Famous Deaths 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 August - 04.   

1915  On August - 04 richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68   

1919  D[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies on August - 04.   

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

1922  Enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1925  On August - 04 alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies   

1927  John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1931  On August - 04 daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies   

1936  Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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 August - 04.   

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

1967  On August - 04 peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies   

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

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

1976  Death of Enrique Angelelli, Argentine bishop on August - 04.   

1977  Emil Bloch, German philosopher (Principle Hope, Traces), dies at 92 on August - 04.   

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

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  Zbynek Vostrak, composer, dies at 65 on August - 04.   

1987  Kenny Price, comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1991  Nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek poet (Hodyne), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1992  Frantisek Tomasek, archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1993  On August - 04 bernard Barrow, actor (Louie-Loving, Johnny-Ryan's Hope), dies   

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

1995  On this day in history dick Bartell, baseball player, dies at 87   

1996  On this day in history geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist, dies at 59   

1997  Jeanne Calment, world's oldest person (Feb 21 1875), dies at 122 on August - 04.   

1998  On this day in history death of yuri Artyukhin, Russian cosmonaut (b. 1930)   

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1222  On August - 04 birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

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

1502  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer was born on August - 04.   

1521  On August - 04 birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

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  On August - 04 birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)