseball player, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1996  Geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1997  Jeanne Calment, world's oldest person (Feb 21 1875), dies at 122 on this day in history.   

1998  Death of Yuri Artyukhin, Russian cosmonaut (b. 1930) on this day in history.   

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on August - 04.   

1290  On August - 04 birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)   

1502  On this day in history birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on August - 04.   

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on August - 04.   

1664  On this day in history birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on August - 04.   

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on August - 04.